To what extent has the UK’s competitiveness in transport infrastructure changed relative to other countries? And what lessons can we learn from short-term changes internationally that can be implemented long-term domestically? For example, how has UK’s transport WEF Competitiveness Index scores increased/decreased compared to other countries?
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Increasing our global impact recognises the UK’s opportunities in the world and the importance of DfT contributing effectively toward the government’s vision of a global Britain. Operating and engaging globally will play a vital role in assisting the department in maintaining and extending its influence with international partners, including ensuring high standards of transport safety, security, and environmental protection and boosting UK trade, exports, and inward investment. UK science and innovation has the potential to develop transport-related exports and inward investment, thereby helping grow and level up the economy. Our R&D around climate change mitigation and adaptation can help influence the international community to take progressively stronger action.
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Related UKRI funded projects
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Research Hub for Decarbonised Adaptable and Resilient Transport Infrastructures (DARe)
Our Vision is for climate resilient, net zero development of the transport system to be guided by systems analysis. When this vision is realised, decision-makers will have access to (and visualisation of) data that tells...
Funded by: SPF
Why might this be relevant?
The project is focused on decarbonisation and resilience of transport infrastructures, but does not provide information on the UK’s competitiveness in transport infrastructure relative to other countries.
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Future Resilient Transport Networks - FUTURENET
Much current discussion about transport and climate change focuses on the impact of transport on climate change. Indeed, many mitigation measures are focussed upon the transport change, and many mitigation measures are f...
Funded by: EPSRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project partially answers the question by investigating the resilience of the UK transport system to the effects of climate change, but does not specifically address the UK's competitiveness in transport infrastructure compared to other countries.
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UKCRIC National Linear Infrastructure Laboratory - University of Southampton
There is an urgent need, and a transformative opportunity, to develop and exploit major advances in scientific understanding (including in the social and environmental sciences), multidisciplinary systems thinking, techn...
Funded by: EPSRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project does not answer the question as it focuses on the development and enhancement of national economic infrastructure, rather than the UK's competitiveness in transport infrastructure compared to other countries.