Stepping on to the world stage: As we renegotiate our relationship with the EU, the UK must be mindful of engineering's important role in its balance of payments

摘要

According to the government's timetable, this month should see the UK trigger Article 50, paving the way for departure from the European Union. In order to support government in the negotiations that will follow, the 38 organisations representing professional engineering in the UK came together last year under the leadership of the Royal Academy of Engineering to produce a comprehensive report on the impacts and opportunities for UK engineering created by Brexit. Although we looked primarily at nearer-term actions, we recognised that a more fundamental re-examination of the UK's place in the world was called for. While many factors will influence the UK's future status on the world stage, engineering has the potential to play a very positive role.