SETTING THE PRIORITIES IGEM joins the rest of the engineering profession to call for action to secure the UK's future

摘要

The National Engineering Policy Centre,which represents nearly half a million UK engineers,has published a manifesto for a prosperous and secure economy and society,calling on government to work with them to invest in skills,innovation,digital and traditional infrastructure,and clean energy technologies.Backed by the UK's leading engineering organisations,Engineering priorities for our future economy and society highlights critical policy recommendations to enhance the UK's status as a world-leading innovation and engineering hub,ahead of the forthcoming spending review,the UK's exit from the EU and a possible general election.This is the first joint publication by the National Engineering Policy Centre,an ambitious new partnership between 39 UK engineering organisations,including IGEM,led by the Royal Academy of Engineering.The National Engineering Policy Centre was established to give policymakers access to the best independent advice,skills and expertise of the engineering profession,which generates ￡420.5 billion of UK GVA and employs over 5-8 million people.It aims to apply engineers’problem-solving skills to some of the biggest problems the UK faces today.