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Creating a Sustainable Engine for Economic Development

Presentation by IP Wales®

Andrew Beale & Gareth Davies

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Bridging the gap to create a Knowledge Economy

The“Invention”

The“Market”

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The Knowledge Economy

Three Key Pillars of the Knowledge Economy are:

1. Economic and Information Infrastructure

2. Human Capital and Education

3. Innovation System

J.F.Rischard

World Bank

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Technium Concept

Infrastructure

The Technium Project provides an infrastructure to support a sustainable knowledge economy in Wales

Human Capital

Technium works closely with HE and FE to develop a skilled workforce which will sustain a growing regional knowledge economy

Innovation

Technium encourages a spirit of innovation in existing, emerging and inward-investing companies & promotes specialist support projects such as IP Wales®

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Technium

“ The mission of the Technium project is to incubate a sustainable knowledge economy in Wales through the stimulation of innovation and the development of strong regional economic clusters…”

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Technium Swansea £3.2million Technium Digital £10.6million (Total - £13.8million)

Technium Digital @ SONY £1million (Total -£14.8million)

Technium Swansea £6.8million Total - £21.4million

Technium Sustainable Technologies £10million Total - £31.4million

Technium Performance Engineering £10.5million Total - £41.9million

Technium Energy £12millionTotal - £43.4million

Institute of Life Science £22million Total - £65.4million

Sustainable Engine for Economic Development

Institute of Advanced Telecommunications £8million Total - £73.4million

Aquaculture Wales

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Sustainable Engine for Economic Development

Technium Performance Engineering

Technium Sustainable Technologies

Technium Swansea

Technium Energy

Technium Digital

Institute of Life Sciencehosting micro-TechniumAquaculture Technium

Digital @ SONY

Institute of Advanced

Telecommunications

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Benefits to UWS

Learning and teaching:

• Curriculum

• Resourcing

• Staff Experience

• Course Development

• Student Projects / Placement/Employment

Research

Commercialisation

• Spin In

• Spin Out

• Consultancy

Partnership

PR

Buildings

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Benefits to the Wider Community

Economic Development

• High Quality Jobs

• IP Base

• Wealth

• Culture

Built and Natural Environment

Catalyst for Inward Investment

Rural Agenda

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Technium - Results

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Technium - Results

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Creating a Sustainable Engine for Economic Development

Presentation by IP Wales®

Andrew Beale & Gareth Davies