The Digital and Technologies Sector Plan

We were delighted to see the CASCADE Centre named in the UK government's new Digital and Technologies Sector Plan, which sets out how it will support "the ideas and talent of Britain's scientists, technologists, innovators and entrepreneurs".

Published in late June 2025 as part of the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, the document outlines how the government will "prioritise the frontier technologies with the greatest growth potential for the UK" and highlights semiconductors as one of these frontier technologies.

We're very pleased to see the government recognising — as we do — the vital need to "improve the semiconductor talent pipeline" and committing to creating a £35 million UK-wide programme of skills training, including a new Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Semiconductor Skills, and a new UK Semiconductor Centre.

Initiatives like these, the government says, will help build "deep technical expertise in strategically important areas". Full information can be read in the whole Digital and Technologies Sector Plan.