UKTI & Smart Cities Sam Massey Technology Team UK Trade & Investment 2 nd June 2015 Contents UKTI Q & A 2 www.cambridgecleantech.org.uk 1
Cambridge Cleantech Annual Conference - Smart Cities 2 June 2015 The UK Government & UKTI s Ambitions 1.Supporting the ongoing increase in UK exports to 1trillion; 2.Getting 100,000 more UK companies exporting by 2020; 3. Maintaining the UK s position as the most favoured location in Europe for inward investment and doubling the UK s stock of FDI to 1 trillion by 2020. 4.For UKTI to support the winning of 100mn worth of smart cities related business by 2017. 3 UKTI s mission 4 www.cambridgecleantech.org.uk 2
UKTI One Team Regions/UK Cities London HQ Overseas Posts Supporting UK Companies Supporting Overseas Investors 5 UKTI Global Smart Cities Export Campaign Target - 100mn by 2017 How? - Identifying and qualifying projects in overseas markets through UKTI Posts and UKTI sector specialists. - Supporting UK companies to directly win business (trade missions; trade shows; 1-2-1 meetings; lobbying) - Introducing UK tech SMEs into UK and overseas multinational corporations supply chains. 6 www.cambridgecleantech.org.uk 3
Priority Projects Has to be tech or tech enabled tech underpinning goods and services eg. Big Data; Intelligent Transport Systems; Smart Grids; Digital Health; Urban Planning; Internet of Things; Machine to Machine. Other UKTI Sector Teams eg. Transport; Built Environment including sustainable buildings and water High UK Accessibility eg. UK capability matches overseas need. Time lines for project delivery confirmed. Financing/Budget confirmed. No or limited local issues preventing access. 7 Stakeholders: UK PLC - Multi National Corporations and SMEs Catapults - Future Cities, Transport, Digital Other Government Departments - BIS, FCO, DfT, DECC, HMT Cities - including Bristol, London, Glasgow, Manchester British Standards Institute - promoting smart standards overseas Cambridge Cleantech - involving membership in UKTI decision making events and activities 8 www.cambridgecleantech.org.uk 4
Priority Markets: UAE/Gulf eg. Dubai, Saudi Arabia 3 year government programme to make Dubai smartest global city in 3 years Mainland Europe eg. Denmark, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy Euro 10million Intelligent Transport tender in Copenhagen India Government of India 100 smart cities programme China Chinese Government plan to develop over 300 smart cities Brazil Government of Brazil $200bn 4 year infrastructure plan including smart cities SE Asia eg. Singapore, Malaysia Singapore Government 10 year Smart Nation plan focussing on technology 9 Events and Activities: 2014 eg. Tech is Great trade missions to China and S Korea SE Asia Smart Cities Trade Mission UK Pavilion at Barcelona Smart City Expo World Congress (10 UK Cities; 20 UK SMEs; Dan Byles MP, estimated 10mn business wins, largest country presence, 1 Nation unique approach with cities, SMEs, UKTI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vstaikv5b2s&feature=youtu.be ) 2015 eg. Smart Cities Trade Missions (Denmark; Belgium; SE Asia in 2016; India) UKTI sector specialist visits to China; Taiwan; Dubai; SE Asia Tech is Great campaigns including smart cities (including India; Brazil; China) Smart Cities Trade Mission to Milan Expo (June) 10 www.cambridgecleantech.org.uk 5
What Next? UKTI and Cambridge Cleantech Working Together Discussing with Cambridge Cleantech members what markets, projects, key sub-sectors are of interest to them. eg. contributing to UKTI priority markets decision making and wider business planning Joining UKTI trade missions to Milan Expo (June) and Barcelona Expo (November) Attending events during London Technology Week (June) Working with UKTI East of England International Trade Advisors (Alan Payne, UKTI East of England, Regional Director) 11 Thank You Questions? 12 www.cambridgecleantech.org.uk 6