Exploiting the broadband opportunity: Global Watch Service lessons

Exploiting the broadband opportunity: Global Watch Service lessons from South Korea and Japan DTI Global Watch Service Phillip White International Technology Promoter, Japan IT, Electronics and Communications Global Watch is a DTI service managed by Pera

Global Watch Service Global Watch Service – Information – Missions – Technology Partnering International Technology Promoters Network

Global Watch Service Global Watch Information – – – Global Watch and UKWatch magazines www.globalwatchservice.com Online Information Networks Fuel Cell Forum Advanced Materials Forum Micro & Nano-Technology Forum Technology Strategy Forum Grid Computing Now! Sensors Forum FAQ

Global Watch Service Global Watch Launched December 2000 Target readers – UK S&T community Features case studies based on DTI Global Watch services and Eureka Quarterly focus articles Current circulation 50,000

Global Watch Service UKWatch Showcase for UK Innovation Joint DTI/UKTI/FCO initiative Quarterly – 16 Pages – journalistic style Distributed by FCO Posts to local clients Emailed to 95 Countries Translated in Japan & Mexico

Global Watch Service Global Watch Missions 1-week study tours Industrial-academic delegates Focus on Emerging Technologies c. 30 per year Remit to disseminate results www.globalwatchservice.com/missions

Global Watch Service Recent Missions to USA Information Security (seminar 25 April 2006) WiMAX Technology (Oct 2005)

Global Watch Service Recent Missions to S. Korea Digital Radio (June 2005) Future Mobile (June 2004) Broadband (Oct 2002)

Global Watch Service Recent Missions to Japan LED Lighting (seminar 18 May 2006) Location-based services (Nov 2004) Biometrics (Nov 2003) Future Mobile Beyond 3G (Apr 2002) Digital Game Development (Nov 2001)

Global Watch Service Upcoming Missions Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) – USA E-learning – USA

Global Watch Service Technology Partnering Providing access to the International Technology Promoters (ITP) network; 22 technology transfer specialists tasked with finding opportunities for technologybased partnerships between UK clients and organisations in the world’s leading R&D investor countries www.globalwatchservice.com/itp

Global Watch Service Type of Partnerships Research collaboration Technology licensing Product / process development Investment Joint venture

Global Watch Service Technology Partnering Sectors Information Technology, Electronics and Communications Performance Engineering and Materials Environmental and Sustainable Technologies Life Sciences

Global Watch Service IT, Electronics and Communications Phillip White Sarah Turner David Jack Ted RidgwayWatt Simon Duan Adrian Rowland Steve Statham Sarah Upton Japan North America North America Europe China North America Analyst Co-ordinator

Global Watch Service Performance Engineering and Materials Hong Hai Seeto Asia-Pacific (S Korea/Singapore) Cliff Young North America Martin Kemp Europe Juan Matthews Russia George Tomka Europe Chris Beck North America James Reeves Analyst Moira Spears Co-ordinator

Global Watch Service Environmental and Sustainable Technologies Nicki Smoker Philip Sharman David Scott Andrew King Andy Compton Penny Dobey Europe North America Japan Australia Analyst Co-ordinator

Global Watch Service Life Sciences Andy Sutton Pete Kitchin Philip Oliver Jiansheng Du Nigel Whittle Kieran Rooney Tara Sharpe Claire McCarthy North America North America Europe China Australia Europe Analyst Co-ordinator

Global Watch Service Results 2004/05 25 technology missions 200 UK companies, intermediaries and academics visiting 14 countries 40 secondments Over 80 overseas visits made by ITPs 1100 “validated” partnering meetings Over 60 technology partnering agreements

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