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<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Cross Government Working Group has been discussing
its draft Terms of Reference (extract copied below) and its membership. The focus
of its work so far has been to gather information from the relevant departments to
identify areas of common interest requiring collaboration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><strong>RPAS Cross Government Working Group Vision and Activities</strong><p>
</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Vision</em></strong> : To provide
a consistent government message on RPAS issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Objectives</em></strong>:</p><p>
</p><ul><li>Inform RPAS-related Departmental policies and publish a UK Cross Government
vision / strategy for UAS.</li><li>To identify Cross Government synergies and opportunities
for efficiencies.</li><li>To identify and address barriers to a successful UK industry
base, to support the Government's growth agenda.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><strong>Approach</strong><p>
</p><ul><li>Focus for the co-ordination of all UK Government RPAS related activities.</li><li>Developing
a better knowledge and a shared understanding of Departmental priorities, activities,
ambitions & concerns.</li><li>Help industry understand Government needs and vision.</li><li>Identify
opportunities.</li><li>Identify key questions.</li><li>Community of users [identification
of user requirements].</li><li>UK PoC for RPAS.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><strong>Issues
to Address </strong><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>Identifying the extent to which
the UK can support safe and secure RPAS operations in the UK, including options for
the certification of RPAS, pilot licensing, and associated systems.</li><li>Identifying
the key characteristics of RPAS infrastructure, including the potential radio spectrum
for RPAS operations in the UK.</li><li>Seek to identify common Cross Government user
requirements to understand future concepts for shared assets / system procurement
and maintenance.</li><li>Determining how the UK might best position itself to take
advantage of RPAS industry and technology.</li></ul><p> </p><strong> </strong><p>
</p><strong>Engagement </strong><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Understand the potential
benefits of RPAS to Government.</p><p> </p><p>Inform and be informed by active industry
associations e.g.</p><p> </p><ul><li>Aeronautical and Aerospace and Defence Knowledge
Transfer Network Autonomous Systems National technical committee.</li><li>Robotics
and Autonomous Systems Special Interest Group.</li><li>Through identification of best
practice and successful projects.</li><li>UK industry</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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