3. Partnership is essential for BT
We double the research leverage through our open innovation partners
Partners
Innovate within each stage and through the entire value chain
Invent Architect Validate
& Implement
Operate Productise Channels CustomersPeople
& org
Universities GovernmentCustomers Start-ups
Revenue
Customer
experience
Cost
reduction
IN CONFIDENCE
6. AHRC and BT - background
BT has a long standing university programme
Established links to EPSRC and ESRC communities – fixed and mobile
networks, software, services etc. but no real links into AHRC’s
community
Meeting between CEO of AHRC and BT’s Director or Research - explore a
“strategic relationship” between BT and AHRC
Past EU collaborative work on virtual/ augmented reality for museums,
digital heritage etc. Growing interest in user-generated content.
Need to look more beyond the technology – need to understand the sector
far better and gain insight into the personal, social and cultural contexts
of different stakeholders.
Workshop at BT – AHRC and 35 academics and practitioners – “Open
Space” conversations, leading to definition of a new research area of
broad interest – Digital Heritage
7. Developing the Model
What do we want to achieve? What do we need to
achieve it? Who do we want to involve? What are our
limitations?
• Encourage new ways of working
• Flexible knowledge exchange opportunities
• Industry partners and cultural organisations
• Money and time
Research Networking!
8. The Projects
5 Digital Heritage Research
Networking Projects with varied
interests, approaches and outcomes.
1 community of researchers.
• Inclusive - exciting range of partners
• Collaborative - our Network of
Networks
• Attractive - interest leveraged due to
BT support
• Innovative – new applications for
existing technologies
• Ongoing – new projects under
development
9. Hidden Histories
UCL, Science Museum, BT and Illumina Digital
• The varied perspectives of those involved with the
network have been both the major positive and the
biggest challenge of the project.
• BT contributed archive material, knowledge,
contacts and the time of BT Archives’ volunteers.
• Illumina Digital used the ideas and technologies
developed through this project to release other
products
• The team are keen to develop Hidden Histories
further and are investigating future funding
opportunities
• Working towards a tangible outcome academically
rewarding
Copyright of Hidden Histories
10. Benefits to BT of research
networking with AHRC community
• Ideas and proposals BT can be part of stemming from research
networks
• Opportunities beyond the 5 networks
– New links to UC Falmouth leading to new research
opportunities on superfast broadband
– New links to Glamorgan leading to involvement in Welsh
univeristies network on Digital Heritage
– Project on digital storytelling with Glamorgan as part of
Digital Wales Research Hub
– Technology trial with Science Museum and Goldsmiths–
Films of Fact – triggered by demo at original AHRC
workshop – exploration of using Shape-Shifted TV tools for
interactive film-based installations in a museum setting
11. Wider benefits of research networking
with the AHRC community
• Prospect of exciting and compelling applications for next
generation broadband – applications to foster sense of place
and community
• Stronger links with existing HEI partners, and new links with new
partners
• Involvement in new networks
• International dimension – US universities
• New research council partnership – AHRC very helpful and easy
to work with!
• Early sight of emerging AHRC thinking and direction
• Don’t expect all the benefits to accrue at the end of the research
networks – we should look again in 3 years
12. • High priority for the AHRC
• Cultures and Heritage Team
• Independent Research Organisations
• Science and Heritage Programme
• Emerging themes
– Digital Transformations in the Arts and Humanities
– Care for the Future
– Translating Cultures
– Science in Culture
• Delivered through current funding mechanisms
– Research Grants
– Research Networking
– Research Fellowships
– Collaborative Doctoral Awards
• Connected Communities Programme
The Future for AHRC and Digital Heritage
Notes de l'éditeur
BT is unique in having an end to end innovation process which starts with scouting and watching latest innovations in the markets worldwide (including Silicon Valley, China and Israel), progresses with prototyping and ends with successful new products and services and real world tangibles. We use a mixture of scouting, partnerships with leading academic institutions, partnerships with leading industry players, and our own R&D to create, trial and launch new products and services to market. Ours is a model that has been watched with interest by others in the industry, and we have provided advice to partners, competitors and academics on best practice.BT spent £1,177m (over 5% of revenue) in R&D in 2009-2010 to support innovation.In 08/09 BT was the 3rd largest investor in the UK in any sector (08/09 as this is the latest year for which comparative figures are available)Research is a highly diverse and highly qualified team with 39 nationalities, almost everyone having at least a first degree, significant numbers with 2nd and 3rd degrees and a few with 4. Research team members hold 8 visiting professorship positions.
manifolds were first deployed and also the dates for deployment of the new trays: Both deployed in May 2010.Number of optical consolidation racks in the field – 530 installedNumber of trays being used in the FTTP pilot – 3M this FYNumber of pole manifolds ordered by Openreach. 200k this FYPlease can you send them to Ivan, as I’m on leave from today.
manifolds were first deployed and also the dates for deployment of the new trays: Both deployed in May 2010.Number of optical consolidation racks in the field – 530 installedNumber of trays being used in the FTTP pilot – 3M this FYNumber of pole manifolds ordered by Openreach. 200k this FYPlease can you send them to Ivan, as I’m on leave from today.