The UK Water Partnership Business Plan 2018
Water is essential for the very existence of life; it keeps us and the ecosystems, which we depend on, alive and healthy and is fundamental to our industry, economy and environment. Building a water economy is therefore central to underpin the UK economy and achieve sustainable economic growth with improved and resilient consumer services. Innovation is essential to keep water services affordable and to meet new challenges.
Chairman Rt Hon Richard Benyon MP The UK Water Partnership (UKWP), which is a public/private partnership, puts water first and ensures we safeguard the UK s water future through innovation. The UKWP role is to identify UK-led initiatives to contribute to the UK s and the world s water security and to identify funding mechanisms that stimulate a step change in in delivering service outcomes.
The UK Water Partnership Febrouary 2018 Water First Water underpins every aspect of society and the economy, but it is a finite resource. James Harris, Managing Director, UK and Europe, Mott MacDonald Water is often under-valued by society yet essential to life. Raising awareness and encouraging participation and positive attitudes in communities, together with innovation and ingenuity, will enable us to diminish water stress and help create a stable and sustainable future for the world. Every nation needs to secure its water supplies for the future for the UK economy this is both a threat & opportunity. Dr Mark Fletcher, Arup Fellow, Global Water Business Lead, Arup David A. Smith, SVP, Stantec By User:Colin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0,https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22960560
The UK WaterPartnership Febrouary 2018 Business plan The partnership will achieve its aims by: Supporting research excellence Leading innovation & technology Providing a global platform Stimulating commercial growth Summary of the vision and strategy Identify key strategic water challenges and establish pathways and funding mechanisms to stimulate a step change in action focusing on areas including water security, flood risk and infrastructure asset management. Create national partnerships with the UK Governments and their agencies, with businesses and with the research community to address our national water challenges and global water responsibility. Provide a platform to identify and promote overseas our UK water services, research and technologies to increase our share of the $700 billion global water market and to foster international partnerships. Purpose of the document To action the Vision and Strategy for the UKWP; To combine and integrate each working stream of operation within the UKWP; To assist with the delivery of each initiative; To develop a plan to engage key stakeholders and the Leadership Council.
The UK WaterPartnership Febrouary 2018 Delivering the strategy 2018/19 As we focus our efforts in 2018/19 the UK faces three major water challenges: Objectives Managing our national and global water security; Flood and drought risk from increasing extreme weather events; Maintaining the affordability of our water and sewerage services. Based on these drivers we are focused on further accelerating our offering to our members in 2017/18 as we seek to strengthen our relationship with Her Majesty s Government. Future success depends on continuing financial and a time commitment from the UKWP partners and our members. 1 Identify key strategic water challenges and establish pathways and funding mechanisms to stimulate a step change in action focusing on areas including water security, flood risk and infrastructure asset management. 2 Create national partnerships with the UK Governments and their agencies, businesses and the research community to address our national water challenges and global water responsibility. 3 Provide a platform to identify and promote overseas our UK water services, research and technologies to increase our share of the $700 billion global water market and to foster international partnerships.
The UK WaterPartnership 2018 Key activities 1. Expand membership and establish sustainable funding mechanisms for The UK Water Partnership: Engage with UK Government. Engage with corporations and SMEs. Explore sponsorship opportunities. Continue engagement with the Cross-Government Steering Group. Support the UK Flood Partnership. Work with Innovate UK to develop and promote water agenda. Cross-cutting themes To build a case for investment to UK Governments. Identification and development of UK demonstration facilities. Establish sustainable funding model. The UK Water Partnership is undertaking to catalyse and enable collaborative UK initiatives for the benefit of stakeholders and society more widely in the water space. I look forward to the next 12 months with confidence, and to a continuing contribution to the Water First agenda. Chairman Rt Hon Richard Benyon MP 2. Identify key water challenges: Engage with key UK and international stakeholders including the UK water trade bodies to identify national and global water challenges. Use LITSoN intiative to map UK companies to meet these challenges. 3. Develop pathways and funding mechanisms for UK innovators Develop UK Water Accelerator to provide funding mechanism to support innovation. 4. Foster partnerships with UK Government Foster partnerships with UK Governments and other stakeholders. 5. Develop and promote UK Industry Compile the register of UK Research Centres and Demonstration Facilities. Examine best practice in the water, food and agriculture space. Provide promotion opportunities for UK businesses internationally with UK Government departments,.e.g., Clean Ganges project. Develop the UK Supply Chain Database. Explore collaborative partnerships Trade bodies in the sector.
Programme of Activities Regular activities UKWP group Date Planned Activities UKWP group Date Quarterly sub-group meeting All sub-groups Quarterly Promote membership Board Leadership Council meetings Leadership council Quarterly Engage with government Board Planning Group meetings Planning group Quarterly Facilities Register R&I June 2018 Board meeting Board Quarterly UK Water Accelerator CEGG, D&I AGM All groups Utilise Venturi to promote UK Innovation R&I LiTSON phase 2 D&I Spring 2018 Proposed Activities UKWP group Date Case for Urban Water Simulator platform R&I Spring 2018 UK Flood Partnership Trade mission UKFP / CEGG 2018 Develop UK Supply Chain Database CEGG Winter 2018 Working with food water and energy sectors to promote food security and agricultural reform Develop Digital White Paper D&I CEGG Continue development on India Initiative Work with Innovate UK to develop water agenda CEGG R&I Engage with World Water-Tech Support Innovate UK on infrastructure systems competition CEGG D&I Engage with Government to build the investment case for the water sector Support UK Flood Partnership All groups All groups
The UK WaterPartnership Febrouary 2018 Financials 350K in-kind contribution 150K sponsorship Initiatives Demonstration Facilities Register UK Water Accelerator Innovation Portal LiTSON Phase 1 & 2 Case for Urban Water Simulator platform Development UK Supply Chain Database Continue development on India Initiative Work with Innovate UK to develop and promote water agenda Engage more widely with Government to build the investment case for the water sector Support UK Flood Partnership By Purple Patch / Sainsbury s Irrigation
The UK WaterPartnership 2018 The UK Water Partnership Rt Hon Richard Benyon MP Chairman, The UK Water Partnership Mark Lane Director, The UK Water Partnership Tony Rachwal Director, The UK WaterPartnership Tom Flood CBE Director, The UK Water Partnership Chair, Commercialisation and Economic Growth M: 07860 872533 Chair, Research and Innovation M: 07920 011665 Chair, Developmentand Implementation M: 07711 262198
The UK WaterPartnership 2018 Partners &Acknowledgments
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The UK WaterPartnership 2018 Research & Innovation Strategy Key activities The R&I group includes UK funders, providers, managers and end users of research. The group has a strong interest in identifying longer-term needs for translation and research, whether fundamental or applied. Director Tony Rachwal Sub-group themes Encourage applied research excellence. Improve ability to model and simulate urban water systems. Facilitate and accelerate the route to market for innovations in the water sector. Identify the research and testing capability in the UK. Drive engagement with Government, BEIS and the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. Delivering cross-cutting strategy Develop the UK Water Accelerator along side all subgroups. Engage more widely with Government to build the investment case for the water sector. Support The UK Flood Partnership. Engage and expand Membership. Continued support of the research aspects of the LITSoN initiative. Support the development of UK Supply Chain Database. Delivering Sub-group strategy Drive the development of the business case with Innovate UK for Government investment in the water technology sector. Continued development of the Research and Demonstration Facility Register. Continued engagement with the UK Research Councils and universities. Develop case for innovation investment into Urban Water Simulator modelling platform. Lead the engagement with BEIS and the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.
The UK WaterPartnership 2018 Development & Implementation Strategy Key activities The D&I group includes organisations that focus on driving innovation to improve UK and global water security and resilience. Director Tom Flood (CBE) Sub-group themes How UK Innovation (including Research) might better align to the UK Water Industry. To identify global needs links to UK expertise. Catalyse stakeholders in the food water and energy sectors to promote food security and agricultural reform. Delivering cross-cutting strategy Support Innovate UK in developing the case for Government investment in the water technology sector. Engage more widely with Government to build the investment case for the water sector. Support The UK Flood Partnership. Engage and expand Membership. Support the development of UK Research and Demonstration Facility. Delivering Sub-group strategy Progress and continue to develop the LITSoN initiative. Develop and support the UK Water Accelerator. Utilise existing resources and networks to identify global needs and to promote and support the implementation of UK Water Innovation. Support the development of UK Supply Chain Database.
The UK WaterPartnership 2018 Commercialisation & Economic Growth Strategy Key activities The CEGG group incorporates organisations aiming to grow the economic and export potential of the UK s water sector. Director Mark Lane Sub-group themes In conjunction with The UK Flood Partnership, development of the UK Plc offering on Flood Resilience. Provide promotion opportunities for UK businesses internationally. Identify in conjunction with other stakeholders, including the UK Governments, the opportunities for the UK water sector. Catalyse the exploitation of those opportunities Delivering cross-cutting strategy Develop the UK Water Accelerator along side all subgroups. Support Innovate UK in developing the case for Government investment in the water technology sector. Engage more widely with Government to build the investment case for the water sector. Support The UK Flood Partnership. Engage and expand Membership. Support the development of UK Research and Demonstration Facility. Delivering Sub-group strategy Continue to develop the India Initiative. Look to develop other such initiatives whether geographically or thematically Develop UK Supply Chain Database. Engage in appropriate conferences such as WorldWater- Tech 2018 Develop White Paper on the commercial opportunities driven by digital disruption in the water sector.
2018 The UK Water Partnership Initiatives LITSoN https://www.theukwaterpartnership.org/uk-capability/litson/ Towards an Urban Water Simulator http://www.theukwaterpartnership.org/urban-simulators-for-water/ World Water-Tech https://www.theukwaterpartnership.org/world-water-tech-innovation-summit/ Facilities Register https://www.theukwaterpartnership.org/facilities-register/ Tapping the Potential https://www.theukwaterpartnership.org/tapping_the_potential/ Event: Which Way Water? https://www.theukwaterpartnership.org/which-way-water-12-october-2016/ UK Water Partnership s Food, Farming and Water Event https://www.theukwaterpartnership.org/sustainable-food-farming-and-water-workshop-event-report/ /