To help bridge the “scaling-up gap”, the Department for Transport should work with the Department for Business and Trade and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to develop business skills support for SMEs in the maritime sector. Future iterations of the Technology Route Map should set out a clear strategy for supporting commercialisation as well as development of marine and maritime innovation. (Paragraph 108) Infrastructure and ports

To help bridge the “scaling-up gap”, the Department for Transport should work with the Department for Business and Trade and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to develop business skills support for SMEs in the maritime sector. Future iterations of the Technology Route Map should set out a clear strategy for supporting commercialisation as well as development of marine and maritime innovation. (Paragraph 108) Infrastructure and ports Type: recommendation | Number: 20 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The Government agrees with the recommendation and works across departmental boundaries to help SMEs to develop their business skills, including in the maritime sector. We work across Whitehall to maximise the UK’s maritime exports and inward investment priorities, identifying investment and trade op