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TEN THEMES FOR THE NATIONAL PLAN
The ten themes which follow are
offered as examples and should not be seen as defining the limits of the
plan.
Summary of the innovation themes to be outlined:
- An Excellence in Innovation Award for British companies who
are innovation focused in their approach to business.
- A Management of Innovation qualification, to equip managers
and others involved in implementing innovation, with the know-how
required to cope with the task.
- A Virtual British Innovation Centre. This internet and
digital television based innovation centre would be the national
centre for anyone seeking help, on any aspect of innovation in
Britain.
- A National Jobs & Skills Database. This would link
employers, training providers and potential employees together, to
deliver skilled workers to the work place on a just-in-time basis.
- Information Technology 1:Creating North Melted into South
Businesses with front offices in commercially favoured islands of
prosperity which will be referred to as "The South", electronically
linked to back offices in weaker economic growth areas referred to as
"The North".
- Information Technology 2: Reviving the promise of internet
trading. At the end of the twentieth century, selling goods and
services over the internet failed to live up to its early promise
because of payment and delivery problems. New ways of payment and new
delivery systems are proposed.
- Information Technology 3: Improving IT teaching in schools.
IT differs from other subjects on the school curriculum in two ways:
It's advancing faster than other subjects and in a non-academic way,
pupils know more about it than the majority of their teachers. Methods
for putting teachers back in command are suggested.
- Rebuilding public trust in science, technology and engineering,
and the people who work in these fields.
- An annual National Innovation Competition. This
competition, having categories suitable for all British residents
would offer prizes for the best suggestions, for solutions to a
problem currently being faced by the nation.
- Innovation in the public services. Target Setting as a means
of improving efficiency in the public services has only met with
limited success. An alternative is proposed.
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Theme 1
The Excellence in Innovation Award
Theme 2
The Management of Innovation Award
Syllabus
Theme 3
A Virtual National Innovation Centre
Theme 4
A National Jobs & Skills Database
Theme 5
North melted into South Businesses
Transport internet
Fiscal policy
Theme 6
Internet shopping
Reducing fraud
Solving the home delivery problem
Theme 7 Improving IT
teaching in schools
Theme 8 Rebuilding trust in
science & technology
simplifying dietary advice
The MMR vaccine problem
Sourcing transplant organs
Science & Peace in the Middle East
Theme 9
National Innovation competition
Theme 10
Innovation in the public services |