Technology Strategy Board

The Technology Strategy Board promotes innovation in many ways. Much of their work is in spreading knowledge, understanding policy, spotting opportunities and bringing people together to solve problems or make new advances. They also invest in and manage a range of delivery mechanisms and programmes to drive technology-enabled innovation.

The Technology Strategy Board have identified technology areas and application areas where efforts are focused, with Innovation Platforms targeting specific areas of challenge.

The Technology Strategy Board's role is to stimulate technology-enabled innovation in the areas which offer the greatest scope for boosting UK growth and productivity. They promote, support and invest in technology research, development and commercialisation. They spread knowledge, bringing people together to solve problems or make new advances.

The Technology Strategy Board advises Government on how to remove barriers to innovation and accelerate the exploitation of new technologies. They also work in areas where there is a clear potential business benefit, helping today's emerging technologies become the growth sectors of tomorrow.

Kate Hough from the Technology Strategy Board say 'Success of Living with Environmental Change for the Technology Strategy Board would be:

• Closer engagement between business, policy makers and the research community.
• Business needs and opportunities incorporated within Living with Environmental Change partnership.
• Direct involvement of businesses with individual activities and projects.
• Living with Environmental Change activities communicated effectively to business in a way that is targeted, meaningful and accessible.
• UK businesses benefit by commercially exploiting Living with Environmental Change activities and opportunities, gaining economic impact from the partnership.'