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There should be a minister in the Cabinet Office responsible for innovative procurement, supported by a dedicated unit and responsible for exploring new approaches to engaging SMEs, spinouts, and scaleups, particularly those developing UK-owned intellectual property; and making use of testbeds to trial emerging technologies and new procurement models. (Recommendation, Paragraph 88)

There should be a minister in the Cabinet Office responsible for innovative procurement, supported by a dedicated unit and responsible for exploring new approaches to engaging SMEs, spinouts, and scaleups, particularly those developing UK-owned intellectual property; and making use of testbeds to trial emerging technologies and new procurement models. (Recommendation, Paragraph 88) Type: conclusion | Number: 28 | Response status: response_pending