To inform the UK government’s strategy and investments in; science and innovation to 2030, transformational economic growth, social benefit and industrial impact – contributors and stakeholders in Oxfordshire’s science and innovation strengths are invited to participate in a Science and Innovation Audit (SIA) capitalising and expanding on the region’s first audit.
SIA is a Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) process to describe UK innovation strengths – mapped to regions – with long-term funding and benefit propositions.
SIA takes a consortium approach. Audits analyse regional capacity and innovation excellence – including evidential analyses of workforce and industry/economic data – to justify investment propositions.
The call document (downloadable below) describes the national SIA process and roles and provides further information.
Call for Expressions of Interest to participate in the Oxfordshire SIA 2018
EOI form for Oxfordshire SIA 2018
Up to four sectors/technologies will be progressed in Oxfordshire’s next SIA round. Industry-focussed partnerships are encouraged to apply.
Those taken forward will work in a group with the other sector-leads and with the experienced SIA leads of the University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes University, the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) and other regions/LEPs and stakeholders.
SIA report production takes between three and six months – after which, the findings on investment propositions are pursued.
Activities will integrate with the sectoral development initiatives being pursued following the region’s first SIA.
Expressions of Interest – of up to three sides of A4 – are invited by 5pm on Monday 27 November 2017.
Please send expressions of interest to Matt Smart – Project Officer, University of Oxford Knowledge Exchange and Impact Team – via: [email protected].
