Innovation & Research Caucus

创新与研究核心小组（I&RC）的目标是使自己成为可操作的创新和研究资助政策见解的首选中介。以当前创新核心小组的遗产为基础，I&RC的一个重点将是支持和利用英国创新和研究系统的社会科学研究，并就什么有效，在哪里有效以及为什么有效提供强大的可操作见解。I&RC模式将为资助者提供一个强大的、可操作的证据基础，以确定最有效的资助和支持干预措施，以加强英国的研究和创新格局。I&RC将专注于生成和策划高质量的证据和见解，为UKRI、ESRC和Innovate UK的未来战略和交付计划提供信息。I&RC将与资助者合作，确定并交付商定的优先事项。我们提出的方法将在第一阶段与资助者和主要利益相关者合作，制定I&RC的工作计划。联合主任Vorley教授和Roper教授将采用设计思维启发的方法，在开发并获得对拟议模型的反馈之前，参与协商以确保I&RC满足资助者的需求。工作方案将在I&RC期间进行审查，但在工作方案的每个时期保留足够的灵活性，以响应资助者的请求。为了满足资助者的要求，I&RC模式的第二阶段将围绕一系列战略性和响应性项目来构建，以解决短期和中期的优先事项。所有项目将与运营和投资管理小组共同商定，并有一份轻触式项目启动文件，详细说明项目目标、可交付成果和预期成果。这种模式在当前的创新核心小组中被证明是非常有效的——提供了一种方法来管理资助者的期望和核心团队的能力，以交付高质量的项目。虽然项目将为I&RC提供组织基础，但该模型是围绕一系列核心能力构建的，旨在满足资助者当前和未来的需求。

The ambition of the Innovation and Research Caucus (I&RC) is to establish itself as the go to intermediary for actionable innovation and research funding policy insights. Building on the legacy of the current Innovation Caucus, a key focus of the I&RC will be to both champion and leverage social science research on the innovation and research system in the UK, and provide powerful actionable insights as to what works, where and why.The I&RC model will provide a robust and actionable evidence base for the funders to identify the most effective funding and support interventions to strengthen the research and innovation landscape in the UK. With a focus on generating and curating high-quality evidence and insights to inform future strategy and delivery plans of UKRI, ESRC and Innovate UK, the I&RC will work collaboratively with the funders to identify and deliver against agreed priorities. Our proposed approach will see Phase 1 work with the funders and key stakeholders to develop the work programme of the I&RC. Using a design thinking inspired approach the Co-Directors, Professors Vorley and Roper, will engage in consultation to ensure that the I&RC meets the needs of the funders, before developing and gaining feedback on the proposed model. The work programme will be subject to review across the duration of the I&RC, although retain sufficient agility to respond to funder requests within each period of the work programme.To meet the requirements of the funders, Phase 2 of the I&RC model will be structured around a series of strategic and responsive projects to address short and medium-term priorities. All projects will be agreed in conjunction with the Operations and Investment Management Group, and have a light touch project initiation document specifying the project aim, deliverables and intended outcomes. This model has proved highly effective in the current Innovation Caucus - providing a means to manage the expectation of the funder and capacity of the core team to deliver high quality projects.While projects will provide the organisational basis of the I&RC the model is structured around a series of core capabilities, designed to meet the current and future needs of the funders.