Technology Strategy: ICT Developing UK capability and creating wealth Development of an ICT...

Technology Strategy: ICT

Developing UK capability and creating wealth

Development of an ICT Strategy


Electronics and Photonics

Information and Communication Technologies

Advanced Materials

Bioscience and Healthcare Technologies

Emerging Energy Technologies

Design Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing

Sustainable Production and Consumption

Key Technology Areas


Today

A brief overview of where we have got to;

Short presentations on key topics;

A reminder of the criteria against which the strategy will be judged;

A chance for us to get your views.


Consultation to date

Input from 200 players already,

Wider input by end May – please,

Detailed discussion documents can be found at:-

www.dti.gov.uk/technologystrategy


Definition of ICT

The software and communication services needed to handle data and information including:-

Gathering Storing/Recovering/Maintaining/Managing Transmitting Processing Interpreting Presenting Protecting (in house and in transit)


The Topics

The following six topics address these tasks

Pervasive systems,

Digital telecommunications,

Inter enterprise computing,

Intelligent systems,

Modelling and simulation,

Cyber security.


Assessment Criteria

UK’s Capacity to Develop and Exploit the Technology,

Potential for Impact and Timescale,

The Size of the Global Market Opportunity,

A Clear Technology Strategy Board Role.


Pervasive Systems: Definition

An environment:

with billions of intelligent or pre-programmed devices

in a networked environment, providing people with services and information when, where and how they need it.

Other terms used to describe this future include ambient intelligence, transparent computing and ubiquitous computing


Pervasive Systems: Drivers

business consumer creative / media environmental facilities

healthcare home industrial power retail transportation

Always on Consumer-centric solutions Invisibility Increasing productivity

Life-enhancing Long-term vision Omnipresent Ubiquity

Potential users …

… demanding


Pervasive Systems: Recommendations

by 2010 the Technology Programme, with other stakeholders, deploys a 1 million node platform that will allow projects run on it to address the issues of building and operating pervasive systems.

over the 3-5 year period the UK focus should be on collaborative R&D focused on interoperability of pervasive systems and on larger-scale user-trials / demonstrators

a challenge be developed around a concept like “Living and learning in a pervasive world” as a focus for R&D and demonstrators.


Digital Telecommunications: Definition

Digital communications (telecommunications) is the underpinning technology that will support innovation in, among others

e- health intelligent transport e-commerce, e-government e-learning the digital content sector.

and remote access to all such services.


Digital Telecommunications: Drivers

The drivers of change include: disintegration, where different economic drivers

in the industry causes pressure to separate, convergence of ICT, and fixed, mobile and

broadcast technologies, globalisation of the internet and competition from

the far east e.g. China, transformational technologies, including UWB, ad

hoc/mesh networks, software radio, all IP networks, Voice over IP, and pervasive ICT.


Digital Telecommunications: Recommendation

Key observation

The UK needs to focus its efforts on developing the higher levels of the communications stack where the most value is being created and where customer needs can be discussed.

This does not necessarily require DTI funded collaborative R&D, but better co-ordination and exploitation of the existing underpinning research capability.


Inter Enterprise Computing: Definition

Set of independent resources combined through a unified software system and networking technologies

Provision for dynamic change of independent resources to enable robust and secure capabilities

“ Ability to pool and share IT resources in a global environment in a manner which achieves seamless, secure, transparent, simple access to a vast collection of many different types of h/w and s/w resources through non-dedicated wide area networks, to deliver customised resources to specific applications”

– NSF Cyberinfrastructure


Inter Enterprise Computing: Drivers

The drivers of change include:

More effective use of resources

Enabling capabilities not afforded in-house e. smaller companies access to large-scale resources for specific peak work – to solve large-scale computing challenges

New business models: outsourcing of computing tasks, utility computing, catastrophe planning, and new model for service provision

Enabling disparate teams to collaborate – e.g engine modellers in France, with wing designers in the US


Inter Enterprise Computing: Recommendations

Three technology areasVirtualisationWeb ServicesAutonomics

The underlying technology areas will require further development, including in areas of:SecurityReal-time data integrationPersonalizationManagement Tools


Intelligent Systems: Definition

Intelligent Systems (IS) encompasses:

Cognitive systems Knowledge representation Feature extraction Image processing Natural computing Intelligent Agents

Simulation Real-world analysis Real-time analysis Data mining Data fusion Autonomy & self

management / healing Abnormality detection

Disease management Medical diagnostics Industrial monitoring &

diagnostics Image processing Autonomous vehicle control

eLearning Virtual reality Games – entertainment and

professional training Identity fraud protection Agent applications


Intelligent Systems: Drivers

Improved security demands– Technologies for identity card applications– Fraud prevention– DRM– Safety systems– Internet filtering

Aging population– healthcare requirements– home living

Accessibility– Restricted access to data and services– Natural language interaction

Information overload Productivity shortfalls


Intelligent Systems: Recommendations

Requirement for Collaborative Research & Development Projects that bring together R&D and end users:

Applications would be sought which addressed technology development issues within:– Cognitive systems– Natural computing– Intelligent agents– Intelligent image processing– Data mining

and provided applications within:– Intelligent agents within ‘serious games’ and simulations– Applications of ICS within tourism and leisure– Applications within Robotics and Human Interfaces– Applications within financial modelling and trading– Intelligent Transport systems


Modelling and Simulation: Definition

Modelling and simulation underpin quantitative prediction in support of innovation in products, processes and services, and the acceleration of design cycles.

Modelling is the formulation of mathematical frameworks or ‘models’

Simulation uses analytical and numerical techniques to solve models.

Scope: Applications in all sectors of the economy Established use in aerospace, automotive, energy, process

industries, … Major opportunities in logistics, finance, healthcare, construction,

…


Modelling and Simulation: Drivers

Drivers of change include the needs for:

modelling business processes; supporting strategic decision-making and capital projects; responding to new regulatory environments; planning for extreme or catastrophic events; exploiting the possibilities of Grid and High-Performance

computing; creating coherence among providers of modelling and

simulation.


Modelling and Simulation: recommendations

High-profile demonstrator and benchmarking projects to

– develop emerging applications in high-value areas of opportunity, such as financial services, retail, healthcare and construction.

– integrate the provider supply network of university groups, corporate centres of excellence, specialist consultancies, and public sector computing facilities.

Capture case studies of the benefits of a more connected supply network, especially where users move collectively in response to new technology or regulation.

Develop, in conjunction with management schools, the discipline of “mathematics for commerce” to support the growing service sector industries.


Cyber Security: Definition

Cyber security is the ability to secure electronic ‘cyber’ transactions end-to-end across heterogeneous networks, technologies and information services. It must necessarily consider the security solution holistically involving the end human users engaging in transactions and the supporting network, physical, training and social security measures


Cyber Security: Drivers

Growth in appetite for devices, consumer services, mobility

Growth in business need Governance, regulation and legislation Decentralisation and de-perimeterization Growth in e-crime and novel tech-enabled crimes Critical National Infrastructure and societal

dependence on ICT IPR, digital rights management and New Media.


Cyber Security: Recommendation

Develop metrics for threats and protection capability

Cost effective compliance Cost effective risk management Secure software development Trusted applications ID management process governance Human issues in security Anti-malware in mobile devices Seamless security across heterogeneous devices

and networks


Discussion Point

Are these the right technology priorities, have we missed something?


UK’s Capacity to Develop and Exploit the Technology

The presence of a UK centre of gravity, both in terms of significant research capability and the capacity for UK-based firms to exploit opportunities.


Potential for Impact and Timescale

The area in question is sufficiently in flux to require further research and innovation, of a scale likely to have significant impact, and in a timescale relevant to the business community. Competitive activity will be a key benchmark to test whether we are doing the right things in the right place.


The Size of the Global Market Opportunity

The opportunity to create value added in the UK and/or EEA, taking account of the global market potential


A Clear Technology Strategy Board Role

The ability of the Technology Programme to add value in a potentially crowded market, and where business may itself be investing considerable resource to achieve its goals, e.g. by identifying and addressing barriers to progress, and to tip it in favour of UK business.


Overview of the Discussion


How to get in touch

Please provide your feedback and suggestions by the end of May

Please direct all comments through:

www.dti.gov.uk/technologystrategy


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