FAQs

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What is the role of the Electronics Leadership Council?

Electronics covers a huge agenda. The Electronics Leadership Council exists to take a clear leadership role in successfully steering the UK electronics industry through it and towards greater innovation and creativity, international growth and sustainable profitability. We will also provide a vision for the sector and set strategic policy guidelines together with national priorities on the key issues facing the industry. Electronics covers a huge agenda: we want to be on top of all of it.

How does the Electronics Leadership Council support BERR policy?

The UK has existing strengths in electronics and the EIGT report shows that there are opportunities likely to arise that companies can take advantage of. However, the industry and government must act in a timely manner to achieve this. Our overall objective is to contribute to the creation of a vibrant, creative, growing and profitable UK electronics industry, capable of punching our own weight on the world stage if we are to have a viable future. The ELC will work with the BERR and across government to promote the work of UK electronics companies, stimulating investment and encouraging efficiency and best practice.

How does the Electronics Leadership Council support electronics companies?

At its inaugural meeting in October 2005, the Council set out plans to implement a strategy for innovation and growth in the UK electronics industry. The Council is setting up workstreams to engage industry with the key priorities of technology and innovation, skills and education, the supply chain and public procurement. We will seek to identify opportunities for growth, development and business improvement, sharing innovations and opportunities both at home and abroad and promoting the work of UK electronics companies nationally and internationally.

How does the ELC work with Regional Development Agencies?

ELC members and the BERR are discussing with the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) how they can contribute to taking the IGT agenda forward in their regions. Electronics is an important enabling technology for many of the high-tech industries that the RDAs are seeking to encourage. The RDAs have appointed a lead director for electronics who sits on the ELC and have appointed lead contacts in each region to support ELC activities.


SEEDA, the lead RDA for the electronics sector, have provided funding  for a secondee to work across the Regions looking at activites for the sector.  This secondee is a Member of the ELC.


The ELC has encouraged the RDAs to form the RITE Group (Regional IT and Electronics) which provides a forum for the RDAs to discuss common issues and possible solutions.


 

How will the ELC engage with the electronics Knowledge Transfer Network?

The ELC acted as facilitators in the preparation of the formal industry bid for the Electronics Knowledge Transfer Network (EKTN).


The EKTN's relationship with the ELC will be established in due course as their programme of activities becomes clearer. The Chairman  of the EKTN (David Kynaston) is a Member of the ELC.