Tony Haynes

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RIR RIS INVOLVING BUSINESS IN A REGIONAL
PROJECT
Tony Haynes Project Manager RIS Yorkshire
Humber
Chief Executive - YH Regional Technology Network
Ltd, Tel [phone]Mob 44 (0)7711
122201e-mail tony.haynes_at_rtn.co.uk Visit our
web site at www.rtn.co.uk
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REGIONAL INNOVATION STRATEGY for YORKSHIRE THE
HUMBER
POPULATION 5 million LAND AREA 15,420 sq.
km GDP 70 billion (7.3 of UK) LABO
UR FORCE 2.1 million Manufacturing 26
(6 Constr) Services 72 Agriculture
2 UNEMPLOYMENT 4.5 (2003)
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REGIONAL INNOVATION STRATEGY for YORKSHIRE THE
HUMBER
RIS Vision Statement To create a region where
individuals and companies are prepared and able
to be innovative. A region where there is an
abundance of new ideas, new ways of working and
a business support infrastructure comparable with
the best in Europe.
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OBJECTIVES

• PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
• ENHANCE THE REGIONS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE THROUGH
  THE GROWTH OF KNOWLEDGE BASED BUSINESSES
• SECONDARY OBJECTIVES
• CONSENSUS BUILDING BETWEEN REGIONAL ACTORS
  PUBLIC ORGANISATIONS
• HIGHER LEVELS OF RD and EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY
  TRANSFER

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WEALTH CAN ONLY BE CREATED BY BUSINESS Therefore
the primary CUSTOMER for RIS is WEALTH CREATING
BUSINESS.
The best businesses in the world are the most
Customer Focussed the ones that understand
their customers the best. The best RIS projects
will be the ones who best understand their
customers.
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• What did we do in Yorkshire to understand
• our primary CUSTOMER? TALKED TO THEM
• What did we find out?
• BUSINESS LEARN BEST FROM OTHER BUSINESSES
• BUSINESS NEEDS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER
• BUSINESS TIMESCALES ARE SHORT
• BUSINESS USES THEIR OWN LANGUAGE
• What did we do, how did it effect our RIS?

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• YOU BUY IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE YOU SELL IN YOUR
  CUSTOMERS
• YOU ONLY GET ONE CHANCE TO TELL SOMEBODY
  SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME

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APPOINTED A BUSINESS BASED RIS PROJECT DIRECTOR
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IN YORKSHIRE WE DEVELOPED A STRATEGIC PROCESS
BASED ON BUSINESS CHAMPIONS BUSINESS SECTORS
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RIS BUSINESS SECTORS Automotive
Industries Bio-science Industries Construction
Industries Design Chemical Industry Electronics
Industries Engineering, Materials and
Manufacturing Financial Services Food Freight
Industries Medical Equipment Multimedia and
Publishing Printing Printed Packaging Textiles
Clothing
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REGIONAL INNOVATION STRATEGY for YORKSHIRE THE
HUMBER
R E G I O N A L A G E N C Y
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• REGIONAL CONSENSUS
• Particularly amongst Public Sector Agencies.
• NEED TO KEEP THEM ENGAGED WITH RIS
• In YORKSHIRE we did this in a number of ways
• Representation on Steering Group.
• Each Business Sector Group had a Secretariat
  provided by one of these agencies.
• They were encouraged to develop and deliver RIS
  specified interventions.

MERSIN 17 18 November 2005
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THE WORLD CAN ONLY BE GRASPED BY ACTION,
NOT CONTEMPLATION
JACOB BRONOWSKI THE ASCENT OF MAN
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The table below shows some of the projects that
have been developed either by the RIS Sector
Networks directly or through collaboration
between the RIS Sector Networks and the existing
public sector business support agencies in the
region.
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RIS NEEDS AN EXIT STRATEGY

• YORKSHIRE CLUSTER STRATEGY
• ADVANCED MATERIALS
• CHEMICALS
• BIOSCIENCE
• FOOD
• DIGITAL INDUSTRIES

DONT WAIT TO THE END OF THE PROJECT
MERSIN 17 18 November 2005
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TONY
HAYNES www.rtn.co.uk
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RIR RIS INVOLVING BUSINESS IN A REGIONAL
PROJECT
Tony Haynes Project Manager RIS Yorkshire
Humber
Chief Executive - YH Regional Technology Network
Ltd, Tel [phone]Mob 44 (0)7711
122201e-mail tony.haynes_at_rtn.co.uk Visit our
web site at www.rtn.co.uk