Partnering for Innovation: £5m Metadata Competition - Cambridge
When: 9:30 - 14:00, 9 Sep 2010
Venue: The Hauser Forum, 3 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0GT
Fees: Free
Organiser: Creative Industries Knowledge Transfer Network
Contact: anita@creativeindustriesktn.org
Tags: funding, partnering, metadata, digital
£5m Collaborative Metadata R&D Competition
The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) has announced an exciting new £5m collaborative R&D competition, Metadata: increasing the value of digital content.
The competition, launched on the 1st June, provides match-funding for projects which address three opportunities to build revenue streams with more efficient and innovative use of metadata. These tensions revolve around three core areas: interoperability of different sets of metadata, improving the search and discovery of metadata to help generate revenue and improving the linkage between metadata and the original content.
The competition is open to consortiums made up of two or more partners, with the lead being taken by a digital SME. Partners can be drawn from businesses large or small, academia, research and technology organisations, not for profit organisations, but the projects must be led by revenue earning business entity.
Applicants are required to collaborate in order to enter the competition and can pitch for projects of up to £100,000 as part of the fast-track stream, or for larger projects funds of up to £2-3m are available in the mainstream track.
Successful projects will receive a grant to cover up to 50% of total project costs, with the partners providing the balance in matched funding i.e. Applicants for fasttack project funding will be able to apply for a maximum £50k grant.
Further information is available:
Creative Industries KTN's Beacons Metadata community - http://chw.ag/Dhg
TSB Metadata Competition Information on Chinwag - http://chw.ag/Dhh
Partnering for Innovation (Metadata) Events
To help digital firms successfully enter this competition, the Creative Industries KTN are organising a series of three regional events designed to help companies put together successful applications.
These free Partnering for Innovation events will cover:
How to enter the Metadata competition
Detailed information on deadlines & eligibility
Networking and collaboration opportunities
The chance to quiz the TSB on specific proposal issues
What to expect from the application process
This event is free to attend but space is limited so do register using the links above to secure a spot.
Attendance is limited to two people per company.
The Partnering for Innovation programme is produced by the Creative Industries KTN.
09.30 - 10.00 Registration (Tea & Coffee)
10.00 - 10.15 Welcome and Introduction
A short welcome and introduction to the day's agenda with brief overviews of the event partners; Creative Industries KTN and Cartezia
10.15 - 10.30 Breaking the Ice - Turn to Your Left, Say Hello
A quick ice-breaking session, get to know your neighbours.
10.30 - 11.15 Metadata in the digital and creative industries: what does it mean for business models?
Our expert speakers, will look at recent developments within the digital industry and specifically focus on Metadata, its impact and influence on the industry's business models and what it means for companies within the digital industry. Using classical and new business growth frameworks, the speakers will identify key challenges that must be overcome in order to build new businesses in the digital space They will also discuss how to use advances in metadata as a springboard to create new businesses and revenue streams and the experiences of companies that they are currently involved in.
Dr. Uday Phadke, CEO, Cartezia
Dr Phadke is the Chief Executive of Cartezia which specialises in the design and building of new products, services and businesses for the expanding digital marketplace. Over the past ten years, Dr. Phadke has been active in developing strategies and business models for a wide range of internet and mobile services companies, including device manufacturers, mobile and broadband technologies, ‘real’ and virtual network providers, content creation and delivery companies, e-advertising technology and services, and location based products and services, including sat-nav and mapping applications.
Andrew Yates, CEO, Artesian
Andrew Yates is CEO of Artesian, which helps its clients achieve sales advantage by tapping into the vast array of insight available on their market, customers, prospects and competitors.Andrew has a track record of leading both listed and early stage companies with leadership roles at Cognos (BI), Misys plc(Banking and Healthcare), Eyretel plc (Operational CRM). Andrew also served as CEO and co-founder of Then-Solutions, an MRM software developer specialising in intelligent asset management and operational analytics for marketing.
11.15 - 11.45 Break & Ideas Marketplace
11.45 - 12.30 So, this £5m Competition, How Does It Work?
Alex Stanhope from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) will cover the "Metadata: Increasing the Value of Digital Content" competition, its background. This session will cover:
• Aims and objectives of competition
• Entry and application process
• Amounts available and match-funding
• Types and scale of project – what makes an ideal project?
• Eligible organisations and consortia
• How does the judging process work and who decides?
• If successful, what happens during/after the competition?
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch & Ideas Marketplace
13.00 - 14.00 Up Close & Personal with the TSB
One-to-one sessions with Alex Stanhope from the TSB who will be onhand for tips, advice on proposed projects and the competition process. A chance to test out pitches and get direct feedback.
14.00 Event Ends
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