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Science and innovation audits

Science and innovation audits help local and regional areas to map their research and innovation strengths and identify areas of potential global competitive advantage.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 3 November 2016
• Last updated: 8 March 2019 — See all updates

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) invited consortia, formed around geographic and technological themes, to apply to be involved in the science and innovation audit (SIA) process.

The consortia are made up of:

• business
• universities
• research and innovation organisations
• Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs)
• or equivalent organisations in the devolved administrations and other collaborators from across the private and public sectors

Science and innovation audits: wave reports

• Science and innovation audits: wave 3 summary reports
  • 8 March 2019
  • Research and analysis
• Science and innovation audits: wave 2 summary reports
  • 21 September 2017
  • Research and analysis
• Science and innovation audits: wave 1 summary reports
  • 31 December 2018
  • Research and analysis

Background

The science and innovation audits (SIAs) were first announced in July 2015 by the then Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson.

• Business Secretary sharpens the UK’s innovation expertise with regional research and development audit
  • 9 November 2015
  • Press release
• One Nation Science
  • 16 July 2015
  • Speech

Published 3 November 2016
Last updated 8 March 2019 + show all updates

1. 8 March 2019

   3rd wave of Science and innovation audit summaries added.

2. 3 November 2016

   First published.