The document provides an update on the Connected Digital Economy Catapult (CDEC), an applied research and innovation center in the UK funded by the Technology Strategy Board to boost the digital economy. It discusses CDEC's focus on creative media, digital health, and digitally enabled cities. Several initial projects are outlined, including a trusted data accelerator, integrated transport and weather information pilot, and an open health data platform. The document also mentions plans for an Oxford personal data project and a London-based innovator center to demonstrate and commercialize innovations.
Connected Digital Economy Catapult & Oxford 31st jan 2014
1. Connected Digital Economy Catapult and Related
University and Industry-Led Collaboration: Update
Bill Dutton & Bill Imlah
Oxford Internet Institute
University of Oxford
odec@oii.ox.ac.uk
www.odec.org.uk
@ODECgroup
Prepared for a meeting at the OII with friends and colleagues with an
interest or involvement in the CDEC, 31 January 2014.
5. The Connected Digital Economy Catapult:
An Update
Bill Imlah
Internet Research and Collaboration Officer
6. CDE Catapult
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Applied R&D & Innovation centre
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TSB funded - £10M pa
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Innovator centre based in London
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Remit: boost UK digital economy
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What characterises CDEC?
• Neutral convenor role
• Help DE innovators commercialise
• Developing platforms, skills and assets
• Promoting to business & public sector leaders
8. Initial areas of focus
• Creative media and content
• Digital health
• Digitally enabled cities
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9. Criteria for projects
Open to reuse – substantial impact
Clear demand from innovators
No insurmountable macro factors
Committed consortium
Market wouldn’t do CDEC-contribution soon
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10. Project: Trusted Data Accelerator
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Feasibility study
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Allow organisations share data & experiment
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Address privacy & security fears
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University of Oxford role - cyber security
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11. Project: Integrated Transport
and Weather Information Pilot
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Real-time weather & hazard info
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Transport and logistical info
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For decision-making, new services & applications
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12. Project: Greater Manchester Data Synchronisation
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Coordinated release of city datasets
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Open datasets resources and toolkits
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Joint datastore hosting linked data
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Embedding Code Fellows
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In talks with Oxford to build on Code Fellows
experience
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13. Project: Open Health Data Platform
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Platform for for visualisation & exploration
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Combine NHS data, open sources
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Big Data technologies
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For organisations to experiment
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14. Project: Digital Copyright Exchange
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business trading platform
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A marketplace for digital rights
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address orphan-works problem
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Project: 5G Demonstrator
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Large-scale, demonstrator for 5G
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Long-haul project (est. 5G deployment after 2020)
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Allow innovators to develop and test new apps & services
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In discussion: Oxford Personal Data Project
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Drawing on midata Innovation Lab work
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Expected to involve County & City Councils,
plus other partners
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Next step: London-based Innovator Centre
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Demo and showcase innovations
Connect innovators to end users & customers
FEEDBACK
PRE ENHANCED BUSINESS CASE
6 MTHS – ESP LAST 2 WHEN TEAM
DIGITAL ECONOMY IS :
BROAD – CREATIVE ALL FLAVOURS AND TECHNOLOGY ALL LAYERS-
BIG - 100BGVA “DIGITAL SERVICES” + 23% TOTAL UK GDP GROWTH 04-09 – BOOZ
VIBRANT - 24,000 COMPANIES CREATED 2011 (ONS) – MANY SMALL
EXCITED TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY
SEEN THIS IN DOCUMENT – KEY POINTS ARE:
PART 1 STRATEGY
ACCELERATE – SPEED TO NEW MARKET TRANSITIONS – FAST MOVER
CONCEPT TO COMMERCIALISATION
BUILDING
DATA VALUE CHAIN
WHAT IS A PLATFORM?
WHAT IS AN INNOVATOR?
PART 2 STRATEGY
READ WORDS
POINTS:
DISRUPT VALUE CHAINS AND NEW BUSINESS MODELS
NEW MARKETS
NEW CITIZEN SERVICES –
NEW ANSWERS TO SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
IN OUR TALKS AND FEEDBACKS 4 MAIN CHALLENGES IN DATA VALUE CHAIN
1 DATA IS HARD TO INTEGRATE CERTAINLY HARD FOR MOST DIGITAL INNOVATORS
3 MAIN POINTS
A INTEGRATION OF DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES
LANGUAGE,
STRUCTURES (STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED)
B VALUABLE DATA STAYS CLOSED OR PROPIETARY
C COPYRIGHT, LICENSING COMPLEXITY
“EARLY MOVERS THAT SECURE ACCESS TO THE DATA NECESSARY TO CREATE VALUE ARE LIKELY TO REAP THE MOST BENEFIT” MCKINSEY GLOBAL INSTITUTE
2 WAVES OF INNOVATION ON CONNECTIVITY
MOBILITY AND IOT CONNECTING BILLIONS OF DEVICES LEAD TO AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH DATA
MOVING FROM CATCH UP TO HANDS ON TEST BEDS 3 YEARS AHEAD – FAST ADAVANTAGE
3 CRITICAL NEW SKILL SETS IN DVC THAT MOST INNOVATORS DO NOT HAVE – SECURITY (NETWORK, CYBER, PERSONAL TRUST) – USER DESIGN – NEW BUSINESS MODELS.
4 BEING HEARD - 20,000 DIGITAL ECONOMY START UPS - PROCUREMENT
OUTLINED “FIELD OF PLAY” – WHAT IS OUR FRAMEWORK OF FOCUS WITHIN IT
4 AREAS DEVLOPING CRITICAL MASS OF CAPABILITIES TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE DVC CHALLENGES – COVERED ALREADY
3 INITIAL SECTORS TO START OUR PLATFORM AND CAPABILITIES BUILDING AND INNOVATOR USAGE – NEED A CONTEXT not horizontal vacuum
COULD HAVE PICKED FROM ANY NUMBER BUT 3 TO START:
BIG MARKETS
UK GOOD AT
TSB ALEADY ACTIVE
RICH DATA SETS BEING GENERATED
DATA SET CONVERGENCE HAPPENING
GOOD DIGITAL INNOVATOR ACTIVITY
THERE WAS “PULL” TO WORK WITH AND OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED – FOLLOW THE HEAT.
OUTLINED “FIELD OF PLAY” – WHAT IS OUR FRAMEWORK OF FOCUS WITHIN IT
4 AREAS DEVLOPING CRITICAL MASS OF CAPABILITIES TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE DVC CHALLENGES – COVERED ALREADY
3 INITIAL SECTORS TO START OUR PLATFORM AND CAPABILITIES BUILDING AND INNOVATOR USAGE – NEED A CONTEXT not horizontal vacuum
COULD HAVE PICKED FROM ANY NUMBER BUT 3 TO START:
BIG MARKETS
UK GOOD AT
TSB ALEADY ACTIVE
RICH DATA SETS BEING GENERATED
DATA SET CONVERGENCE HAPPENING
GOOD DIGITAL INNOVATOR ACTIVITY
THERE WAS “PULL” TO WORK WITH AND OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED – FOLLOW THE HEAT.
OUTLINED “FIELD OF PLAY” – WHAT IS OUR FRAMEWORK OF FOCUS WITHIN IT
4 AREAS DEVLOPING CRITICAL MASS OF CAPABILITIES TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE DVC CHALLENGES – COVERED ALREADY
3 INITIAL SECTORS TO START OUR PLATFORM AND CAPABILITIES BUILDING AND INNOVATOR USAGE – NEED A CONTEXT not horizontal vacuum
COULD HAVE PICKED FROM ANY NUMBER BUT 3 TO START:
BIG MARKETS
UK GOOD AT
TSB ALEADY ACTIVE
RICH DATA SETS BEING GENERATED
DATA SET CONVERGENCE HAPPENING
GOOD DIGITAL INNOVATOR ACTIVITY
THERE WAS “PULL” TO WORK WITH AND OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED – FOLLOW THE HEAT.
OUTLINED “FIELD OF PLAY” – WHAT IS OUR FRAMEWORK OF FOCUS WITHIN IT
4 AREAS DEVLOPING CRITICAL MASS OF CAPABILITIES TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE DVC CHALLENGES – COVERED ALREADY
3 INITIAL SECTORS TO START OUR PLATFORM AND CAPABILITIES BUILDING AND INNOVATOR USAGE – NEED A CONTEXT not horizontal vacuum
COULD HAVE PICKED FROM ANY NUMBER BUT 3 TO START:
BIG MARKETS
UK GOOD AT
TSB ALEADY ACTIVE
RICH DATA SETS BEING GENERATED
DATA SET CONVERGENCE HAPPENING
GOOD DIGITAL INNOVATOR ACTIVITY
THERE WAS “PULL” TO WORK WITH AND OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED – FOLLOW THE HEAT.
OUTLINED “FIELD OF PLAY” – WHAT IS OUR FRAMEWORK OF FOCUS WITHIN IT
4 AREAS DEVLOPING CRITICAL MASS OF CAPABILITIES TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE DVC CHALLENGES – COVERED ALREADY
3 INITIAL SECTORS TO START OUR PLATFORM AND CAPABILITIES BUILDING AND INNOVATOR USAGE – NEED A CONTEXT not horizontal vacuum
COULD HAVE PICKED FROM ANY NUMBER BUT 3 TO START:
BIG MARKETS
UK GOOD AT
TSB ALEADY ACTIVE
RICH DATA SETS BEING GENERATED
DATA SET CONVERGENCE HAPPENING
GOOD DIGITAL INNOVATOR ACTIVITY
THERE WAS “PULL” TO WORK WITH AND OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED – FOLLOW THE HEAT.
OUTLINED “FIELD OF PLAY” – WHAT IS OUR FRAMEWORK OF FOCUS WITHIN IT
4 AREAS DEVLOPING CRITICAL MASS OF CAPABILITIES TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE DVC CHALLENGES – COVERED ALREADY
3 INITIAL SECTORS TO START OUR PLATFORM AND CAPABILITIES BUILDING AND INNOVATOR USAGE – NEED A CONTEXT not horizontal vacuum
COULD HAVE PICKED FROM ANY NUMBER BUT 3 TO START:
BIG MARKETS
UK GOOD AT
TSB ALEADY ACTIVE
RICH DATA SETS BEING GENERATED
DATA SET CONVERGENCE HAPPENING
GOOD DIGITAL INNOVATOR ACTIVITY
THERE WAS “PULL” TO WORK WITH AND OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED – FOLLOW THE HEAT.
OUTLINED “FIELD OF PLAY” – WHAT IS OUR FRAMEWORK OF FOCUS WITHIN IT
4 AREAS DEVLOPING CRITICAL MASS OF CAPABILITIES TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE DVC CHALLENGES – COVERED ALREADY
3 INITIAL SECTORS TO START OUR PLATFORM AND CAPABILITIES BUILDING AND INNOVATOR USAGE – NEED A CONTEXT not horizontal vacuum
COULD HAVE PICKED FROM ANY NUMBER BUT 3 TO START:
BIG MARKETS
UK GOOD AT
TSB ALEADY ACTIVE
RICH DATA SETS BEING GENERATED
DATA SET CONVERGENCE HAPPENING
GOOD DIGITAL INNOVATOR ACTIVITY
THERE WAS “PULL” TO WORK WITH AND OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED – FOLLOW THE HEAT.
OUTLINED “FIELD OF PLAY” – WHAT IS OUR FRAMEWORK OF FOCUS WITHIN IT
4 AREAS DEVLOPING CRITICAL MASS OF CAPABILITIES TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE DVC CHALLENGES – COVERED ALREADY
3 INITIAL SECTORS TO START OUR PLATFORM AND CAPABILITIES BUILDING AND INNOVATOR USAGE – NEED A CONTEXT not horizontal vacuum
COULD HAVE PICKED FROM ANY NUMBER BUT 3 TO START:
BIG MARKETS
UK GOOD AT
TSB ALEADY ACTIVE
RICH DATA SETS BEING GENERATED
DATA SET CONVERGENCE HAPPENING
GOOD DIGITAL INNOVATOR ACTIVITY
THERE WAS “PULL” TO WORK WITH AND OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED – FOLLOW THE HEAT.
OUTLINED “FIELD OF PLAY” – WHAT IS OUR FRAMEWORK OF FOCUS WITHIN IT
4 AREAS DEVLOPING CRITICAL MASS OF CAPABILITIES TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE DVC CHALLENGES – COVERED ALREADY
3 INITIAL SECTORS TO START OUR PLATFORM AND CAPABILITIES BUILDING AND INNOVATOR USAGE – NEED A CONTEXT not horizontal vacuum
COULD HAVE PICKED FROM ANY NUMBER BUT 3 TO START:
BIG MARKETS
UK GOOD AT
TSB ALEADY ACTIVE
RICH DATA SETS BEING GENERATED
DATA SET CONVERGENCE HAPPENING
GOOD DIGITAL INNOVATOR ACTIVITY
THERE WAS “PULL” TO WORK WITH AND OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED – FOLLOW THE HEAT.