Innovation and Digital Britain David Bott, Director of Innovation Programmes, Technology Strategy Board

Innovation and engagement Broadband growth = economic growth Cisco study of global state of broadband put UK 25th out of 66 countries Government investment can aid innovation Innovation opens the opportunity for private investment… … business growth… … and consumer benefit

Broadband growth = economic growth

Cisco study of global state of broadband put UK 25th out of 66 countries

Government investment can aid innovation

Innovation opens the opportunity for private investment…

… business growth…

… and consumer benefit

Technology Strategy Board The UK innovation agency investing in business innovation Team drawn from business and public sector Working across business, universities and government Investment of £1bn over the current 3 years

The UK innovation agency investing in business innovation

Team drawn from business and public sector

Working across business, universities and government

Investment of £1bn over the current 3 years

Not “business as usual” In 2009/2010 we are focussing Low Carbon Economy Energy Generation and Supply – Renewables and CAT Low Carbon Vehicles – Demonstrator Low Impact Buildings – Retrofit Healthcare Regenerative Medicine Digital Economy That’s you!

In 2009/2010 we are focussing

Low Carbon Economy

Energy Generation and Supply – Renewables and CAT

Low Carbon Vehicles – Demonstrator

Low Impact Buildings – Retrofit

Healthcare

Regenerative Medicine

Digital Economy

That’s you!

“ We cannot predict the future, but we can invent it.”

We’re swamped by information… Source: Cisco 2008 Internet Video to PC

Recession and challenges to business models demand innovation Declining advertising revenues File-sharing impacting content sales Free search undermining newspaper revenues Credit card fraud, phishing scams exploding More on not “business as usual”

Recession and challenges to business models demand innovation

Declining advertising revenues

File-sharing impacting content sales

Free search undermining newspaper revenues

Credit card fraud, phishing scams exploding

Digital Engagement What might a technology strategy for digital engagement look like? Three big opportunity areas Democracy and government Social services and health care Education More inclusive – more sustainable

What might a technology strategy for digital engagement look like?

Three big opportunity areas

Democracy and government

Social services and health care

Education

More inclusive – more sustainable

Our Vision “ For all participants in Digital Britain to benefit fairly from creation, distribution and consumption of digital content”

“ For all participants in Digital Britain to benefit fairly from creation, distribution and consumption of digital content”

Enabling experiment – reducing risk Economics of the network Provision and sustainability of high-bandwidth access to the internet Access, protection & empowerment Security, privacy, trust and usability for the consumer Economics of content and services Business models and tools to create value Digital Test Bed

The Digital Britain Testbed A controlled experiment for business, technology and consumer Real consumers try out new products and services at scale testing new technology, studying new behaviour New ways to run the business of the internet - and business on the internet - over next ten years

A controlled experiment

for business, technology and consumer

Real consumers try out new products and services at scale

testing new technology, studying new behaviour

New ways to run the business of the internet - and business on the internet - over next ten years

Enabling Technologies Services, Content and Applications The Internet Test Bed The Public Test Bed Users Registered Materials

Implementation Testbed Specification Procurement/ Tendering Jan Apr Jul Oct Feasibility Studies R&D Projects … Oct Test Bed Operation Trials & Demos on Test Bed More trials Up-grades Our Investment Plan 2010 2009 2011-12 £2m £18m £10m

And finally…. Digital is coming It will change our society It will offer many opportunities, but require a joined-up approach The Technology Strategy Board is part of the government response

Digital is coming

It will change our society

It will offer many opportunities, but require a joined-up approach

The Technology Strategy Board is part of the government response

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