Dr Zella King, Senior Lecturer and AIM Innovation Fellow at the University of Reading, UK, has conducted a detailed study of plastic electronics in the UK. The project is funded by the UK's Economic and Social Research Council and is one of a series of projects considering options for public policy to increase levels of innovation in the UK. These projects are thinking about how economies such as the UK's can capture value from innovation processes that are increasingly global in nature.
Dr King reports that, "The purpose of the Competence Matrix is to identify where areas of expertise currently lie in the UK, and to indicate where likely areas of compatibility (and incompatibility) lie between different potential partners. It is intended that the matrix will:
- Enable companies and university departments - including those located outside the UK to identify potential partners in the UK. Technology fit is particularly important for the identification of partners.
- Provide essential background to research on collaboration in plastic electronics by indicating where propensities to form partnerships are likely to lie.
- Informing policy-makers of potential barriers to collaboration"
Please click to download the Competence Matrix for Plastic Electronics in the UK. This file should be read with its supporting documentation here: supporting documentation.
Top image: Dr Zella King www.printedelectronics.net 
