1. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Tony Mitchell British Council

2. Partnership Structure

3. ‘Europe’s most successful Knowledge Transfer Programme…’

4. What is strategic KTP? • A collaborative project to implement business improvement

6. How does KTP Build STI Capacity? • Gets knowledge implemented in the market • Supports innovation • Enables a problem solving approach in the private sector • Cuts across all sections of knowledge • Promotes skill development at all levels • Precisely maps onto private sector needs • Informs university teaching on the application of knowledge • Stimulates client-focused research

7. Innovation Through Collaboration • Sharing a goal • Working together • Sharing knowledge • Building relationships • Mutual benefit Innovative Environment

8. University Objectives Business Objectives Create a product to fill a market Generate profits Expand operations Educate students Generate quality publishable research Increase reputation KTP is a means of aligning goals and achieving mutually beneficial outcomes

11. Business Demand Focus KTP Provides Practical Solutions for Practical Problems Policy Driven Focus Knowledge Transfer Barrier Knowledge base Knowledge base Private Sector Company Seeking Solutions Facilitation Knowledge generation and business objectives not aligned Knowledge delivered useful for business growth

12. What are the benefits of KTP? • The company acquires improved technology • The associate learns to implement practical solutions • The academic gains relevant information for teaching • The company becomes more competitive/grows • The associate gains management experience/development • The academic develops student projects/case studies/academic publications

13. Where does it take place? • Academic takes his/her expertise into the company • Dr. Adam Sebbit, Makerere University, helped AMFRI Farms of Uganda increase production by 360%