8.3.1 Promoting collaborative partnerships and knowledge exchange
With technology convergence blurring the boundaries between the individual sub-sectors, there are benefits to transferring know-how between the different sub-sectors (e.g. computer games learning from TV how to develop episode structured games). Similarly, the Creative Industries have much to offer other industry sectors, from applying design thinking in technology based R&D projects to using computer games-based technology in training and education.
Encouraging creative industry businesses to participate in national and European framework programmes (see Appendix 4 for details on alignment of European Framework 7 programme with UK priorities) and facilitating the development of collaborative partnerships will be an important activity for the KTN. The Technology Strategy Board will work with other agencies in the innovation support field to improve realisation of the economic returns from public sector R&D investments.
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Promoting skills development, knowledge exchange and multidisciplinary cross fertilisation.
The Technology Strategy Board will:
- provide a trusted source of knowledge on technology and market developments and provide the mechanisms for creative businesses to explore potential impacts and opportunities;
- promote partnerships between business and academia through collaborative projects and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships;
- signpost creative businesses to other support-agencies within the broader innovation landscape and, where needed, develop the mutual understanding necessary to facilitate successful relationships;
- promote multidisciplinary cross fertilisation between the Creative Industries sector and other technology and market application areas supported by the Technology Strategy Board;
- transfer creative industry know-how to other sectors, in particular to apply design thinking and creative industry solutions to societal and industry challenges; and
- engage UK creative industries with the European Framework Programme.
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