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- LIVE & updated! All the latest EPDT COVID-19 electronics industry news & stories... (02/12/2022)
  
  As the coronavirus pandemic outbreak continues to dominate the news cycle & media channels, EPDT is trying to feature all the best & latest COVID-19 electronics & manufacturing news, stories & updates for you – and now, we're collecting it together in one place for you in a regularly updated summary with links to the original posts...
- Self-driving revolution to boost economy & improve road safety (19/08/2022)
  
  New plan for autonomous self-driving vehicles announced by government, backed by £100m in funding, plus a consultation on a 'safety ambition'.
- UK’s first magnet refinery gets financial boost as first-ever strategy for supply of critical minerals published (22/07/2022)
  
  Multi-million pound investment in UK’s first-ever magnet materials refinery – the second-largest outside of China – launches alongside UK Critical Minerals Strategy.
- Flying taxis & vaccine carrying drones: £12 million fund to drive tech innovation across the UK (21/07/2022)
  
  A new £12 millon fund will support regulators & local authorities develop initiatives that help businesses bring innovative technology-led products & services to market.
- From Farnborough: Aerospace & drone innovation to propel UK to greener skies backed by £273M (18/07/2022)
  
  Solar-powered aircraft & NHS treatment-carrying drones among latest innovations backed by £273 million of government & industry funding. Package to help UK aerospace sector seize jobs & growth opportunities from green flight revolution & other emerging sectors, like drone technology, Business Secretary will tell Farnborough International Airshow in opening keynote.
- New state-of-the-art vehicle & battery test facilities open in Northampton, UK (07/07/2022)
  
  New MAHLE Powertrain Northampton facilities represent £15m investment over the last 5 years to support the automotive industry’s rapid decarbonisation. Purpose-built facilities enable engineering services for the development of next-generation vehicle powertrains, including batteries & hydrogen fuel cells. Welcoming the investment & employment opportunities, MP for Northampton South, Andrew Lewer opened the facility.
- UK’s first Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre to help build more resilient economy (04/07/2022)
  
  CMIC to boost UK resilience & growth by providing up-to-date data & analysis on supply of critical minerals, like cobalt, lithium & graphite – all essential to manufacturing products such as EV batteries, wind turbines & fighter jets. Centre to be run by British Geological Survey in Nottingham; will help keep UK ahead of increasingly competitive global market for critical minerals.
- Government announces package of new measures to drive space sustainability (23/06/2022)
  
  UK Science Minister has announced a new Plan for Space Sustainability to demonstrate UK leadership in sustainable space, in line with ambitions set out in the National Space Strategy. UK industry will work in partnership with government to develop a new Space Sustainability Standard, to incentivise companies to adopt best practice. Government will also review the regulatory framework, including exploring ways of lowering insurance costs for sustainable missions.
- Editor’s comment: Engineering & levelling up... (02/03/2022)
  
  Back at the beginning of February, Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove finally unveiled the government’s flagship ‘Levelling Up White Paper’, setting out its plan “to transform the UK by spreading opportunity & prosperity to all parts of it”. In this editorial, we'll explore the role engineering could play in helping ‘level up’ the country...
- EPDT March 2022 issue (inc. Displays & Communications + EMS Outsourcing supplement features) now available online (02/03/2022)
  
  This month’s issue, now available in print or digital editions, contains features on Displays technologies & Communications applications, plus the latest edition of EPDT's twice-yearly Electronics Outsourcing supplement.
- EPDT September 2021 issue (inc. Embedded & Energy features + EMS Outsourcing supplement) now available online (02/09/2021)
  
  This month’s issue, now available in print or digital editions, contains features on Embedded technologies and Energy applications, plus the latest edition of EPDT's twice-yearly Electronics Outsourcing supplement.
- UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) opened by Prime Minister, Boris Johnson (15/07/2021)
  
  £130 million UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) in Coventry opened by Boris Johnson MP, Prime Minister. Speaking from the floor of the UKBIC, the PM set out his vision on how his government plans to 'level up' & unite the whole of the UK, outlining the challenges the country faces & the opportunities it must grasp to ensure we build back better post-pandemic.
- MPs urge PM to ‘Put manufacturing skills at heart of national curriculum’ (31/03/2021)
  
  A group of MPs has today urged the Government to hardwire manufacturing skills into the heart of the national curriculum.
- Make UK welcomes Budget incentives for apprentices & training (03/03/2021)
  
  Make UK, the manufacturers' organisation, which trains hundreds of apprentices at its world-class Technology Hub in Aston, Birmingham, has welcomed the Chancellor’s new incentives to encourage businesses to take on apprenticeships, announced in yesterday’s Budget.
- UK PM meets team behind Vaccines Manufacturing & Innovation Centre (18/09/2020)
  
  UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson today visited the construction site of what is rapidly becoming the UK’s Vaccines Manufacturing & Innovation Centre (VMIC). He met with scientists, engineers, development & construction teams at the site on Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, where he discussed their response to COVID-19 & the fast tracking of the high-tech manufacturing facility.
- £300 million investment to boost UK manufacturing productivity by 30% (11/09/2020)
  
  Businesses with creative ideas to boost UK manufacturing capabilities & capacity are set to receive £300M of joint government & industry funding, including £147M for Manufacturing Made Smarter to transform #UKMFG through the development & adoption of Industrial Digital Technologies (IDTs) – helping the sector build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Huawei banned from UK 5G network in major government u-turn amid US-China tensions (14/07/2020)
  
  Following a technical review by the NCSC in response to US sanctions, the government has announced a reversal of its previous decision 6 months ago to approve Huawei involvement in the development of 5G networks. The requirement to remove all Huawei 5G kit by 2027 will cost around £2Bn & delay the rollout of 5G by 2 to 3 years.
- STEM Matters: The COVID-19 crisis will accelerate EdTech adoption (02/06/2020)
  
  The current coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown has had a dramatic and pervasive impact on almost every facet of our society and daily lives – including education.
- Government calls for manufacturers to help make NHS ventilators [NOW UPDATED with link to specification] (20/03/2020)
  
  The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy is looking for businesses to support the production & supply of ventilators & ventilator components across the UK as part of the Government's response to COVID-19. [NOW UPDATED with link to specification – 20/03/20]
- COVID-19: The Ventilator Challenge – call for UK manufacturers to help... (17/03/2020)
  
  Responding to the coronavirus pandemic & reducing the spread of the peak requires a national effort. Last night, the Prime Minister called on the UK’s manufacturers to help step up production of vital medical equipment, such as ventilators. He set the ambition for industry to manufacture as many new ventilators as possible, so we can help the most vulnerable & our NHS, whose staff are working round the clock.