Black Country FE Innovation Service

Black Country Innovation Services将提供一个试点项目，以满足当地对技术专长、可持续性和协作支持的迫切需求，同时应对与技术意识和资源限制有关的挑战。该项目将使我们的五所FE学院能够通过在地理上靠近企业运营的地方建立本地创新中心，并招募专门的员工来识别，参与和支持企业，以了解他们如何采用技术和业务流程的创新，从而满足当地的商业需求。该试点将：\* 绘制大学资产，以满足先进制造业，ICT/数字和建筑/住房部门的当地中小企业的需求。满足特定的技术需求，如计算机数控、虚拟现实和人工智能\* 提高对环境领域新兴实践的认识\* 关注与黑人国家业务构成相一致的关键增长领域：先进制造/工程、ICT/数字化和改造/绿色技术我们的项目通过直接提供卓越的技术来满足业务需求，通过大学设施为企业提供专业知识和支持，解决围绕有限意识/资源限制的挑战。我们将通过支持中小企业更多地了解当地FE学院内的设备/技术来克服这些障碍，这些设备/技术可用于改进业务流程，从而进行创新。组织需求分析（ONA）将通过确定可以采取的具体行动来支持企业识别影响其业务计划和战略目标的风险/机会，并确定创新实践和/或技术可以通过制定创新行动计划来解决这些业务驱动因素的方式。因此，创新ONA将确定现有/未来的创新需求，以及它们如何与企业的战略计划联系起来。ONA还将标记可以实施以支持业务增长的其他发展或系统性变革。对创新中心的访问将向中小企业介绍FE学院中最先进的技术，企业可能不知道学术环境中存在的行业标准设施。如果能够提高业务参与的效率，也可以提供非现场创新服务。提供以创新为重点的定制研讨会/1-1支持解决方案将提高企业对创新机会的认识。创新中心将成为寻求技术专长和实际支持的当地企业的中心和便利地点。它们将适应企业的时间表，确保及时获得最先进的设施和技术方面的专家指导。

Black Country Innovation Services will deliver a pilot project to meet pressing local needs for technical expertise, sustainability and collaborative support, while addressing challenges related to technological awareness and resource limitations. It aims to play a complementary role in the local innovation ecosystem, remaining adaptable to evolving business/sector requirements.The project will enable our five FE Colleges to address local business needs by establishing local Innovation Centres geographically close to businesses operations and recruiting dedicated staff to identify, engage and work to support businesses to understand how they can adopt innovations in technologies and business processes. This pilot will:\*Map college assets to address the needs of local SMEs in the Advanced Manufacturing, ICT/Digital and Construction/Housing sectors.\*Address specific technological needs such as Computer Numerical Control, Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence\*Raise awareness of emerging practices in the environmental sector\*Focus on key growth sectors aligned to the business make-up in the Black Country: Advanced Manufacturing/Engineering, ICT/Digital and Retrofit/Green TechnologiesOur project addresses business need by directly offering technical excellence, expertise and support to businesses via college facilities, addressing challenges around limited awareness/resource constraints. We will overcome these obstacles by supporting SMEs to learn more about equipment/technologies housed within their local FE College that they can use to improve business processes and therefore innovate. Organisational Needs Analysis (ONA) will support a business to identify risks/opportunities that impact their business plan and strategic goals by identifying specific actions that can be taken and identify ways in which innovative practices and/or technologies can address these business drivers through the development of an Innovation Action Plan. As a result, the innovation ONA will identify existing/future innovation needs and how they link to a business's strategic plan. The ONA will also flag up additional development or systemic change that can be implemented to support the business to grow.Visits to Innovation Centres will introduce SMEs to the state-of-the-art technology housed in FE Colleges, industry standard facilities that businesses may not be aware exist within an academic environment. Off-site Innovation services may also be provided if this makes business engagement more efficient. Delivery of bespoke innovation-focused workshops/1-1 support solutions will raise awareness of the innovation opportunities available to businesses.Innovation Centres will be central, accessible locations for local businesses seeking technical expertise and practical support. They will accommodate the schedules of businesses, ensuring timely access to state-of-the-art facilities and expert guidance around technologies.