ELECTRONICS 2015 - Making a Visible Difference

Report recently launched by Lord Sainsbury analyses the issues and makes multiple recommendations for a strategic way forward for the UK's electronics industry.

Introduction PDF (753 Kb)
Chapter 1 PDF (47 Kb)
Chapter 2 PDF (355 Kb)
Chapter 3 PDF (881 Kb)
Chapter 4 PDF (1 Mb)
Chapter 5 PDF (585 Kb)
Chapter 6 PDF (648 Kb)
Chapter 7 PDF (301 Kb)
Chapter 8 PDF (59 Kb)
Annexes PDF (514 Kb)

Competitiveness in the UK Electronics Sector
A DTI commissioned sector competitiveness study of the UK electronics industry. 

Introduction PDF (58 Kb)
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Chapter 2 PDF (123 Kb)
Chapter 3 PDF (197 Kb)
Chapter 4 PDF (108 Kb)
Chapter 5 PDF (43 Kb)
Chapter 6 PDF (40 Kb)
Chapter 7 PDF (36 Kb)
Chapter 8 PDF (35 Kb)
Appendix A PDF (40 Kb)
Appendix B PDF (43 Kb)

Electronic Systems Design in the UK: A Guide to UK Capability
Highlights the extensive commercial and academic capabilities in the electronic systems design sector with descriptions of key organisations and their activities.

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Photonics in the UK: A Guide to UK Capability
Issued in 2005, this is a guide to research, manufacture and services in this area. It highlights the UK's capabilities in photonics and describes current activities performed by universities, companies and support organisations, with contact points. This guide replaces the Fibre Optics in the UK 2003.

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Flat Panel Displays in the UK: A Guide to UK Capability
Revised in 2005, this is a guide to research, manufacture and services in this area. It highlights the UK's capabilities in displays and desribes current activities in universities, companies and support organisations, with contact points.

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Information Storage in the UK
A guide to research, manufacture and services.  The guide highlights the UK's R&D capabilities in information storage and gives descriptions of current activities in relevant universities and companies, with contact points.

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It's More than Just a Barcode!
Highlights the benefits of using automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) technologies.

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Security Equipment in the UK: A Guide to UK Capability
Revised in 2005, this is a guide to research, manufacture and services in this area. It highlights the UK's capabilities in security equipment and describes current activities in companies and support organisations, with contact points.

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Security Matrices pdf
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Flexible Working in the IT Industry
Looks at flexible working across the IT industry and was prepared for the Department of Trade & Industry and the Women in IT Forum by flexible work specialists Flexecutive.

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