The UK-Singapore Universities Alliance for Entrepreneurship and
Innovation (UKSAEI) – the first alliance of its kind to
accelerate collaborations in entrepreneurship and innovation
between the two countries – was launched on 8 April 2021,
witnessed by H.E. Kara Owen, British High Commissioner to
Singapore, and H.E. Lim Thuan Kuan, Singapore High Commissioner
to the UK.
UKSAEI brings together world leading universities from the UK
(Bath, Coventry, Cranfield, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, King’s
College London, Newcastle, Nottingham, Manchester and
Strathclyde) and Singapore (Nanyang Technological University
Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore Institute
of Technology, Singapore Management University, and Singapore
University of Technology and Design) to share knowledge and
facilitate collaboration in commercialisation and innovation.
Enabling knowledge exchanges on technology transfer and
commercialisation, cross-border licensing of technologies, and
training the next generation of entrepreneurs, the Alliance will
boost efforts in accelerating ideas to market and value capture,
and deepen cooperation between innovation ecosystems in the UK
and Singapore.
The Alliance will aim to:
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Facilitate, share knowledge and co-operate in the respective
efforts of UK and Singapore universities in the areas of
technology transfer and commercialisation through active
engagement with government and industry.
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Develop cross-border licensing of technologies and human
capacity building as well as to support and encourage
innovation.
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Act as the catalyst for commercialisation activities.
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Actively facilitate and enable collaboration between
universities, public research institutes, government and
industry players in the innovation ecosystem in Singapore and
the UK to co-create value.
H.E. Kara Owen, British High Commissioner to Singapore said,
Both the UK and Singapore are strongly committed to investing
in R&D, innovation and enterprise, and recognise the
importance of collaborating internationally in these areas to
support economic growth. Collaboration in knowledge and
education is a top priority for the SG-UK Partnership for the
Future, with science and innovation at its heart.
The Alliance builds on the extensive links between UK and
Singapore universities to make a practical contribution to the
role innovation and enterprise development will play in
post-COVID-19 recovery. Congratulations to everyone on the
launch of this Alliance.
H.E. Lim Thuan Kuan, Singapore High Commissioner to the UK said,
I am honoured to be able to witness the launch of the
UK-Singapore Universities Alliance for Entrepreneurship and
Innovation. Since the signing of the Singapore-UK Innovation
& Research Partnership Agreement in 2014, Singapore’s
collaboration on research, innovation and enterprise with the
UK has been growing from strength to strength.
I welcome this ground-up initiative and the aim of the Alliance
to facilitate commercialisation and innovation among our IHLs.
I wish them every success. Congratulations to all involved on
the launch of the Alliance!
The Alliance is supported by the British High Commission
Singapore, the UK Science and Innovation Network in Singapore,
and the UK Universities in Singapore Network.
