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Promoting a sustainable future through innovation and knowledge transfer. Environmental Sustainability Knowledge Transfer Network Overview. What are Knowledge Transfer Networks?. Promoting a sustainable future through innovation and knowledge transfer.
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Promoting a sustainable future through innovation and knowledge transfer... Environmental Sustainability Knowledge Transfer Network Overview
What are Knowledge Transfer Networks? Promoting a sustainable future through innovation and knowledge transfer...
What is the Environmental Sustainability KTN? • Hosted by Oxford University and delivered in partnership with C-Tech Innovation Ltd • Started in July 2009 with initial funding for 3 years • Is supported by a generic knowledge transfer and management platform accessed through a web-portal • It is a Technology Strategy Board funded programme providing support to UK business to accelerate innovation • Merged from the Environmental KTN and the Resource Efficiency KTN www.innovateuk.org/sustainabilityktn Promoting a sustainable future through innovation and knowledge transfer...
Mission Statement of the ESKTN “The Environmental Sustainability Knowledge Transfer Network is accelerating the UK’s transition to a low carbon, resource and energy efficient economy by connecting businesses, universities, other research organisations and Government agencies, and catalysing innovation across a wide range of environmental technologies.” Promoting a sustainable future through innovation and knowledge transfer...
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Key Priority Areas Over the next three years, the Environmental Sustainability Knowledge Transfer Network will be focussing most of its effort on four main environmental sector subdivisions. Within those sub-divisions, fifteen Key Priority Areas have been indentified that offer the greatest potential for British businesses to develop innovative and environmentally sustainable products and services. Click on a KPA ‘bubble’ to read a Case Study. Promoting a sustainable future through innovation and knowledge transfer...
Interactive Web Portal www.innovateuk.org/sustainabilityktn Promoting a sustainable future through innovation and knowledge transfer...
Membership Benefits: Why join the ES KTN? Promoting a sustainable future through innovation and knowledge transfer...
Who should join and how? Knowledge Transfer Network Members are individuals from business, research or Government organisations who develop and exploit technology for the UK’s economic benefit. Arnold Black arnold.black@ctechinnovation.com For FREE Membership of the Environmental Sustainability KTN, Contact us: • By Telephone: 01865 610 500 • By Email: info@sustainabilityktn/innovateuk.org • By Registering via our Web Portal: www.innovateuk.org/sustainabilityktn Promoting a sustainable future through innovation and knowledge transfer...
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