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<p>The Government recognises that electronic components and systems are key enabling
technologies which underpin many key industrial sectors both in the UK and worldwide.
In line with the Industrial Strategy, the Government is working with the industry-led
Electronics Systems Community (ESCO) Council to support its aims of achieving sustainable
growth within the sector. This Council is co-chaired by myself and Warren East, formerly
Chief Executive of ARM, and is made up of senior business leaders from within the
electronics systems sector.</p><p>The ESCO Council is working within the UK electronics
community, with government, with academia and is building close ties with leadership
groups from other industries in taking forward the industry's blueprint for transforming
the electronic systems sector in the UK. The Council's aims and priorities are set
out in the 'Electronic Systems: Challenges and Opportunities' report, which the industry
published in summer 2013. The ESCO Council has set itself the goals for 2020 of increasing
employment in the electronics systems sector from 850,000 to 1,000,000, and the contribution
that electronics makes to the economy from around £80bn to £120bn per year.</p>
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