The Knowledge Transfer Network outlines its role, responsibilities, and ICT priorities for 2015. Key focus areas include digital start-up clusters, big data initiatives, and developing a world-leading digital society. Priorities for 2014/15 include software engineering, data exploration, cloud-based analysis, user experience, autonomous systems verification, and cyber security. The document discusses establishing an ICT industrial advisory board and special interest groups in robotics, energy efficient computing, and more to help guide strategic activities and priorities for 2015-2018.

1. The Knowledge Transfer
Network: role, responsibilities
and ICT priorities for 2015

3. Innovate UK Enabling Technologies Map
https://www.innovateuk.org/documents/1524978/2139688/Enabling+technologies+-+Strategy+2012-2015/c1
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4. UK growth opportunities
UK industrial capability
UK research strength
Multiple applications
Agri-Scienc
AdvancedMaterials
Big Data
tonomousSystems
Satellites
Energy Storage
Accelerating the
commercialisation
of technologies
Strategic imperatives
Aligning with Priorities

5. S1 - Digital start-up clusters (eg.
Tech City, Cambridge, Edinburgh,
etc.)
S2 - Big Data initatives (8 Great,
Information Economy)
S3 - World leading Digital Society
W1 - Limited UK based Technology
And Service Provision
W2 - Poor STEM educational
progress
W3 - Inadequate strategy for
improving communications services,
especially for IOT and mobile
platforms
O1 - Coding culture growth,
assembly of new services from
platforms and supporting e-
infrastructure
O2 - Growth in Open and Big Data
sets, Data Analytics and HPC/Cloud
service orchestration
O3 - Systems and Software
Engineering advances for parallelism
and energy efficiency, particularly in
IOT
T1 - Wholesale outsourcing of
technology, capability and capacity
T2 - Insufficient engineering skills
and capacity
T3 - Increasing globalisation of cloud
based services (esp Financial
Services)
ICT

6. 2014/15 ICT Priorities
Software Engineering Agenda
- Data Exploration
• Support for Competition
• Development beyond Data Analytics
• Orchestration of Cloud based analysis
• User Experience (With Digital)
• Beyond WIMPs
• Links with Visualisation and manipulation
• Confidence in Cloud
• Cloud Feasibility Competition Event
• Software Defined Data Centres
• Standards Watch (ECS & Industry)
• Autonomous Systems Verification and Validation
• Verification &Validation autonomous systems
• Regulated behaviour
• Cyber/Systems Security
• Personal Data, Privacy & Trust
• Cross-cutting actions to improve awareness and
understanding
Core Programme
ICT Industrial Advisory Board (Q3, 2014)
• Recruit a new Advisory Board
• Involve key stakeholders
Special Interest Groups
• Robotics and Autonomous Systems
• e-Infrastructure
• Energy Efficient Computing
Horizon 2020
• Effective integration with community
• Professional promotion to meet UK interests
• KTN-wide infrastructure and services
Engineering Skills Working Group
- Addressing capacity and capability issues
Community Development
• Network of Networks
• Professional Community
• Devolved Administrations
• Effective communications infrastructure
• _connect, webinars, social networking
Strategic Activities
Building on the foundations

7. ICT Strategy Themes
Systems Engineering
Cyber Security
Computer Architectures
Network Computing
Fabric of Connectivity
Artificial Intelligence
Software Defined Everything
…
2015-2018 Priorities
Work in Progress

8. Join Us
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M:+447964554240
T:@ianfosborne
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