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2019-01-29 | |
发布年 | 2019 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 气候变化 |
正文(英文) | Press release Boost for small business through new government investment in tech project trialsInnovative new projects set to receive government investment to help businesses make better use of technology and modern management practices.
Technology projects and pilots across the country – including digital dairy farming, artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and cloud computing technology – are among those to benefit from a new fund to boost the productivity of UK small businesses, Small Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst confirmed today (29 January 2019). A total of 15 projects from all parts of the UK have won a share of £2 million from the first round of funding from the Business Basics Fund. Among the winning bidders are cutting-edge collaborations between businesses and groups including the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD), Enterprise Nation, Universities, Cavendish Enterprise, government-backed Growth Hubs and local authorities. Among the projects to receive funding for their innovations are:
Small Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst said:
A second funding competition has launched with £2 million available to businesses, academia and local authorities for new projects focused on testing ways of rolling out existing productivity-boosting technology and management practices to businesses. The Fund, which forms part of the government’s plan to boost UK national productivity through its modern Industrial Strategy, is delivered in partnership with Innovate UK and Nesta. Research from the CBI suggests that by encouraging more businesses to take advantage of existing technologies, management practices and business support– such as cloud computing, mobile technology and e-purchasing – the UK economy could receive a £100 billion boost and see a 5% reduction in income inequality. Dr Ian Campbell, Executive Chair of Innovate UK, said:
Geoff Mulgan, Chief Executive of innovation foundation Nesta, said:
The government has also published the Business Support Evaluation Framework. The new Framework will set out the quality standards that are expected for evaluations of BEIS-funded business support programmes and will enable the effectiveness of different policies and programmes to be compared. The framework is designed to assist policy makers, evaluators and delivery bodies in generating robust evidence of what works, so BEIS can make better informed decisions of current and future policies. Government is committed to investing, through its modern Industrial Strategy, in science and research to keep the UK at the forefront of new technologies and the benefits they bring. The Industrial Strategy is also helping us nurture and upskill people to do the jobs of the future, through increased investment in technical education and a national retraining scheme. Project detailsHeadsUp! Boosting performance amongst micro firms through take-up of digital technologiesParties: Enterprise Nation, Brunel University London Location: Lancashire, Birmingham, Oxfordshire and London Background: A new project that will test how best to encourage SMEs to adopt digital technologies (ie cloud computing, E-commerce transactions, Customer Relationship Management and accounting software, Human Resources management systems). Artificial Intelligence in London’s hospitality and retail SME sectorParties: The Greater London Authority, London School of Economics (Centre for Economic Performance), two small businesses (CognitionX and Capital Enterprise), the London Growth Hub Location: London Background: A pilot that will test the effectiveness of different mechanisms to encourage the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as chatbots in the retail and hospitality sectors. People Skills+: An innovative management and leadership approach to boosting SME productivityParties: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Ltd, The Behaviouralist (academia), Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Location: Greater Birmingham and the Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area. Background: Project focused on building skills and capabilities of owner/managers of hard to reach SMEs by investing in people management practices through the use of an online diagnostic tool and independent local advice. A Systematic Approach to SME ProductivityParties: City University London, University of Oxford (Said Business School), Cavendish Consortium, Bocconi University (ICRIOS) and the Greater London Authority/London Growth Hub Location: Greater London and surrounding areas Background: Building on trials carried out in Italy, this project will look to measure the effectiveness of applying a systematic approach to decision making to enable SMEs in England to make more effective strategic decisions. Cavendish Micro-Business Productivity Boost ProjectParties: Cavendish Consortium Ltd, University of Warwick (Enterprise Research Centre) and OMB Research Location: England-wide Background: A project to establish if early stage micro businesses that are both willing and able to increase productivity can be identified, and which interventions are most effective in encouraging them to adopt productivity enhancing business practices at the early stages. Local Productivity ClubParties: Anglia Business Growth Consultants Limited, College of West Anglia and the Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Location: Borough of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Background: This project aims to demonstrate that forming a structured club of small low productivity companies all from the same local area together with support can deliver significant productivity gains within 4 months. Testing data-led targeting of low and mid productivity firms to increase awareness of performance and supportParties: West Yorkshire Combined Authority / Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership Location: SMEs in the Leeds area. Background: This project will look at how tailored, targeted messages can encourage businesses to address their low productivity (i.e. behavioural nudges) and how this knowledge impacts on subsequent behaviour. Productivity in professional services, by inspiring employees to step forwardParties: The Career Innovation Company Limited, Institute of Employment Studies Location: South West Background: This project will test the impact of an existing online programme aimed at individuals which will be adapted to be relevant to employees of SMEs in professional services. Nudging SMEs towards greater productivityParties: Tier 2.0 Future Limited, Tax Optimiser Ltd Location: Smaller cities in England Background: Led by a social enterprise and working with a software development company (which is an SME), this project will test how different (predominately) online messaging affects what SMEs do. Engaging Rural Micros for increased productivityParties: Devon County Council Location: South West Background: A project to test the theory that rural micro businesses need support at a basic level to adopt modern business practices ADAPTParties: Skills and Growth Company Location: North West Background: This project will pilot a new way of encouraging up to 30 high growth potential SMEs in the Northwest in adopting two types of existing digital automation practices and Industrial Digitisation Technologies (IDT) Will the provision of facilitated support improve the adoption of cloud-based accounting packages, by community sector SMEs?Parties: Locality, Howard Neal Ltd Background: This charity will pilot a process of facilitated support e.g. peer support from early adopters to increase the adoption of cloud-based accounting packages by community sector SMEs. Digitally Enabled Business Clinic - a cost-effective means of universities supporting SMEs to increase their productivityParties: Northumbria University Location: Northumbria Background: A project to explore the effectiveness of a Digitally Enabled Business Clinic (DEBC) to enable SMEs to access free advice from supervised university business school students, for example including digital marketing, finance, strategic advice through digital media and tools etc, removing the need for costly physical infrastructure. Technology foresight for growth and productivity: the design and implementation of a new foresight approach for UK SMEsParties: Kingston University Location: London area Background: This research project will produce three main outputs. The first is a foresight methodology that is effective, scalable and easy to use by UK SMEs, especially those operating in clusters, for identifying and developing emerging technologies. The second is a list of critical technologies specifically aimed at improving the productivity of Digital Health SMEs. The third will be a list of key actions enabling these same firms to adopt these technologies and ultimately to enhance their productivity and growth. Resource Productivity in the $20 billion Dairy Manufacturing SectorParties: Food Forward, University of Surrey Background: To develop and test an online diagnosis tool to enable SMEs in the dairy sector to easily evaluate the case for investment in proven technologies that improve resource productivity.
Published 29 January 2019
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