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Knowledge Exchange
This priority is about how knowledge, ideas and expertise in colleges and universities can be used to stimulate innovation in businesses, enterprises and public services which delivers new ideas, products, and services.
Working with Scotland's colleges and universities, and our key delivery partners, we will aim to achieve:
- an effective, demand-driven exchange of knowledge and expertise with business and public and third sector organisations, which enhances competitiveness and promotes economic growth;
- the formation of new knowledge-based businesses;
- easy access for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the facilities and services of colleges and universities; and
- continued investment in Scotland to exploit knowledge, develop solutions, and demonstrate applications.
Useful links
- Review of Developing Employer Engagement Programme (DEEP) and Knowledge Transfer Grant Programme (KTG) Year 1 report is the first of three reports evaluating the impact of the DEEP and KTG capacity building programmes for the Scottish Funding Council. Funding to colleges for these programmes was allocated during the first phase of Learning to Work. The final evaluation will be in 2011.
- Initiating, Adopting and Building Knowledge Transfer and Scotland's Colleges:
A Summary Report (see PDF file in our archive). - Interface: a Council-funded central access point for industry to Scotland's university research base, including University Innovation Voucher Scheme applications.
- College Innovation Voucher Scheme: Guidance (pdf) and application form (doc) to be completed by colleges.