The DSIT Framework items are:
The calls to action and recommendations of this report can be found right across the framework in items 3, 5, 6, 8, & 10. In the report we called for incentivising of private investment, and better use of public procurement to adopt innovation faster. As well unlocking institutional investment to provide greater support for start-ups.
This report discussed how we could maximise local economic impacts of R&D investment in the UK. It’s findings and recommendations are reflected in item 3, including the importance of local leadership in all regions of the UK and support for small businesses.
Content from this report can be found throughout item 4 in the framework. Including our calls for a confident and empowered teaching workforce, making STEM careers inclusive to all, and ensuring exploration of innovation through practical, hands-on science.
Four of our five points from this report are echoed in the framework items 3, 4, & 10. Our calls were for a plan for private investment, the channelling of science and technology into all parts of government, that R&D opportunities should be delivered to all parts of the UK , and that we need to attract the R&D workforce the UK needs for tomorrow.
Items 3 and 8 highlight the importance of PSREs and ensuring their capabilities are understood. In this report we emphasised how critical a part of the UK’s R&D sector PSREs are.
Item 2 aims to create an environment where citizens “trust that science and technology can improve their lives”. This emphasis on public support, and need to communicate the value of R&D, aligns with CaSE’s study of public opinion which highlighted the strong support for Government investment in R&D, but also the low visibility of R&D’s benefits.
Since its creation in 1986 CaSE has fought hard on behalf of the entire R&D sector to ensure that the UK has the skills, funding and policies for the sector to thrive.
