AHRC and BT: A Creative Collaboration

AHRC and BT: A Creative Collaboration
Jo Pollock and John Seton
Museums on the Web
Friday 26th November, 2010

A D A S T R A L P A R K

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Research & innovation pervasive across all our activities
Content recommendation for BT Vision
(on trial)
Blown Fibre Droptube
(launched)
Core network
Exchange
Field Force management
(implemented)
Optical Consolidation Rack (launched)
Manifold avoids need to splice at top of pole (Launched)
Blown Fibre ‘One Man’
Installation kit:
- Blowing Head (launched)
Compressor
(BC submitted)
Intelligent Airstone
(on trial)
- Home Hub 3.0 Roadmap (delivered)
- Hybrid Home Networking
recommendation (delivered)
- BT Fon (implemented)
New tray doubles capacity of the splitter node (Trial)
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Copper
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Research & innovation pervasive across all our activities
Content recommendation for BT Vision
(on trial)
Blown Fibre Droptube
(launched)
Core network
Exchange
Field Force management
(implemented)
Optical Consolidation Rack (launched)
Manifold avoids need to splice at top of pole (Launched)
Blown Fibre ‘One Man’
Installation kit:
- Blowing Head (launched)
Compressor
(BC submitted)
Intelligent Airstone
(on trial)
- Home Hub 3.0 Roadmap (delivered)
- Hybrid Home Networking
recommendation (delivered)
- BT Fon (implemented)
New tray doubles capacity of the splitter node (Trial)
Fibre
Copper
Underground
5
© British Telecommunications plc

AHRC and BT - background
BT has a long standing university programme
Established links to EPSRC and ESRC communities – fixed and mobile networks, software, services etc. but no real links into AHRC’s community
Meeting between CEO of AHRC and BT’s Director or Research - explore a “strategic relationship” between BT and AHRC
Past EU collaborative work on virtual/ augmented reality for museums, digital heritage etc. Growing interest in user-generated content.
Need to look more beyond the technology – need to understand the sector far better and gain insight into the personal, social and cultural contexts of different stakeholders.
Workshop at BT – AHRC and 35 academics and practitioners – “Open Space” conversations, leading to definition of a new research area of broad interest – Digital Heritage

Developing the Model
What do we want to achieve? What do we need to achieve it? Who do we want to involve? What are our limitations?
Encourage new ways of working
Flexible knowledge exchange opportunities
Industry partners and cultural organisations
Money and time
Research Networking!

The Projects
5 Digital Heritage Research Networking Projects with varied interests, approaches and outcomes.
1 community of researchers.
Inclusive - exciting range of partners
Collaborative - our Network of Networks
Attractive -interest leveraged due to BT support
Innovative – new applications for existing technologies
Ongoing – new projects under development

Hidden Histories UCL, Science Museum, BT and Illumina Digital
The varied perspectives of those involved with the network have been both the major positive and the biggest challenge of the project.
BT contributed archive material, knowledge, contacts and the time of BT Archives’ volunteers.
Illumina Digital used the ideas and technologies developed through this project to release other products
The team are keen to develop Hidden Histories further and are investigating future funding opportunities
Working towards a tangible outcome academically rewarding
Copyright of Hidden Histories

Benefits to BT of research networking with AHRC community
Ideas and proposals BT can be part of stemming from research networks
Opportunities beyond the 5 networks
New links to UC Falmouth leading to new research opportunities on superfast broadband
New links to Glamorgan leading to involvement in Welsh univeristies network on Digital Heritage
Project on digital storytelling with Glamorgan as part of Digital Wales Research Hub
Technology trial with Science Museum and Goldsmiths– Films of Fact – triggered by demo at original AHRC workshop – exploration of using Shape-Shifted TV tools for interactive film-based installations in a museum setting

Wider benefits of research networking with the AHRC community
Prospect of exciting and compelling applications for next generation broadband – applications to foster sense of place and community
Stronger links with existing HEI partners, and new links with new partners
Involvement in new networks
International dimension – US universities
New research council partnership – AHRC very helpful and easy to work with!
Early sight of emerging AHRC thinking and direction
Don’t expect all the benefits to accrue at the end of the research networks – we should look again in 3 years

The Future for AHRC and Digital Heritage
High priority for the AHRC
Cultures and Heritage Team
Independent Research Organisations
Science and Heritage Programme
Emerging themes
Digital Transformations in the Arts and Humanities
Care for the Future
Translating Cultures
Science in Culture
Delivered through current funding mechanisms
Research Grants
Research Networking
Research Fellowships
Collaborative Doctoral Awards
Connected Communities Programme

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