Electronics

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Electronics Photonics Strategy Workshop
The Barbican 26 April 2006

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Electronics Photonics Strategy Workshop
Introduction

• Background and consultation
• Priority Themes
• Workshop Exercise

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Electronics/Photonics competitions within the
Technology Programme
Plus significant parts of MNT, renewable energy,
design simulation modelling, direct writing,
VOCS and data storage competitions
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Knowledge Transfer Networks

• Established KTNs in related areas-
• Displays Lighting
• Electronics-enabled Products
• Sensors
• Currently Setting up
• Photonics
• Electronics
• Imaging

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Question

• What should be the strategic priorities from
  2006 onward?

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Identifying Technology Priorities TSB Criteria

• Size of global market opportunity
• UK capacity to develop and exploit the technology
• Potential for impact and timescale

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Electronics PhotonicsPriority Themes

• TSB Technology Strategy (April 2006)
• Draft Priorities
• Organic electronics and displays
• Photonics, lasers and lighting
• Sensors and imaging
• Electronic design and embedded systems

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Electronics Photonics Industry consultation

• Electronics Innovation Growth Team
• reported Dec 2004
• Photonics Strategy Group
• to report June 2006
• Plus discussions with various stakeholder groups
• and key companies

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Electronics Photonics Industry consultation

• Photonics Strategy Workshops
• Communications (Aston, 15 Dec)
• Displays (Swansea, 11 Oct and Bletchley, 17 Oct)
• Industrial/lasers (Birmingham, 23 Nov)
• Bio and medical (Stevenage, 7 Dec)
• Lighting and pv (Newport, 17 Jan)
• Security and defence (Edinburgh, 19 Jan)

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Strategy Workshop Exercise

• Draft Priorities
• Organic electronics and displays
• Photonics, lasers and lighting
• Sensors and imaging
• Electronic design and embedded systems
• Any major omissions?
• Order of priority?
• Top research objective within each?

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Electronics Photonics Strategy

• Continuing Consultation
• www.dti.gov.uk/technologystrategy
• Input your comments by end May to
• technologystrategyboard_at_dti.gsi.gov.uk