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Knowledge Economy 2

"Primary objective: to develop a view of what a balanced and sustainable economy would look like in 2020, back-cast to the present and to set out how to get to that 2020 vision." The Knowledge Economy 2 Programme May 2009 - May 2011

 

 

Four major research and policy themes

  • The 2020 knowledge based industrial structure
    Intangible assets and innovation in an age of financial conservatism
  • High growth SMEs in cities
  • Knowledge skills in a global economy

Underpinned by five sector based studies

 

  • Energy and environment (low carbon)
  • High tech manufacturing (manu-services)
  • Healthcare and the health sciences base
  • High tech services
  • Creative and cultural services

Priorities

  • year one focus on the 2020 overview, supported by initial sectoral work
  • year two focus on completion of sector studies, helping refine the 2020 overview

Major outputs and timelines

2020 pre Election statement March 2010 (assuming May election)
2020 Submission to 2010 Spending Review September 2010 (assuming late Autumn SR)
Four topic based reports/working papers Winter 2009, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Winter 2010
Five sector based reports Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Winter 2010, Spring 2011
Final report May 2011