Technology foresight : first report. Volume II, Minutes of evidence and appendices / Science and Technology Committee.

  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Science and Technology
Date:
1995
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    24 October 1995] [Continued 6.2 The multidisciplinary nature of many Foresight priorities is drawn to the attention of potential partnerships. Hence, under criterion (i) above, it should be noted that if the Foresight priority specifies a multidisciplinary approach this will need to be fully reflected in the Challenge proposal. 7. FORM AND. STRUCTURE OF CHALLENGE BIDS 7.1 Partnership consortia are required to submit an outline of the proposed bid by mid-November. This outline should be no more than 1,000 words in length. Partnerships will be advised within three working weeks on the suitability of an outline of the bid for a Challenge award. Guidance provided by Foresight Challenge officials will not be binding upon the Challenge Awards Group. 7.2 Full Challenge bids, will be expected to take the following form: (i) Preamble: Stating the rationale and objectives of the partnership project. (ii) Foresight context: How the project addresses a priority action identified by the Foresight Steering Group or a Foresight Panel. (iii) Proposed partners: Specifying the leading organisation and members of the partnership. (iv) An outline project plan: An exposition of the project activities, those undertaking the activities, and the timescales for achievement. (v) Expected expenditure: The cash spending profile over time and the sources of funding; this should include explicitly a line detailing project management costs. Challenge funding will be available for three years only, commencing in April 1996. (vi) Milestones and deliverables: The intermediate outputs to be generated during the project’s life, the expected achievements of the project, and the intended paths for dissemination and exploitation of projects results. Bidders must specify how the intellectual property rights arising out of the project will be allocated between partners. (vii) Project manager: The named individual who will be responsible for monitoring and reporting on progress to partners and Challenge sponsors. 7.3 Submitted bids may provide supporting material. However, brevity is urged upon all bidders; and a maximum size of 30 pages of A4 material will be mandatory under the Challenge. 7.4 Please address bids and other correspondence to: Foresight Challenge Manager, Office of Science and Technology, Albany House, 84-86 Petty France, London SWIH 9ST, Fax: 0171 271 2015. 8. TIMETABLE 8.1 The forward timetable must allow for the submission of project outlines and full bids prior to the next financial year. Accordingly, partnerships are invited to submit bids according to the following timetable: (1) Foresight Challenge Launch: September 1995. (2) Outline bids submitted: September to mid-November 1995. (3) Full bids submitted: Up to 17 January 1996. (4) Challenge Awards announced: Early March 1996. (5) Challenge projects underway: April to June 1996. 8.2 There will be a second call for projects in June 1996. The second round call will seek to satisfy the demand for: (a) A slightly less ambitious timetable in fields where collaborative partnerships are comparatively novel. (b) A timetable which accommodates organisations whose budgetary planning cycles have made it difficult for them to participate in the first round. At this stage, no decision has been taken on the relative proportions of the Challenge Fund which will be devoted to the First and Second round calls for projects.