Background information

There are a number of reports that inform development of the TICs, including:

• The Current and Future Role of Technology and Innovation Centres in the UK – Hermann Hauser
• Ingenious Britain – James Dyson
• Technology and Innovation Centres – House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
• Technology and Innovation Centres: a prospectus – Technology Strategy Board  
• Technology and Innovation Centres: strategy – Technology Strategy Board
• Concept to Commercialisation- A strategy for business innovation, 2011-2015 - Technology Strategy Board  
• Technology and Innovation Centres: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2010–12 - House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
• Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth - Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
• Economics Paper (No. 15) - Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth -  Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Industry reports relevant to the development of an Intelligent Mobility Technology and  Innovation Centre include:

• A resource-efficient Europe - Flagship initiative of the Europe 2020 Strategy – European Commission
• A sustainable future for transport: Towards an integrated, technology-led and user-friendly system – European Commission  
• Is Europe in the driver's seat? The competitiveness of the European automotive embedded systems industry – European Commission: Joint Research Centre 
• Initial briefing note on the potential for a Technology Innovation Centre in Future Transport Systems
• The Future of Transport - White Paper – Department for Transport
• Delivering a Sustainable Transport System - White Paper – Department for Transport
• Creating Growth, Cutting Carbon: Making Sustainable Local Transport Happen – Department for Transport
• The UK’s Digital Road to Recovery - The London School of Economics and Political Science and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation 
• Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area - Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system - 2011 White Paper - European Commission
• Strategic Research Agenda 2010: Towards a 50% more efficient road transport system by 2030 - The European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC )
• Rail Value for Money Study - Interim Submission to Secretary of State – September 2010 – Sir Roy McNulty
• Transport Systems and Integration Technology and Innovation Centre: A Review of Opportunities for Rail in the Wider Transport Context – Technical Strategy Leadership Group and ARUP
• Sizing the Intelligent Transport Market- The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)
• Intelligent Mobility – A National Need? – Automotive Council