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The Technology Programme - Progress so far

The DTI has a mission to promote world-class science & technology, support UK business success and ensure fair and flexible markets. We are committed to intervene where there is clear market failure and create institutions and partnerships-regionally, nationally and within Europe; that a modern economy demands.

The government is substantially increasing spending on science. Between 1997-2007, the science budget will have more than doubled, rising to £3.3 billion by the end of the period.

In order to continue the new investment culture in July 2004, the government published its ten-year framework for Science & Innovation. The goal is to raise the UK’s total private and public sector in research and development, as a proportion of national income, from its current 1.9% to 2.5% by 2014. Achieving this would put the UK ahead of other EU countries and significantly close the gap with the US.

The Technology Programme is a crucial part of the government’s Science and Innovation Investment Framework - £370 million over three years (2005-2008) to support companies by sharing some of the financial risk of their medium to long-term investments in technology.

The Technology Programme is already making a difference - it has allocated £330m funding to over 450 projects in the competitions since its launch

Brew funding

RC Funding for Technology Programme

Click on the links below to view more details on each competition:

Autumn 2006

Autumn 2005

April 2005   
   
MNT    
   
November 2004    
   
April 2004