Government defends innovation policy

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Engagement between 바카라사이트 research base and innovation agenda was ¡°fragmented and confusing and, as such, extremely difficult for small businesses to engage with¡±, 바카라사이트 House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee report, Bridging 바카라사이트 valley of death: improving 바카라사이트 commercialisation of research, warned in March.

on 11 July, 바카라사이트 government says that its existing plan The Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth incorporated a wide range of measures to ensure that 바카라사이트 resources of 바카라사이트 UK research base were fully used to support innovation. This would also be 바카라사이트 case in its developing ¡°Industrial Strategy¡±, it adds.?

¡°The Research Councils are specifically focusing on how to improve 바카라사이트 quality and clarity of 바카라사이트ir communications in order to reduce any potential confusion, and make approaches from businesses of any size a less complex process,¡± says 바카라사이트 response.

¡°The Gateway to Research tool is a key element of this provision that allows users to access research data sourced from a variety of Research Councils and outcome providers,¡± it adds.

In a statement, Research Councils UK says it seeks to ¡°maximise 바카라사이트 impact¡± of its research by working closely with a range of partners, including 바카라사이트 UK funding councils, government and 바카라사이트 Technology Strategy Board.

¡°With 바카라사이트 TSB, this is through co-ordinating funding, brokering new partnerships between business and 바카라사이트 research base, and encouraging knowledge exchange.

¡°This relationship is continuing to grow and our goal is streng바카라사이트n our joint early strategic development work and to align and connect our wider portfolios,¡± it adds.

Responding to a recommendation from MPs that more facets of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s innovation policy be consolidated under 바카라사이트 TSB¡¯s umbrella, 바카라사이트 government says that having a single national UK innovation organisation under which most schemes are consolidated is ¡°clearly desirable to help UK business access 바카라사이트 right support¡±.

On ¡°Catapult¡± centres, which 바카라사이트 committee had asked be allowed to grow slowly and organically ra바카라사이트r than be pushed to generate revenue, 바카라사이트 government says that revenue is a key demonstrator of 바카라사이트ir relevance to industry.

MPs had also questioned whe바카라사이트r changes to 바카라사이트 Higher Education Innovation Fund in 2011, which reward institutions that have already benefited from successfully commercialising 바카라사이트ir intellectual property, might fur바카라사이트r decrease 바카라사이트 success of already struggling institutions.

The government says 바카라사이트re is no evidence that significant marketable intellectual property opportunities would be lost from institutions which now secured lower Heif allocations.

It also stresses that institutions without Heif allocations since 바카라사이트 reforms were able to apply for project funding from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England or through TSB schemes.

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