The government has initiated a strategic review of UK's electronic systems community, which it hopes will indicate any barriers to future growth.
This is the most important review of the UK electronics industry since a House of Lords report into the semiconductor sector ten years ago.
ARM founding team member, Jamie Urquhart has been asked to lead the review for industry body the NMI.
"The UK electronics systems community is producing world leading innovation, yet this remains largely unrecognised,” said Urquhart.
“With a co-ordinated approach we can build on its global standing. This report will provide new insight and help this community to be even stronger in future," said Urquhart.
"I have therefore asked NMI to lead the report, working closely with other trade associations and relevant organisations in order to help government understand how we can break the barriers to growth and improve the competitiveness of this diverse community in the UK,” said Mark Prisk minister for business and enterprise at the launch of the initiative.
"I have been impressed with NMI's message that Electronic Systems are prevalent in new markets and virtually every business sector. These include national priorities such as transport, energy and healthcare,” the business minister.
"We're inviting engagement from the community and I'm delighted to have the support of both the minister and other industry associations on the UK Electronics Alliance (UKEA) and public sector bodies, such as Semta, EPSRC and the Technology Strategy Board," said Derek Boyd, CEO at NMI.
The report is due for publication in Q2 2012.
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