Security KIN and SITC:

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• Security KIN and SITC
• European Funding Partnering Special Interest
  Group (EU SIG)
• TSB FP7 Web Conference
• 16th October 2008
• www.interwise.com
• Paul Osborne SITC and Cranfield University
• p.g.oborne_at_cranfield.ac.uk
• 01793 785004

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Support for Security Sector from SEEDA

• Security Knowledge Innovation Network (Security
  KIN)
• Started in June 2005 (4 phases completed so far)
• Project run by Cranfield University (Shrivenham)
• Focused on Business/Knowledge Base Collaboration
• Events, Networking Dinner Series, Project/Bid
  Support
• Developed case for greater support for Security
  Sector
• Security Innovation Technology Consortium Ltd
  (SITC)
• Industry led, not for profit company limited by
  guarantee
• One of seven SEEDA Sector Consortia
• SEEDA Grant 200K p.a. to March 2011
• Executive team, Industry Board, Members (with
  votes)
• Greater South East footprint (but open)
• Focus on near market innovation and technology
  opportunities to drive economic development

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UK Security Knowledge Base
www.southeastknp.co.uk/Security/About (to
Download 2006 Mapping Study)
Northern Ireland
1
Wales
2
North East
Scotland
1
5
Yorkshire The
Humber
South East
6
29
West Midlands
6
East Midlands
6
North West
7
London
17
South West
9
East of England
11
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How SITC Serves the Industry

• End Users improved awareness of, and
  facilitated access to, technology and innovative
  solutions from wider security supply chain
• Systems Integrators support for open innovation
  - development of partnerships and collaborations
  with wider security supply chain
• SMEs improved market intelligence and
  visibility of products and capabilities among end
  users and integrators more effective route to
  market
• RD/Universities improved engagement with end
  user and industry requirements - improved
  opportunities to commercialise early stage
  security technology

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SITC Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

• Transport and Port Security
• Airport Security Event in prospect
• Governance, Risk and Compliance
• First event on Tuesday 23 Sept (am) in Reading
• European Partnering and Funding
• First event on Tuesday 23 Sept (pm) in Reading
• Data Loss Prevention
• Under consideration
• International Market Access
• SEEDA Funding Global Opportunities Study
• SITC initiative to work with UKTI/DSO Missions
• Detection Technologies
• Under development
• Major Event Security
• Under development
• (Increasing cooperation with National KTN SIGs
  and events)

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EU Partnering Funding SIG

• Large response to emailing out draft Work
  Programme
• First EU SIG Event held on 23 Sept 08 in Reading
• Aim to support access FP7 Security Funding and
  build EU partnerships (long term)
• Sharing information, providing practical advice
  and supporting partnering opportunities for FP7
  Security and ICT bids
• Cooperation with other regions with security
  strengths System_at_tic (Paris), SCS (Nice), LSEC
  (Belgium), Others?
• Opportunities for SITC, KTN and System_at_tic
  members to meet SRC08 (29 30 Sep 08),
  System_at_tic 3rd Annual Forum (17 18 Nov 08),
  Cyber Security KTN Conference, Paris (Feb 09)
• Bidding for EU funds for inter-regional activity
  (Interreg IVb proposal)
• Bidding to SEEDA for Security KIN (phase 5)
  activity for TSB, FP7 and EU SIG to March 2011