Innovation Strategy: Creating a New Environment for Innovation Within the Defence Supply Chain
Abstract
Defence is underpinned by increasingly sophisticated technology and innovation. As such the UK's battle winning military capability remains heavily dependent on both development and exploitation of world-class technology as well as innovation within defence processes and services. Innovation is a key driver for change in the modern world, creating new opportunities but more importantly creating wealth in the economy. Technology innovation and associated research and development, underpins much of the UK s productivity and success in the past few decades. In response the UK Government set out a ten-year Science & Innovation Strategy in 2004. The UK Government remains committed both to the strategy and to raising public and private sector investment in Research and Development. A commitment which is reaffirmed in the recent review of innovation by Lord Sainsbury. UK Government, industry and university research and development (R&D) effort remains critical at a time of uncertain threats, as demonstrated by the diverse tasks demanded of our Armed Forces since the end of the Cold War. The UK needs to stay ahead in applying technology innovation against both conventional and novel threats. It needs to respond quickly as new threats emerge and evolve, especially now that global communication and the world-wide web allow potentially unrestricted proliferation of these threats. A strong and innovative science and engineering base in UK Government research agencies, industry and universities is essential to meet this need.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA485675
Entities
Organizations
- Ministry of Defense