30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Dyfodol Dur yng Nghymru: Undebau Llafur
Peter.
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Dyfodol Dur yng Nghymru: Undebau Llafur
And the experience would be the same for Unite and Community.
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Dyfodol Dur yng Nghymru: Undebau Llafur
Not at all.
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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Diolch, Cadeirydd. I'm just thinking in terms of the Syndex report. It seems, at least from the outside, that Tata listened in that respect, when you put it forward. From you guys' perspective, how well do you think Tata are actually listening to some of the…
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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Diolch.
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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You're right, there are multiple models that you could look at in terms of supporting R&D in businesses. One option has just come into my head now. How would you feel if the Government maybe took a stake or, I don't know, the development bank took a stake in…
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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So, one final question from me, then, and it's open to everybody, on public finances. Are there any changes that you would like to see in terms of how businesses are able to access public finances for research and development, or of how we can make it easier…
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Very much a chicken-and-egg scenario.
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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So, I imagine there's a framework in place for where that collaboration might not be as good as it is in cyber or in media that can be learnt from. So, where does public funding factor into a lot of this innovation work at the moment?
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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So, by and large, then, that relationship is quite tidy—it is working.
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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So, I suppose that's why I'm trying to suss out the areas. Is there sometimes a bit of a conflict or gaps—maybe 'conflict' is too strong a word, but these gaps where perhaps universities and higher education institutions might want to put investment and where…
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Andy.
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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Diolch, Cadeirydd. Just thinking about the research agenda for a moment, what is the main driver of research agendas when it comes to universities dealing with businesses and industries? So, for example, is it driven by the business needs around current…
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Ymchwiliad: Ymchwil a Datblygu: Addysg uwch
I can see the time, Chair, so I'm happy for my other questions to be written questions. So, I'll hand back to you.
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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I don't know if Lewis wants to come in before I come back with another question.
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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So, with some of those issues, then, what would be the top issues for you, and how would you resolve them?
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Amanda, do you want to come in?
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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Diolch, Cadeirydd. I'm just thinking now of the relationship universities have with business. Something we've been told is that relationships tend to be quite ad hoc between business and universities and that more often than not it's on businesses to reach…
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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The ultimate goal would be to be able to go into a pub in Wales and hear them talk about, 'Well, actually, this was made through research and development.' That's actually people recognising that on a day-to-day basis, isn't it? Okay. Thanks for indulging me…
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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Yes, because I do think that this is a really, really important point here. When we try and display the benefit that R&D has to people's lives, there is no better example than the iPhone. I'm a bit concerned, Chair, that I'm setting a record for the most…
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Ymchwiliad: Ymchwil a Datblygu: Cyrff ariannu
Grêt. Diolch yn fawr.
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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So, one final question from me then, Chair. I'm just thinking now in the context of Welsh Government's announcements around its economic missions, and I think it's mission four, investing for growth, that talked particularly about R&D. How do you see this…
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So, you think the action plan itself then will cover, essentially, what we need to do to remove some of those barriers, then? Is there something else that you would like to see?
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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So, thinking about businesses' ability to access public funding, then, for research and development, what are the main barriers there?
30 Tachwedd 2023 , Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
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Okay. I don't know if Daniel wanted to come in—I could see you were nodding along in agreement.
