AIRTO frequently offers, or is asked by government, business and other organisations, for its views on matters relating to the Innovation, Research & Technology sector.
The work of the Innovation, Research and Technology (IRT) sector is vital in helping to raise the productivity of UK companies and in connecting businesses, government and academia to the resources needed for the successful uptake of new technology. A report by Oxford Economics shows the sector has a combined turnover of £6.9bn and contributes £32-£36bn to UK GVA, supporting over 141,000 jobs.
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AIRTO welcomes government’s pledge to protect science and research post-Brexit
We welcome additional funding to support UK participation in Horizon 2020, but we are calling on government to further leverage the Innovation, Research and Technology sector to boost our capacity to deliver R&D services for international industry.
July 2015
March 2015
Nurse Review of Research Councils
March 2015
NCUB S3AH Consultation AIRTO Response
September 2014
Labour Green Paper on Science and Innovation
August 2014
BIS Science and innovation Strategy final
August 2014
The Effectiveness of EU Research and Innovation Proposals
House of Lords publish report into effectiveness of EU research and innovation proposals (April 2013)
‘Bridging the Valley of Death’
Parliamentary Inquiry highlights Government's need for coherent strategy to support UK's commercialisation of technological innovation (March 2013)
AIRTO response on R&D Tax Credits
(June 2012)
November 2011
AIRTO submission to Science and Technology Select Committee
Call for Evidence on Public Procurement as a tool to Stimulate Innovation (Dec 2010)
AIRTO submission to Science and Technology Select Committee
Inquiry into Technology Innovation Centres
(November 2010)
Supporting Industrial Innovation in the UK
A view of Government Grant Assistance Schemes, (Past, Present and Future) by AIRTO (April 2010)
(May 2008)
AIRTO response to Treasury’s Consultation
"Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004-2014: Next Steps" (June 2006)
Consultation Document July 2005 Response by airto
Innovation, Knowledge-transfer and Fiscal Incentives
(August 2003)
Innovation management processes for technology based knowledge transfer companies
Yhe impact of the results of the ESRC Innovation Programme (August 2001)
The contribution of Faraday Partnerships
To growth in innovation intensity in the UK economy (April 2001)
Increasing UK innovation intensity
The solution to the problem of knowledge transfer to business enterprise (August 2000)
Consultation on research in Europe after Framework 5 (August 2000)
AIRTO response to the DTI proposal
For a network of regional centres for manufacturing excellence and productivity (July 2000)
Summary of AIRTO recommendations
For a Science and Innovation Policy (June 2000)
AIRTO contribution to the debate
Leading to a possible White Paper on Science and Innovation Policy. Presented to the Minister for Science (December 1999)