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Industry

The Industry, Technology and Innovation team at Policy Connect provides the secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Manufacturing. The team focusses its work around building innovative industries and public services that tackle key societal challenges in productivity, clean growth and information.

Insight

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The UK’s £500m Sovereign AI Unit: A Welcome Step, But Is It Enough?

22 April 2026 by Lavanya Rangarajan
Government expands the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme

20 April 2026 by Robert Allen
A Review of the UK Government’s Year of Technology: 2025 in Focus

1 December 2025 by Lavanya Rangarajan

Events

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18 March 2026

Report Launch: Small Means Essential

Policy Connect and the Manufacturing Commission are launching their most recent report Small Means Essential: why Britain’s manufacturing SMEs are vital for growth.
7 January 2026

Industrial Strategy Inquiry Evidence Session 3 – Business Support for Manufacturing SMEs

Following the release of the government’s Industrial Strategy in June, the Manufacturing Commission is undertaking a new inquiry to scrutinise the Strategy and make recommendations…
2 December 2025

Policy Connect and Make UK Winter Parliamentary Reception

Make UK and Policy Connect are pleased to be hosting the All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group‘s annual winter networking reception on 2 December.

News

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Manufacturing Commission Inquiry into the Industrial Strategy: progress thus far

17 December 2025
Policy Connect and Make UK Winter Parliamentary Reception

9 December 2025
New Manufacturing Commission inquiry to scrutinise support for manufacturing SMEs in the Government’s Industrial Strategy

1 September 2025

Research

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Small Means Essential

why Britain’s manufacturing SMEs are vital for growth

16 March 2026
Skills in the Age of AI

28 May 2025
Upskilling Industry

Manufacturing productivity and growth in England

28 September 2023
An Ethical AI Future

Guardrails & Catalysts to make Artificial Intelligence a Force for Good

2 June 2023