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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
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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
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Six elements of a modern industrial policy 1.Clear signals from the top of government that industrial activity was critical to the future of our economy 2.Research and innovation to support new ideas 3.A recognition of the importance of large companies and their long supply chains of SMEs 4.The need to grow new ones, including in emerging sectors 5.Stability and alignment of policy across government departments 6.A robust skills base
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Aerospace Automotive Construction Professional Business Services Oil and gasLife Science Education Offshore wind Agri-tech Information Economy Nuclear Industrial strategy
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8 great technologies
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1.Big data and energy-efficient computing 2.Satellites and commercial applications of space 3.Robotics and autonomous systems 4.Synthetic biology 5.Regenerative medicine 6.Agri-science 7.Advanced materials and nanotechnology 8.Energy and its storage and Quantum technologies
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UK Innovation Landscape Catapults £1.4 billion public and private investment over 5 years Partnership between academia, industry and government
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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.
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http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/publications/list/reports/Jobs_and_Growth.pdf
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