UK Science and Innovation Network(SIN)

Busra AfsarUK Science and Innovation Network (SIN)

British Consulate-General Istanbul16 April 2015Koc University

Outline

UK Government’s Vision for Science and Innovation Facts - Figures Science, Innovation and Globalisation UK Science and Innovation Network SIN Turkey

Eight Great Technologies

Science and Innovation driving UK growth

"Investment in science is an investment in our future“

George Osborne, 2013

Seven Catapult Centres world-leading centres to transform the UK's capability for innovation

Energy

Urbanisation

Water

Climate Change

Population Food security

Humandisease

Biodiversity

Non-infectious diseases

Animal disease

Ageing population

Anti-microbial resistance

Science and Innovation: Tackling Global Challenges

Science and Innovation: UK strengths

0.9% of global population:

4 of top 10 universities

4.1 % researchers

3.2 % R&D spending

6.4 % journal articles

9.5 % downloads

11.6 % citations

15.9 % most cited articles

2.4% global patents

Over 80 Nobel Prizes in science

20% UK workforce in science-based work in research/related industries (Science Council 2013)

£8.8bn foreign investment in R&D in the UK (2011) (ONS 2012)

3rd in Global Innovation Index (top G20 country) (WIPO 2013)

48% of UK published research articles have at least one international co-author (2012)

Science and Innovation: UK strengths

•Quarter of world’s computer games produced in UK.

•4 of world’s largest visual effects firms based in London.

•Tech city - largest and fastest-growing tech cluster in Europe

•UK spends more per capita on e-commerce than any other country

•6% of innovative, high-growth companies created 40% of new private sector jobs

•19% of world’s top-selling medicines developed in the UK

FCO-BIS co-funded Network: 90 people, 28 countries and

territories, 46 cities

Europe (including Russia and Turkey) Czech Republic (Prague), Denmark (Copenhagen), France (Paris), Germany (Berlin, Munich), Italy (Milan, Rome), Netherlands (The Hague), Poland (Warsaw), Russia (Moscow), Spain (Madrid), Sweden (Stockholm), Switzerland (Berne) Turkey (Istanbul) Asia Pacific Australia (Melbourne), China (Beijing, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shanghai), Japan (Osaka, Tokyo), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), New Zealand (Wellington), Singapore, South Korea (Seoul), Taiwan (Taipei). Middle East, Africa and South Asia India (Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi), Israel (Tel Aviv), Nigeria (Abuja), Qatar (Doha), South Africa (Pretoria, Cape Town). Americas Brazil (Brasilia, Sao Paulo), Canada (Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa), USA (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington).

Science and Innovation Network: Objectives

• Collaboration - including identifying opportunities, horizon scanning and facilitating sharing of scientific knowledge

• Inform UK policy making – both on S&I policy and other policy areas that use science

• Influence policy abroad across range of policy areas

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Responsibilities

-Reporting and Policy Work -Consultancy -Arranging Visits from the UK/Turkey (Ministrial, Senior Official,company,university etc.)

-Organising Workshops (in thematic fields to bring together researchers from universities, research centers and companies)

Policy makers

R&D&I funders

IndustryResearch

& Higher Education

SIN Europe Large international

companies & SMEs

Science and Innovation Network: a joined up approach - and broad UK landscape

SIN and Catapult Centres: Growing links (examples)

Europe: HV Manufacturing: France, Switzerland, GermanyTransport Systems: Germany Future Cities: PolandCell Therapy: FranceEnergy Storage: Germany ,FranceFuture Cities Catapult- Turkey Satellite Applications: Italy Asia Pacific : National Composites Centre: Japan Cell Therapy: JapanMiddle East, Africa and South Asia: Satellite Applications: South AfricaAdvanced Manufacturing: IndiaAmericas: Satellite Applications: Houston and Washington Cell Therapy: Los AngelesConnected Digital Economy: BostonFuture Cities: San Francisco

EgyptChina

Colombia

Chile South Africa

MexicoBrazil India

SE Asia:IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandPhilippines Vietnam

TurkeyKazakhstan

Science and innovation partnerships that promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries.

People: fellowships, mobility schemes and joint centers Programmes: research collaborations on development topics Translation: innovative solutions on development topics

£350m over five years + partner funding.

UK-Turkey Year of Science and Innovation

2015

• Second phase of the partnership, commenced with Katip Celebi-Newton Fund• Long term scientific collaboration

Several events including missions, events, seminars, forums will be organised in several fields and in different parts of Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Priority Areas- Energy, Health, Advanced Manufacturing, Agriculture- but doesn’t mean narrowing!

ActivitiesUK-Turkey Year of Science and Innovation

Activity Country Date-prv

Year of Science and Innovation Launch includıng Innovation Collaboration Workshop Turkey March

Workshop on Technology Transfer Turkey May/June 2015

Agri-Tech Inward Mission Italy June/July 2015

Brokerege Event on Renewable Energy UK July 2015

Bileteral Meetings in the Field of Security and Natural Disasters UK-Turkey 2015-2016

Seminar on Catalysis and Sensing for Health (CASH) Turkey Sept 2015

Higher Education Delegation Mission Turkey Oct 2015

Science and Technology Facility Council Mission UK Nov 2015

Workshop on Biotechnology,in particular developing vaccines and biosimilar drugs Turkey Dec 2015

Science and Innovation Roundtable-BC UK Feb 2016

Info Days for UK Universities UK 2015-2016

Info Days for Turkish Universities Turkey 2015-2016

Reserachers Links Workshops ın Advanced Manufacturing Turkey 2015-2016

BC Science Talks Turkey 2015-2016

Company/Institution Visits (For Example –Ricardo,FCC) Turkey 2015-2016

Alumnia Events Turkey 2015-2016

UK Science and Innovation Network (SIN) in Turkey

Busra AfsarScience and Innovation Officer

British Consulate-General Istanbul

Tel: +90 212 334 6450

busra.afsar@fco.gov.uk