A typical ETI Programme is divided into four phases:
1. DEFINE
The ETI’s Strategy team work with a programme manager and the relevant Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) to define the key project areas within a particular Technology Programme, identifying the barriers to deployment of that technology. The ETI may also hold Stakeholder workshops, where a wider group of industry and academic specialists are invited to identify areas for focus for project selection. In this way we aim to make the best informed decisions about where to concentrate our efforts.
2. COMMISSION
The ETI invites companies and individuals from the private sector, research, academic bodies and internationally, to participate in a specific project, using the most appropriate commissioning process. Participants then usually form consortia who bid to deliver the project. ETI, often assisted by external assessors, carry out a formal selection process to find the best consortium to deliver the project then agree contracts with the chosen consortium.
3. DELIVER
Dedicated ETI Programme Managers assist consortium project teams to deliver results. The ETI allocates monies to the project teams each time that they reach agreed project milestones. Typically, the project teams aim to deliver a full system level demonstration of the technology.
4. EXPLOIT
At this stage, the technology has been demonstrated, and can now be employed and/or developed commercially.