Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
The Grid Computing Now! Knowledge Transfer Network
Friday, July 18th 2008
Dave Berry
National e-Science Centre
www.gridcomputingnow.org
GCN in one slide
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
 Grid Computing Now! champions
advanced IT techniques to UK plc.
 Web platform; industry news;
webinars; user case studies; active
community and regional programmes.
 Led by Intellect in collaboration with
the National e-Science Centre and
CNR Ltd.
 Project launched by the DTI in
February 2005 for 3 years.
 Now operated by the Technology
Strategy Board, sponsored by DIUS.
 Loose definition of Grid, including
Virtualisation, Software as a Service,
Service Orientation, Cloud Computing.
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Context
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
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Context
– What is a Knowledge Transfer Network?
Structure
– Who’s who in Grid Computing Now!
Activities
– Championing new IT technologies
Future
– TSB strategy and KTN review
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The Technology Strategy Board is…
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
A national body supporting business innovation
for business benefit
for economic growth
for quality of life
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Technology Strategy Board: Key facts
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
Investing around £1bn from 2008-2011
(with partner contributions)
Funded by government departments, research
councils, devolved administrations and RDAs
Guided by business-led Governing Board
Staff of around 75, based in Swindon
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What the Technology Strategy Board does
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
Collaborative R&D Calls
Businesses and researchers working together on near-market
technological projects
Innovation Platforms
Bringing technologies and policy together to deliver solutions to
today's big challenges.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Placements for newly qualified researchers
Knowledge Transfer Networks
A national network in a specific field of technology or business
application to stimulate innovation through sharing of ideas.
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KTN Origins
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
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Some created from competitions
– Grid Computing Now! was the first
– Creative Industries is the most recent
Some converted from Faraday Institutes
– Such as Industrial Mathematics
Some focus on a particular sector
– E.g. Aerospace & Defence, Intelligent Transport
Systems
Some enable innovation in many sectors
– E.g. Grid Computing Now!
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Knowledge Transfer Networks
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
Integrated Products Manufacturing
Bioscience for Business
Chemistry Innovation
Sensors & Instrumentation
Cyber Security
Aerospace and Defence
UK Displays & Lighting
Resource Efficiency
bioProcessUK
Electronics
Materials
Food Processing
Healthcare Technologies
Industrial Mathematics
Digital Communications
Grid Computing Now!
Environmental
Photonics
Nanotechnology
Modern Built Environment
Intelligent Transport Systems
Location & Timing
Creative Industries
Low Carbon & Fuel Cell Technologies
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Structure
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
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Context
– What is a Knowledge Transfer Network?
Structure
– Who’s who in Grid Computing Now!
Activities
– Championing new IT technologies
Future
– TSB strategy and KTN review
www.gridcomputingnow.org
GCN! KTN Organisation
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
Technology Strategy Board
Zoë Lock
Grid Computing Now!
Advisory Council
Dave Pearson, Oracle (Chair)
John Barr,The 451 Group (Vice)
Project Director
Ian Osborne
Technical Lead
Dave Berry
PR & Marketing
Tara Kelly
Journalist
Gillian Law(LOA)
Grid Computing Now! Project
Board
Tom Wills-Sandford,Intellect (C)
Ian Osborne, Intellect
Dick Willis, CNR
Dave Berry, NeSC
Tara Kelly, Intellect (Secretary)
Grid Computing Now! Project
Consultants (Part-time)
Dave Berry, NeSC
Liam Newcombe, Romonet
Gabriel Sallah, ex BarCap
David Wallom. OERC
Francis Wray, Concertant
Web site admin
Charlotte Ward
Project Lead
Dick Willis
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GCN Advisory Council
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
Dave Pearson, Oracle (Chair)
John Barr, The 451 Group (V-C)
Jamil Appa, BAE Systems
Kate Craig Wood, Memset
Shahid Mohammed, Credit
Suisse
Dave Gittins, Capgemini
Jerry Fishenden, Microsoft
Anne Trefethen, OeRC
Andy Hopkirk, NCC
Mike Fisher, BT
Dave Shone, Sun
Tom Jackson, U of York
Frank Falcon, Colt Telecom
Zahl Limbuwala, BCS DCSG
Una Du Noyer, Capgemini
Jim Austin, U of York
Paul Watson, NEReSC
Malcolm Atkinson, NeSC
Mike Briercliffe, ITFF
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Activities
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
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Context
– What is a Knowledge Transfer Network?
Structure
– Who’s who in Grid Computing Now!
Activities
– Championing new IT technologies
Future
– TSB strategy and KTN review
www.gridcomputingnow.org
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
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Webinars – leaving a trail …
Webinar Statistics
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
Date
Title
07/05/2008
Energy-Efficient Data Centres: Experience, Measurement and
Models
75
37
288
10/04/2008
Software Licensing in the Virtual World
75
42
566
25/10/2007
The Business Case and Methods for the Green Data Centre
91
77
304
24/05/2007
The Semantic Web in Industry
52
30
544
15/04/2007
Virtualisation and Service Oriented Architecture
53
44
160
08/03/2007
Distributed Systems in e-Health
43
26
261
15/02/2007
Case Studies: IT Infrastructure for inter-enterprise collaboration
45
26
302
05/12/2006
The Business Case for Next-Generation IT Architecture
44
24
802
04/10/2006
The Next-Generation Internet:: Business Opportunities and
Challenges for Grid Markets
56
37
395
59
38
396
Registrants
Average
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Attendees
Downloads
Case studies are a key influence
Promoting R&D Projects
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a Technology Strategy Board programme
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Webinars
– DAME/BROADEN, SIMDAT, Grid Markets, IBHIS
Case Studies & Press
– Healthcare@Home, eMinerals, DEWS, GOLD,
GridCast/PRISM, e-DiaMonD
AHM, Innovate
– Booth
– Posters, demos and talks
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Grid Computing Now! Priorities 2008
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a Technology Strategy Board programme
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Green IT
a. Government Computing; Intellect Public Sector Council initiative
b. Create an industry “stir”
c. Create some showcase examples
Software Licensing
a. Engage FAST; Software Publishers and Auditors
b. Identify a vehicle to facilitate change (major user/supplier forum)
“Application” Projects
a. Intelligent Transport Systems Data Integration
b. Transport for London Interchange Project
Establish user communities
Build a virtual consulting team/process
SMB & RDA Outreach
a. Active engagement with RDA/DA
b. Active engagement with FCO SIN/UK TI/Collaborative R&D Project
Competition
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Engagement: Q1-2 2008
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a Technology Strategy Board programme
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Green IT
– EC Code of Conduct
– DCSG Metrics
– CTO Council Priorities
– ITU Symposium
– JISC Low Carbon ICT / SusteIT
– DC10 Plus
Software Licensing
– Events with FAST
Transport for London
– Saturn to Grid (Wallom)
– Interchange Modelling (RAND)
– Assurance (Wilson)
– May 13th Management Meeting
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Consulting Team
– Pre-competitive
– Aimed at generating user
understanding
– Team recruited
Virtual Communities
– Web content
– Collaboration facilities
SMB / RDA Outreach
– Meeting with NWRDA
– NESTA and SWRDA conferences.
– RDA/DA ‘RITE’ group: Interest from
SEEDA and Yorkshire Forward.
– Meeting with BECTA re educational
software as SaaS or Cloud.
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Grid Computing Now! Competition 2008:
Grid Computing for a greener planet
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
Launched on July 3, 2008
Supporters:
BCS, LTN, Intellect, The 451 Group, Microsoft,
Memset, OeRC, NeSC, TSB & WWF
Marketing Channels:
Press releases, Facebook Group, Twitter, Blogs,
Websites, Newsletters, HTML invitations
Timetable
Notification of interest: July 31, 2008
Initial Submissions: September 1, 2008
Apprentice Workshop: September 19, 2008
Stage 2 Deadline: October 1, 2008
Stage 3 Deadline: December 1, 2008
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Future
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
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Context
– What is a Knowledge Transfer Network?
Structure
– Who’s who in Grid Computing Now!
Activities
– Championing new IT technologies
Future
– TSB strategy and KTN review
www.gridcomputingnow.org
Technology Strategy Board Update
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
New TSB Strategy launched, 8/5/08
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“Connect and Catalyse”
Review of KTN scheme and portfolio
in progress
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£1 billion investment over 3 years
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
2008-9
2010-11
The innovation climate
Challenge-led innovation
Technology-inspired
innovation
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The Innovation Climate
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
People make innovation happen
We need a culture in the UK that
Builds confidence, inspires
Supports, rewards and celebrates innovation
Knowledge transfer through partnering and networking
Taking an international view
Additional plans
Support research to inform understanding of innovation
and keep up to speed with latest developments
Learn how to add most value through our investments
Raise awareness of the benefits of innovation to the UK
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Challenge-led innovation
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
Framing the need rather than prescribing the
answer
Requiring multidisciplinary action
Creating unusual collaborations
Key Application Areas
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Medicines & healthcare
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Energy generation & supply
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Transport
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Environmental sustainability
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Built environment
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Creative industries
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High value services
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Technology-inspired innovation
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
Build upon UK strengths
Maintain and extend core capabilities
Create future technologies and industries
Key Technology Areas
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Advanced materials
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Bioscience
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Electronics, photonics and electrical systems
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Information and communication technologies
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High value manufacturing
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Nanotechnology
Emerging Technologies
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Importance of ICT
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
ICT drives forward productivity growth across all
economic sectors and enables business
transformation, allowing firms to
extend their reach and capabilities,
reduce costs by streamlining their processes
increase sales by providing better and more competitive
products and services
55% of total UK GVA from IT and Telecoms-intensive
sectors
4.9% of total UK GVA from IT and Telecoms sectors
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Importance of ICT
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
Estimated that continued adoption and exploitation of
existing ICT has the potential to contribute an extra
£35bn over the next 5-7 years
though this depends crucially on firms being aware of the
benefits that they could accrue
the development and adoption of new ICTs would
contribute further
Figures from “Technology Counts” study commissioned by e-Skills
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Conclusion
Accelerating business innovation;
a Technology Strategy Board programme
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Grid Computing Now! champions the exploitation of
new IT infrastructure by UK plc
Activities include webinars, events, case studies,
active community and regional programmes,
competition.
Current areas of focus include Green IT, Software
licensing, Intelligent Transport.
GCN! partners looking to adapt to new TSB strategy.
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