UKTI's five-year strategy reviewed
Summary
The role of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is to promote
both foreign investment into the UK and support UK exporters.
This
Report
'Marketing
UK plc - UKTI's five-year strategy' (HC 557), from the House of Commons
Trade and Industry Committee, looks at both this role and the key aspects of
its strategy.
In particular, the Report examines:
- UKTI's five sector strategies
- The research and development
programme
- The role of regional development agencies
- The focus
on emerging economies
- Providing the skills to market UK plc
- Charging for services.
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How does it affect me?
If you work in trade or industry in the UK,
this affects you.
The Committee supports many aspects of the new
five-year strategy and hopes it will be given the time to be implemented
without further major changes in direction. However it is important that UKTI
is able to demonstrate that it is adding value through its work.
The
Committee is also concerned that the role of England's Regional Development
Agencies in promoting inward investment is diluting the UK brand and causing
confusion for potential foreign investors.
Find out more about the work of the
House
of Commons Trade and Industry Committee.
Visit the
UKTI website.
See more on
England's Regional Development
Agencies.