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<p>The UK Government has an overarching goal of making the UK a global hub for innovation,
placing innovation at the centre of everything the nation does. We can see this within
our Public Bodies:</p><ol><li>Maritime and Coastguard Agency</li></ol><p>The MCA is
committed to supporting innovation in maritime. This includes:</p><p>- Taking an enabling
approach to regulation of innovative future maritime technologies,</p><p>- Implementation
of the UK Concierge Service and the My MCA technology platform supporting customers
and the UK economy, and</p><p>- Empowering and supporting staff to explore innovative
ways of working, including digital technology, to make best use of resources.</p><ol><li>DVLA</li></ol><p>The
DVLA builds its new software and services using the very latest methodologies and
technologies. Examples include:</p><p>- It is a fast adopter of cutting edge features
offered by public cloud infrastructure so it can deliver quicker, safer and serve
greater numbers of customers than ever before.</p><p>- The DVLA’s in-house TechLab
research emerging technologies, including how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can assist
in building software to support motorists though their interactions with DVLA.</p><p>-
The DVLA has used these innovations most recently in the development of its driver
and vehicles account. When fully rolled out, the account will fundamentally change
how the DVLA operates, allowing individuals to authenticate, register and return to
DVLA services, view and manage their details, set notification preferences (including
reminders) and seamlessly link to the services they need.</p><ol><li>HS2 Ltd.</li></ol><p>HS2
Ltd is at the forefront of innovation within the construction industry and has an
obligation to incentivise innovation across the supply chain under the Development
Agreement.</p><p>Innovation across the programme has made HS2 more efficient with
hundreds of millions saved through an accelerator programme to fast-track technology
and ideas into the supply chain. Since its launch in September 2020, the accelerator
has supported 25 SMEs, raised £220 million in investment, funding and contracts, and
helped to create 418 new STEM jobs. Two of the SMEs supported through the accelerator
have recently been through an acquisition on the basis of their success.</p><p>D.
National Highways</p><p>National Highways have an innovation and modernisation fund.
The Department has provided £216m to NH for this fund during RIS2 (covering the period
2020-2025).</p><p>They will use it to research and develop emerging technologies which
have the potential to revolutionise what it means to travel on our roads. They will
also use this fund to produce new requirements and guidance for proven concepts, enabling
the widespread adoption of innovations to modernise the road network. The fund is
split across 5 themes:</p><p>- Design, construction, and maintenance</p><p>- Connected
and autonomous vehicles</p><p>- Customer mobility</p><p>- Energy and environment</p><p>-
Operations</p><p>The Department expect a similar approach to be continued in RIS3
(covering the period 2025-30) which is currently in development.</p>
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