The Technology Strategy Board (TSB)

The TSB has become operational as an executive non-departmental public body and supports the Government to develop a UK-wide strategy to deliver funding, policies and strategic objectives for the use of, and investment in, technology and innovation by business. It will look across all sectors of the economy to identify priority areas for investment within a framework established by the Secretary of State. It will also consider barriers to the exploitation of new technologies, and recommend how they can be removed. Responsibility for the overall direction of innovation policy will remain with Ministers.

Since 2004 the Government in conjunction with the former (advisory) TSB has supported over 600 projects across 40 technology areas with a combined business and Government investment worth over £900m. .

Eleven Board members will guide and govern the new TSB and Alistair Darling announced the appointment of eleven board members for the new TSB and these are Graeme Armstrong, Nick Buckland, John Brown, Joseph Feczko, Anne Glover, David Grant, Jonathan Kestenbaum, Julia King, Andrew Milligan, Jeremy Watson and Peter Ringrose.

The announcement follows the earlier appointment of Graham Spittle, previously Chair of the advisory Technology Strategy Board, as Chair of the new body for one year with effect from 1 June 2007.

A senior management team has been appointed to manage the day-to-day operations of the TSB. The team includes the following four directors: Allyson Reed, Strategy and Communications Director; David Way, Director of Operations; David Bott, Director of Innovation Platforms and Graham Hutchins, Director of Corporate Services.

TSB areas of support will include:

Technology policy and strategy:

- Development and advisory role

- Engagement with DTI, OGDs, RDAs and other stakeholders

Technology and innovation communications and marketing:

- TS/TP marketing

Technology Programme delivery:

- Collaborative Research and Development

- Knowledge Transfer Networks

- Technology Manager Roles

- MSET

- Micro Nano Technology Network Centres

Project teams:

- Innovation Platforms and projects

- Key Technology Areas/Policy Development Role

- Partner Liason – TS/TP relations with RDAs and RCs

Market and technology analysis:

- Strategy Development, assessment of programme priorities and evaluation of activities

- Emerging technologies programme
- International:

  Operation of Framework Programme - five FP7 thematic leads

  Operation of Eureka

Legacy programmes:

- Faraday Partnerships

- LINK

- Management of Information

- CARAD

- E-Science

- Basic Technology Programme

- European Technology Transfer |Initiatives

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

TSB secretariat