kt scotland: policy & practice friday 23rd april 2010 facilitating innovation through...
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KT Scotland: Policy & PracticeFriday 23rd April 2010
Facilitating Innovation Through Collaboration
What is KTP?
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime…
Lao Tzu
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KTP Mission
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
is Europe’s leading programme helping
businesses to improve their competitiveness,
productivity and performance through the
better use of knowledge, technology and skills
that reside within the UK knowledge base.
History
1975
2003
2007
Launched as Teaching Companies Scheme (TCS)
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships replaced TCS and Colleges & Businesses Partnership scheme (CBP)
Transferred from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to the Technology Strategy Board
Funded by the Technology Strategy Board with 21 other funding organisations:
Funding Organisations
March 2009
£35mGrants committed
£87mCompany contributions
977Live partnerships(includes classic and shorter KTPs)
1021Live projects(includes classic and shorter KTPs)
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Partnership Structure
Business Partners
• Stable companies of all sizes from all industrial sectors
• Charities and not-for-profit organisations
• Education institutions (LEAs and schools)
• Health organisations (hospitals and NHS Trusts)
Knowledge Base Partners
• Higher Education Institutions
• Further Education Institutions
• Research and Technology Organisations
• Public Sector Research Institutes
The Associate
Recently Qualified with:
• First degree ~ 76% hold 1st or 2(i)
• Higher degree ~ 56%
• NVQ level 3
• Average age 29 years
• All disciplines
The Features: classic KTP
Project length 1-3 years
Associates recruited by KB and Business partners
Employed by KB partner
Project located at business premises with company supervisor
KB Supervisor spends ~ half day per week at company premises
The Features: shorter KTP
Project length 10-40 weeks
Tackling shorter-term, more tactical issues
Employed by KB partner and works at business premises or can be based at the KB if already employed by the business partners
Partnerships may have more than one 10-40 week KTP running in parallel or sequentially
Supervision ~ half day per week working within the project
Strategic relevance to the business
Stimulating and challenging for the academic team
Intellectually challenging for Associate
Sound business case
Clear knowledge transfer
Clear additionality
Benefits likely to accrue
Project Criteria
Project Budget
FEC effective from 1 January 2006
Available to HEIs and RTOs
Annual budget ~£60k
Includes T&S, consumables and training
Equipment owned by KB Partner on completion
SMEs contribute 33%
Large companies contribute 50%
Business Benefits
Recruitment of the ‘right’ people
Long-term, strategic relationship with KB partner
Transfer of knowledge/expertise
Embedding of innovation culture
Commercial benefits from application of IP ~26%
New research projects initiated 3
Company staff trained 14
New jobs created 3
Investment in plant and machinery ~ £165,905k
Increase in annual profit before tax ~ £270,000k
Business Benefits
Benefits per Associate project:
Knowledge Base Benefits
• Income
• Published papers
• Teaching materials, case studies and projects (88%)
• New research themes – commercial relevance (87%)
• Staff development – commercial awareness (92%)
• Higher degree registrations
• Graduate career opportunities
• Exploitation of IP developed during project (26% expect commercial benefits)
• Strategic relationship with company (81%)
Associate Benefits
KTPs by Academic Department
Engineering (36%)
Management (18%)Computing
(17%)
Sciences (15%)
Design (7%) Other (8%)
RAE Rating of Department
5&5* (33%)
4 (24%)
3 (33%)
<3 (6%)
KTP Models
KTP Models
Venture Capital
• Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd
• Imperial College London
KTP Models
Flagship KTP• NCR Financial Solutions Group Ltd
• Edinburgh Napier University
• University of Dundee
• University of Abertay Dundee
KTP Models
Collaborative
• Procter & Gamble (P&G)
• Leeds University
KTP Models
Supply Chain• Advanced Precision
Engineering Cluster
• Queen’s University Belfast
Case Studies
Caledonian Aerotech LtdAward winning KTP project for superalloy recyclers
To identify and implement a means of reducing volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions within the existing alloy degreasing process whilst improving the effectiveness of the process; and to develop a new method for cleaning titanium.
Heriot-Watt University (School of Engineering and Physical Sciences)
Case Studies
Riding for the Disabled AssociationBusiness-critical systems transforms charity operations
The collaboration aimed to design, develop and implement a complete information technology (IT) infrastructure, supporting RDA’s strategic vision to modernise, centralise and make more efficient its business processes and communications between RDA National and Member Groups.
The University of Reading(School of Systems Engineering)
Case Studies
Bradford and Airedale Primary Teaching TrustImproved logistics provision to offer better access to healthcare
The aim was to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare provision by optimising the use of its logistical assets.
The University of Manchester(Manchester Business School)
KTP Advisers for Scotland:
Contact us
Gerry BlackT: 07799603934E: [email protected]
Neil DuncanT:E: [email protected]
T: 0870 190 2829E: [email protected]: www.ktponline.org.uk
KTP Programme Office
Marcus WoodT:E: [email protected]
Atholl ReidT:E: [email protected]
www.ktponline.org.uk