4Growth campaign

Later this year the government will begin to auction the UK’s 4G mobile spectrum. Industry experts predict this could raise up to £4 billion. this windfall is a timely reminder of the importance of technology to the UK’s prosperity. It is also an opportunity to invest in our future.

Nesta, the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) and leading figures from the world of science and technology are calling on the government to reinvest the proceeds of the UK's 4G spectrum auction into the new technologies vital to the UK's future.

The 4Growth campaign sets out a number of proposals for investment to generate a renaissance in UK science and technology. Among the supporters of the campaign are physicist, Brian Cox; former Astronomer Royal and President of the Royal Society, Lord Rees; former Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Science Minister, Lord Waldegrave; British doctor and science writer, Ben Goldacre; and Nobel laureate Andre Geim.

The UK has a rich scientific and technological history. Britain's innovators gave the world radio, mobile phones, and the world wide web. Without these inventions we wouldn't be using the 4G spectrum, let alone raising money from it.

The proceeds of the auction are a return on past generations' investments in technology. the responsible way to use it is to reinvest them in technology. it's time 4growth.

To find out more about the 4Growth campaign and to sign the petition in support, visit www.its4growth.co.uk