The UK government has launched the Global Talent Taskforce in an attempt to attract top science and tech talent to the country to boost growth.
The taskforce will support researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, top tier managerial & engineering talent and high-calibre creatives to relocate and work closely with the UK鈥檚 international presence to network and build a pipeline of talent who want to come to the UK.
It will look to bolster homegrown talent with high-skilled expertise from around the world to work in key sectors identified in the government鈥檚 Industrial Strategy.聽聽聽
With the taskforce covering relocation and research costs over five years, the government says that it sends a clear signal to exceptional talent and businesses that the UK seeks to continue its global leadership in growth-driving sectors.
The Global Talent Fund will be allocated over the coming weeks, via UKRI, to leading universities and other research organisations.
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鈥淐ompetition for elite global talent is high, and by establishing this taskforce we are solidifying our position as the first choice for the world鈥檚 brightest sparks, as well as turbocharging innovation in medicines and inventions of the future, boosting British business and putting money in working people鈥檚 pockets.鈥�
Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle added:鈥��Genius is not bound by geography, but the UK is one of the few places blessed with the infrastructure, skills base, world-class institutions and international ties needed to fertilise brilliant ideas, and turn them into new medicines that save lives, new products that make our lives easier, and even entirely new jobs and industries.聽
鈥淭hese endeavours are the Plan for Change writ large.鈥�
鈥淢y message to those who are advancing new ideas, wherever they are, is simple. We want to work with you, to support you, and to give you a home where you can make your ideas a reality we all benefit from.鈥�
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