How does the Defence Sector contribute to the wider UK economy? Access the JEDHub Annual Economic Report published today at https://jedhub.org/. The Joint Economic Data Hub (JEDHub) is a collaborative partnership between the UK Defence Solutions Centre and the Ministry of Defence.  The Annual Economic Report, published today, highlights a number of insights. These include the important contribution international business makes supporting UK defence turnover (around 40% of defence turnover in surveyed companies came from international sources in 2021); high average wages in the sector, inc ..read more

Steve Wadey OBE re-appointed as DGP Industry Co-Chair Steve Wadey OBE, Group Chief Executive of QinetiQ Group plc, has been re-appointed as Industry Co-Chair of the Defence Growth Partnership (DGP). Steve previously served as Industry Co-Chair between 2012 and 2016 and will work alongside Government Co-Chairs, Jeremy Quin MP, Minister for Defence Procurement and Lord Gerry Grimstone, Minister for Investment jointly at the Department for International Trade and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, to drive forward the DGP’s export led growth ambitions. Commenting on h ..read more

The 2021 JEDHub Annual Economic Report has been released The Joint Economic Data Hub (JEDHub), based in the UK Defence Solutions Centre, is a collaborative initiative to improve understanding of the defence sector’s contribution to the UK economy. Designed to provide better, consistent, and impartial data, the JEDHub is supported by government, industry and academia. This first annual economic report outlines the important contribution of the defence sector to the UK economy and summarises contribution against the following 5 inter-related themes: Click here to view report The nation ..read more

2021 Annual Economic Report The Joint Economic Data Hub (JEDHub), based in the UK Defence Solutions Centre, is a collaborative initiative to improve understanding of the defence sector’s contribution to the UK economy. Designed to provide better, consistent, and impartial data, the JEDHub is supported by government, industry and academia. This first annual economic report outlines the important contribution of the defence sector to the UK economy and summarises contribution against the following 5 inter-related themes: Click here to view 2021 Annual Economic Report The post Elementor ..read more

Women in Defence Charter – Strategy – Please click on the link to the left to view the WiDC Strategy. The post Women in Defence Charter Strategy appeared first on Defence Growth Partnership ..read more

Women in Defence Charter launch 30 by 30 ambition at DSEI.     Today, the Women in Defence Charter is revealing its new strategy, which sets the ambition of achieving a minimum of 30 per cent female representation at all levels across the defence sector by 2030. Our more than 50 Charter signatories have committed to being the best at driving inclusion and diversity within their organisations and providing fair opportunity for women to succeed in the UK defence sector. Through our new strategy, we will work to support the sector in achieving a minimum of 30 per cent female representa ..read more

Samira Braund has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the UK Defence Solutions Centre (UKDSC) with immediate effect. The appointment was carried out following an open recruitment process under the governance of ADS, working with the Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) The UKDSC was created in 2015 as part of an implementation plan for the DGP, and is jointly funded by Government and industry. As the independent centre of excellence of the DGP, the UKDSC is a unique team positioned to further deepen the partnership between the UK Government and the defence industry on identifying future capa ..read more

Please click on the link below to access the newsletter for an update from Andrew Cowdery, DGP Industry Co-Chair. https://sway.office.com/yEFIIBp19MIy9Ioc?ref=Link This newsletter is accessible via desktop, smartphones and tablets. If you are struggling to open the newsletter, please try using the latest version of Internet Explorer or Google Chrome. We would welcome any feedback that you may have.   The post An Update from Andrew Cowdery, DGP Industry Co-Chair appeared first on Defence Growth Partnership ..read more