Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

Tony MitchellBritish Council

Partnership Structure

‘Europe’s most successful Knowledge Transfer Programme…’

What is strategic KTP?

• A collaborative project to implement business improvement

How does KTP Build STI Capacity?• Gets knowledge implemented in the market• Supports innovation• Enables a problem solving approach in the

private sector • Cuts across all sections of knowledge• Promotes skill development at all levels• Precisely maps onto private sector needs• Informs university teaching on the application of

knowledge• Stimulates client-focused research

Innovation Through Collaboration

• Sharing a goal• Working together• Sharing knowledge• Building relationships• Mutual benefit

Innovative Environment

Business Objectives University Objectives• Create a product to fill a

market• Generate profits• Expand operations

• Educate students• Generate quality

publishable research• Increase reputation

KTP is a means of aligning goals and achieving mutually beneficial outcomes

KTP Provides Practical Solutions for Practical Problems

Policy Driven Focus Business Demand Focus

Knowledge base

Private Sector

Knowledge base Company

Seeking Solutions

Facilitation

Knowledge generation and business objectives not aligned

Knowledge delivered useful for business growth

What are the benefits of KTP?• The company acquires improved technology• The associate learns to implement practical

solutions• The academic gains relevant information for

teaching• The company becomes more competitive/grows• The associate gains management

experience/development• The academic develops student projects/case

studies/academic publications

Where does it take place?

• Academic takes his/her expertise into the company

• Dr. Adam Sebbit, Makerere University, helped AMFRI Farms of Uganda increase production by 360%