On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Cubitt S.R.
<S.R.Cubitt@soton.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>Two messages in this morning from colleagues at Southampton's research
>office (neither are academics - most of whome are on holiday or trying to
>write their books ;(
I will have a go at drafting a short idea for what we could aim for, and
putting together our circulation with the circulation list for the
university discussion
I'm recently returned to the UK after 11 years overseas so the number of
contacts and knowledge of institutions is weak. On the other hand, a bid
with a strong EU presence - even though the CFP is specifically about the
UK could be a strength for us.
We do NOT know that the presence of Hargreaves is vital. (Unfortunately I
do have a connection with Cardiff but it will not be helpful - long story:
my predecessor at Melbourne)
More later
sean
Thanks Nikki and sorry wasn¹t about to make the meeting.
Dear All
I would have thought this needs to be lead by a senior academic from a
Business / Law discipline with track record in this area. Clearly there
should be close links to those in arts, IT etc. Unless we can rapidly find
a natural and credible lead from within Southampton I would have thought
our best option is to partner.Please note I did spot in the call document
that an organisation can only be in one Bid (see pt 5 on eligibility).
Further we also do need to be able to articulate (albeit briefly for the
EOI) how this centre would be sustainable into the future ŠŠ
I am not sure whether our own Law team and in particular Steve Saxby
have/has expressed an interest &/or identified who would be the stiffest
competition/best partner but I would hope they would be able to advise.
>From a non-academic perspective (but legal with some interest in this
field) I wonder whether Queen Mary¹s University of London Œs Centre for
Commercial Law Studies might be quite a big hitter as they do quite a bit
in IT and Media lawŠ. ? They certainly fielded a few people to the
workshop. http://www.ccls.qmul.ac.uk/Research/it/index.html
Christopher Millard provides them with a close link to Oxford¹s Internet
Institute as he is part-time at both.
Subject to our wanting to lead would it be worth seeing if they were
putting in for a bid at all and potentially offer to link with them?
Indeed we could ask them anyway in order to gauge if they are competition.
Also Bournemouth University Centre for IP & Policy Management -
http://www.cippm.org.uk/research.htmlcould well be thinking of going for
it in which ditto in relation to partnering/competing with them?
Link to Hargreaves report in case you don¹t already have it (you probably
do as it has been mentioned previously)
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ipreview-finalreport.pdf
but also there are a number of supporting documents which are informative
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ipreview/ipreview-documents.htm
Some other suggestions in case they are of help:
1) Would you agree any bid might benefit from some of the following as
partners/ representatives in steering capacity in addition to the various
industry sectors identified in the call?
-British Library
-Selection of Law Firms leading in this field
-Collecting societiesy / copyright licensing agencies
2) Another refreshing inclusion could be around the education piece
(strong theme in Hargreaves) potentially building a strand about
curriculum development during schooling years rather than leaving for
businesses to tackle it and later stage learning?
3) The expectation should certainly be to have UK IPO on any steering
panel which I believe is implicit from the call. The University also has
links to the CBI Intellectual Property Committee which includes a number
of the major players in some of the industry sectors involved. If we were
to lead it may be possible to link through to them for a steering group
representative. I can assist in providing that link if there is a decision
to lead.
Overall we must be mindful of the selection criteria for the 1st stage:
· fit to the call specification
€ demonstrable expertise in delivering excellent and relevant research
€ strength of vision and leadership
€ the added value of the Centre¹s overall aims, approach and activities
(i.e. the Centre should be more than the sum of its parts)
€ the strength of any proposed partnerships between partner institutions
and the infrastructural support offered by all partners, especially the
host institution
€ the quality and potential of existing and proposed partnerships with
stakeholders and other, non-academic organisations and the nature of the
relationship
€ the extent to which proposed activities respond to current priorities
and potential future challenges
€ potential to deliver impact
€ plans for a sustainable legacy
€ value for money (including the potential to obtain additional income).
I am not sure if there is a follow up meeting but if one is planned will
engage should you want.
Kind Regards
Diana
Diana Galpin
Senior Legal Adviser
Research & Innovation Services
Direct Tel: 023 8059 8673
Mobile: 07979852362
Fax: 023 8059 8671
www.southampton.ac.uk/business
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Dear Diana
Do we assume that any bid led by Professor Ian Hargreaves, Chair of
Digital Economy at the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural
Studies/ Cardiff Business School is a very strong contender given that the
Government has just accepted all ten recommendations made in his
independent review on intellectual property? If so, does the group have
any good connections it can exploit, or a history of collaborating with
Cardiff in this area? Or is it too late to pursue that avenue?
Kind regards
Niki
Niki Price
Bid Manager
Research & Innovation Services