ESIF Priority Areas and Detailed Design Workshop Tuesday 2 December 2014 Sheffield Hallam University

The Sheffield City Region and Innovation

Yasmin Knight, University of Sheffield and Tim Strickland, Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield City Region (SCR) Geography

ESIF 14 - 20 allocation £177macross 2 regions' programmes; more developed and transition (previously South Yorks(SY) 1, 6, 8 and 9 on map)

Innovation allocation £22m (£19m of which is in SY) SME competiveness £55m

SCR Sectors and HE engagement

The Sheffield City Region has a broad and mixed economic base. The following sectors are important in driving future growth, jobs and success:

• Advanced manufacturing• Low carbon• Construction• Logistics • Creative and digital• Manufacturing• Financial and business services• Retail• Healthcare technologies• Sport, leisure and tourism

The two Universities have strong links with the majority of these sectors and representation on the LEP Board and sector groups in addition to experience of project delivery and collaborative R&D with Companies.

A staff member from UoS is on secondment one day per week to the LEP.

SCR: The scale of the challenge

Source: SCR draft Implementation plan Dec 13

SCR: The focus of interventions

Source: SCR draft Implementation plan Dec 13

Innovation: What the Universities did

Between July and October 2014, the two Universities in Sheffield carried out a programme of consultation with stakeholders including Chambers of Commerce, local authorities, companies and agencies.  Discussions included

• identifying and engaging innovative SMEs, • the innovation offer• fit with the wider Growth Hub offer and links to national programmes, • the interface with skills, inward investment and business support, critical

success factors, and impact. This document will inform a final round of consultation and will be taken forward by the Innovation Centre of Expertise (ICE) group, as part of the plans for the launch of the Growth Hub in April 2015.

Innovation: What we found

• a broad definition of innovation that extended beyond technology intensive, science based companies.

• innovation was not a concept that was immediately recognised by or viewed as

relevant to many companies in the SCR. • 'innovative' companies were relatively easy to recognise, as they demonstrated a

number of distinctive qualities and behaviours. • Sectors have a role in providing a focus for innovative interventions, in particular

Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering, Health Care Technologies and CDI. However, support for SMEs in priority sectors alone will not generate the economic impact and outcomes required by the SEP.

• critical success factors for an effective Growth Hub - quality of business support, client trust, knowledgeable business advisors, effective decision making and confident supportive referral

• There is more work to be done!

ICE Voucher

InnovateUK Voucher

InnovateUKSMART

InnovateUKKTP

InnovateUKCollaborative

R&D

ICE Academic supported placement

ICE Short Collaboration

award

ICE Intern

ICE enhanced KTP

ICE enhanced R&D award

Innovation Advisors based in universities and other agencies

World class research and expertise transfer programme from the research base to SCR SMEs including technologies from the AMRC, Advanced Wellness Research Centre, HiPims, Food Engineering, Big Data and Smart

cities opportunities.

Growth Accelerator and other national programmes

InnovateUK Feasibility

study

Possible products and fit with national programmes

Access to Finance

New Business

Innovation Centre of Expertise Board

SCRIPT

Business support

Science and Innovation Board (national and international

connectivity and strategic lead)

SCR LEP Board

Business Growth Board

National Programmes

e.g. Innovate UK portfolio or Growth

Accelerator

Skills Bank

Company pipeline

GROWTH HUB

MDs Club(SCR industry and academic

collaboration network and innovation champions)

Innovation: Fit with the Growth Hub

Next steps

The set up agenda for the Innovation Centre of Expertise Board includes:  

• Effective routes to identifying and engaging innovative companies

• Criteria and definitions to guide interventions that are high impact, deliverable and client

• Develop the portfolio of innovation services and fit with national programmes.

• Develop roles and communications between stakeholders and with other Growth Hub spokes and services

• Develop the model for employer contributions

• Explore the relevance to the SCR of the Smart specialisation programmes proposed by UK Government.

Thanks and any questions....

ESIF Priority Areas and Detailed Design Workshop Tuesday 2 December 2014 Sheffield Hallam University