For the first time, innovation policy has a seat at the Cabinet table. This move reflects the fundamental importance of innovation in meeting the economic and social challenges of the 21st century.
The Cabinet reshuffle has also brought both strands of the dual support system for higher education funding into one department, and linked innovation policy to skills – perhaps the single most important driver of the UK's future capacity for innovation.
Published
July 2007
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