How can the Industrial Strategy support enhanced innovation, and growth in the number of ‘innovation active’ businesses?
Background
The Industrial Strategy aims to spur national productivity growth, strengthen the UK’s economic security and resilience, and support the UK’s environmental and net zero transition. It aims to achieve this by increasing business investment in capital and innovation, attracting foreign investment, and increasing business dynamism in the IS-8 sectors.
These sectors contain the UK’s frontier industries that sit at the leading edge of innovation and have the greatest potential for future competitiveness and technological development. By prioritising these frontier industries, the strategy targets the parts of the economy most capable of driving innovation and supporting major transitions such as AI adoption and net zero.
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Related UKRI funded projects
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Innovation and Productivity Grand Challenge
The UK is strong in scientific, technological and engineering research. It has a vibrant economy enabling small and large firms to flourish. But it suffers an enduring productivity gap compared with industrial activities...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: Imperial College London
Why might this be relevant?
The project directly addresses the Industrial Strategy's goal of enhancing innovation and productivity in businesses.
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Mapping the production, diffusion and drivers of future technologies
We propose to map and track the state of technological change in the UK, understand its drivers, impacts and help to improve the UK's productivity record via our collaboration and engagement with industry and policymaker...
Funded by: SPF
Lead research organisation: University of Warwick
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on mapping and tracking technological change, which is crucial for enhancing innovation and productivity in businesses.
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GM FE Innovation Programme
**Greater Manchester FE Innovation Programme** Nine further education colleges have collaborated to expand innovation support and increase the diffusion and adoption of innovation and productivity across Greater Manches...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: THE OLDHAM COLLEGE
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to increase innovation and productivity in Greater Manchester, which aligns with the broader goal of the Industrial Strategy.