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Staff
Matthew Staton
Dr. Matt Staton is a consultant with ten years' experience in research
and innovation policy, regional economic development, policy evaluation
and project and programme management.
Before establishing A Bigger Splash, Matt worked at an office called 'Europa-Recerca'
in the Generalitat de Catalunya (the autonomous government of Catalonia
in Spain). This office was dedicated to maximising the participation of
Catalan research teams in international research and development (R&D)
projects. During this time Matt worked with over 100 teams advising on
all aspects of project work including proposal writing, planning and management.
It was in this demanding role that Matt proved the usefulness of many
of the services that are now being offered by A Bigger Splash Ltd.
Prior to working at the Generalitat de Catalunya, Matt worked at some
of Europe's leading specialist science and technology policy consultancy
companies.
Projects
Matt is
currently working as adviser to the FOR-RIS group of foresight experts.
FOR-RIS is one of five 'blueprints' being developed to give practical
guidence to regional players on how to set up and run regional foresight
activities. The 'blueprints' will be simple to read and follow and based
on real life experience. They will contribute significantly to making
foresight a normal part of the planning cycle in regions.
Foresight
at regional level is likely to be one of the key developments in regional
planning over the next few years. Matt devised and managed a major EC
project (FOMOFO) to develop and implement innovative foresight methods
in four key European regions (The Four Motors for Europe). The objectives
of this project were to help make foresight manageable and commonplace
at regional level.
The European
Commission has been supporting EU-Latin American cooperation activities
in the energy sector for the last 15 years. Matt devised and managed the
evaluation of EU policy on behalf of the European Parliament and proposed
challenging new options for ways forward in this field.
Matt managed
the Spanish contribution to a three year research project led by Oxford
University to explore regional strategic responses to technological change
in SMEs. The project delivered new policy guidelines for policy makers
in 'peripheral' regions to promote successful take-up of new technology
in traditionally labour intensive sectors.
Matt devised
and managed the evaluation of the EC's Regional Innovation Strategies
(RIS) programme to improve the long-term prospects for regional economies.
The evaluation focused on establishing a 'best practice' methodology for
building regional strategies and feeding recommendations into the EC's
future policy on regional economic development.
Matt was
project manager of the evaluation of EC's IRISI (Inter-Regional Information
Society Initiative). The initiative developed 'information society' strategies
in European regions. The responsibilities of project manager involved:
developing the evaluation methodology; visiting regions to 'audit' strategies;
managing the eight-team evaluation consortium; advising EC on future policy
in this vital area. The EC fundamentally altered the initiative's objective
as a result of the evaluation findings.
Whitepapers
A Bigger Splash are proud to make available a number of whitepapers for you to download. We think they illustrate our focused, 'no-nonsense' approach to problem solving on a variety of research management issues. Click here
for more information on our whitepapers.
Contact
We are available to work with in the way that best fits your requirements
whether this is a short contract to solve a particular problem or a longer
term partnership using a range of our services to help improve your research
management practice more generally. Please contact us on info@abiggersplash.co.uk
for an informal initial discussion of how you think we might be able to
help you.
Working with us
A Bigger Splash is a rapidly developing company and we are always on the
look out for new staff members or associates. Please feel free to contact
us at jobs@abiggersplash.co.uk
about working with us.