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Building tomorrow’s industries Supporting and commercialising strategic emerging technologies: a UK perspective. Sir John Parker GBE FREng President, Royal Academy of Engineering UK 2 June 2014. Definition of industry. Research, design, engineering and the manufacturing of products
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Building tomorrow’s industries Supporting and commercialising strategic emerging technologies: a UK perspective Sir John Parker GBE FREng President, Royal Academy of Engineering UK 2 June 2014
Definition of industry • Research, design, engineering and the manufacturing of products • The engineering and manufacturing services that support them • The international engineering consultancy that emerges from the base
Six elements of a modern industrial policy Clear signals from the top of government that industrial activity was critical to the future of our economy Research and innovation to support new ideas A recognition of the importance of large companies and their long supply chains of SMEs The need to grow new ones, including in emerging sectors Stability and alignment of policy across government departments A robust skills base
Automotive Construction Professional Business Services Education Industrial strategy Aerospace Offshore wind Information Economy Oil and gas Life Science Agri-tech Nuclear
8 great technologies Big data and energy-efficient computing Satellites and commercial applications of space Robotics and autonomous systems Synthetic biology Regenerative medicine Agri-science Advanced materials and nanotechnology Energy and its storage and Quantum technologies
UK Innovation Landscape Catapults £1.4 billion public and private investment over 5 years Partnership between academia, industry and government
The Enterprise Hub The Enterprise Hub harnesses the expertise, insight and networks of Academy Fellows, who include some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs and business leaders, to support the country’s most promising entrepreneurs in all areas of engineering and in all parts of the UK.
http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/publications/list/reports/Jobs_and_Growth.pdfhttp://www.raeng.org.uk/news/publications/list/reports/Jobs_and_Growth.pdf