Growing Kent & Medway

成长的肯特

• 批准号: 107139
• 金额: $ 2281.99万
• 依托单位: NIAB.
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=107139
• 关键词: Growing; Kent; Medway

Public descriptionVISIONGrowing Kent & Medway (GK&M) will deliver an uplift in Kent and Medway's economy through inclusive and innovation-led growth. The cluster focusses on the region's advanced horticulture, fresh produce packaging, food and drink processing industries, and enabling technologies that drive innovation and growth. As the UK prepares to leave the EU, GK&M will establish Kent & Medway as a world-leading region for the climate-smart production and processing of high-value, nutrient-rich foods and plant-based compounds.GEOGRAPHYKent & Medway is home to the majority of the UK's high-value horticulture, processing and packaging, and a major gateway to global markets. The growth opportunity is significant with building blocks for success in place. However, spending just 1.5% of GDP on R&D, productivity in the region is under-performing because levels of collaborative research and innovation (R&I) lack intensity; entrepreneurial capacity is under-exploited; and there has been a steady erosion in numbers of knowledge-based workers. This is in contrast to other regions where investment to address similar challenges has led to significant prosperity. GK&M will turbo-charge the research, innovation and enterprise environment to boost growth in this critical sector delivering 1,744 additional jobs and £39.3M annual GVA by 2030.Furthermore, the region has some of the widest social inequalities in the UK which is a barrier to achieving prosperity and well-being. GK&M will drive inclusive wealth creation so that untapped human capital can contribute to, and share in the region's prosperity.NETWORKGK&M comprises a world-class consortium of research excellent partners (NIAB EMR, Natural Resources Institute/University of Greenwich, University of Kent); significant Agri-food companies (APS Produce, Berry Gardens Growers, Chapel Down, Gusbourne Estate, Richard Hochfeld Group, Thanet Earth, Worldwide Fruit); an innovative technology integration business that operates across supply chains (Geku Automation); and a world-leading packaging company (Smurfit Kappa). It is backed by strong civic and business support with partners from the Kent & Medway Economic Partnership and Locate in Kent.OBJECTIVESWe will stimulate research, innovation and business growth by:People and Spaces: Providing state-of-the-art infrastructure that gives access to innovation, demonstration and research facilities to help businesses and human capital grow.Collaborative Research & Innovation: Raising investment in industry-driven R&I and stimulating the technology commercialisation for climate-smart food production, novel plant compounds, value- addition and waste minimisation.Enterprise: Fostering a vibrant, supportive environment in which businesses can innovate and thrive.Workforce 2030: Developing a strategic framework for upskilling and professionalising the sector.

VISIONG Kent&Medway(GK&M)将通过包容性和创新引领的增长，提振肯特郡和梅德韦的经济。该集群专注于该地区先进的园艺、生鲜农产品包装、食品和饮料加工行业，以及推动创新和增长的使能技术。随着英国准备脱离欧盟，GK&M将把Kent&Medway打造为全球领先的气候智能地区，生产和加工高价值、营养丰富的食品和植物性化合物。GeOGRAPHYKent&Medway是英国大部分高价值园艺、加工和包装的所在地，也是进入全球市场的主要门户。随着成功的基石就位，增长机会是巨大的。然而，该地区在研发上的支出仅占GDP的1.5%，生产率表现不佳，原因是协作研究和创新(R&I)水平缺乏强度；创业能力未得到充分开发；知识型工人的数量一直在稳步下降。这与其他地区形成鲜明对比，在这些地区，为应对类似挑战而进行的投资带来了显著的繁荣。到2030年，GK&M将大力推动研究、创新和企业环境，以促进这个关键行业的增长，提供1744个额外就业机会和3930万GB的年GVA。此外，该地区存在一些英国最广泛的社会不平等，这是实现繁荣和福祉的障碍。GK&M将推动普惠的财富创造，使尚未开发的人力资本能够为该地区的繁荣做出贡献并分享。NETWORKGK&M包括一个世界级的研究优秀合作伙伴联盟(NIAB EMR、自然资源研究所/格林威治大学、肯特大学)；重要的农业食品公司(APS Products、Berry Gardens Growers、Chapel Down、Gusbourne Estate、Richard Hochfeld Group、Thanet Earth、Worldwide Fruit)；一个跨供应链运营的创新技术集成企业(Geku Automation)；以及一个世界领先的包装公司(SMurfit Kappa)。我们将通过以下方式刺激研究、创新和业务增长：人员和空间：提供最先进的基础设施，使企业能够获得创新、示范和研究设施，以帮助企业和人力资本增长。合作研究与创新：增加对行业驱动的研发和创新的投资，并刺激气候智能食品生产、新型植物化合物、增值和废物最小化的技术商业化。企业：培育一个充满活力的、支持性的环境，使企业能够创新和蓬勃发展。劳动力2030：为提高技能和使该行业专业化发展制定战略框架。