Enabling richer and more efficient productive knowledge exchange and learning partnerships between institutions and BCE partners.

BCE Stream 4: Enabling the interface

Enabling richer and more efficient productive knowledge exchange and learning partnerships between institutions and BCE partners

Work package: Extension of Access Management into BCE

Processes and mechanisms to enhance permeability and access across institutional firewalls to enable innovation and collaboration across the institution-external BCE partner interface.

 06/08 – 05/11

Phase 1 project: Extending Access Management into Business and Community Engagement – Scoping Study

The aim of the study is to assess the processes, risks, benefits and practicalities for all parties involved of extending access and identity management approaches to external BCE partners, in order to produce a detailed set of practical recommendations for JISC to inform next steps and Phase 2 of the Extending Access Management work package.

Final report

Report
Extending Access Management into Business and Community Engagement – Scoping Study (PDF)

 

 07/08 – 04/09

Phase 2 projects (dependent on Phase 1): Deliver and evaluate pilot trials for extended Access Management into BCE

TBD Potentially pilot trials (involving a number of institutions and several service providers) comprising the implementation of good access management practice, software and protocols for selected BCE partners. Will also take account of the Facilitation Open Innovation Study and the ‘Embedding BCE’ work package.

 01/10 – 05/11

Work package: Business Information Resources – Widening access via Institutions

Exploratory workshop, landscape study and then pilot implementation projects to:

  • help overcome the challenges and barriers that may exist for entrepreneurs, SMEs, other external organisations and individuals as well as BCE practitioners in accessing and utilising business information knowledge assets and data, with expert guidance.
  • open up business information resources beyond researchers to external partners via HEIs.
  • enhance the sector’s role in innovation stimulation and business growth.
 04/08 – 04/11

Phase 1 project: Exploratory workshop at British Library

Exploratory workshop and summary to gain an understanding of need and demand for, and current accessibility of, business information resources (such as the British Library Business & IP Centre provides), among external bodies and HEI BCE offices.

Report
Workshop exec summary report (WORD)

 

04/08

Phase 2 project: Business Information Resources - Landscape study

Landscape and feasibility study, informed by international comparisons, into the current state across the UK of the provision of business information resources, (i.e. market research and company data, IP information, trade journals, online business and market databases, associated advice and guidance). The study will examine the extent of institutional involvement in this provision and the extent to which this provision fulfils diverse user needs and opportunities. Investigation of potential solutions, provision partnerships and scenario analysis.

Report
Landscape and Feasibility Final Report (PDF)

 01/09 - 08/09

Phase 3 projects: Business Info resources - Pilot projects to create regional/sub-regional hubs in HEIs for business information

(NB Contingent on decisions following recommendations from Phase 2)

Pilot trails, with parallel planning, management and synthesis project, to implement several models across the UK of business information resources provision - potentially via institutional hubs as part of an institutional innovation facilitation offer/service, delivered in partnership with regional and/or local libraries and authorities. 		01/10 - 07/11

Work package: Facilitating Open Innovation

Study and pilot trials enabling collaborative and open co-development across the institution-BCE partner boundary, using the open innovation model. Co-development of applied knowledge assets (which have undergone proof of concept) into opportunities, services and solutions. Targeting objectives in Government’s Innovation Nation paper.		 10/08 – 04/11

Phase 1 project: comprehensive landscape and feasibility study investigating the current and recommended future state of open innovation practice, models and tools used by higher and further education institutions and their external partners in collaboration. The focus of the study is on processes, practice and policies rather than specific technical solutions.

Final Report

Report 
Landscape and Feasibility Study  (PDF)

 

01/09 - 08/09

Phase 2 projects: (NB Contingent on decisions following recommendations from Phase 2).

Pilot open innovation models for collaborative development, including online peer review, involving existing collaborative and national stakeholder bodies who are united by common interest of stimulating innovation by enhancing institutional BCE.		 01/10 - 07/11

Work package

Exemplars in Efficient SME Engagement Through ICT

Institutions, though encouraged and given incentives by Government and funding councils to do so for many years, struggle to find resource efficient and cost-effective ways of engaging with SMEs which are genuinely mutually beneficial and where the reward matches the effort. Yet SMEs contribute about 40% UK GDP and comprise over 95% UK businesses.
This work package will deliver good practice and published exemplars for institutions in SME engagement through enhanced processes and use of technology, in order to:

  • enable institutions to engage with SMEs more efficiently, effectively and fruitfully
  • enhance the institutional offer to SMEs
  • provide enhanced mutual benefit to SMEs and institutions
 02/09 – 03/10

Project (a): SME e-Empowering

Developing the institutional offering of advice, guidance and models for SMEs who wish to capitalise on web technologies and e-commerce. Analysis and synthesis of SME need/ demand and institutional capability and study including good practice and exemplars.

Report
 Phase 1 Scoping and Mapping Report (Word)
 

 02/09 – 11/09

Project (b): Efficient Systems for SME Engagement Study

Comprehensive study designed to gather and disseminate the best practice available in resource-efficient, technology-enabled SME engagement, drawing on for example regional models, international examples and brokerage model.		 10/09 – 09/10

Work package: e-Content Public Engagement

Feasibility study (Digitisation programme) on the digitisation and curation of collections from the general public

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/digitisation/reports/digicuration.aspx

'followed by good practice demonstrators of public engagement in co-development of digital content'

 10/09 – 06/10

Developing Community Content

Two strands (a) enriching existing digital eContent resources by engagement with specific external communities, and creating effective mechanisms/features through which these communities can engage and contribute online
(b) co-developing new digital content with specific external communities or a wider public

03/10 -08/10     

03/10 - 03/11

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