John Higgins, Director General, introduces Intellect
Intellect is the leading trade association which serves to represent its members in the UK technology industry. We are formed by our 750 SME and multinational member companies and exist solely for their benefit.
Intellect was formed in May 2002. We are the merger of many trade associations in the sector - some of whose roots date back to the 1930s. Our creation gives a single powerful voice for the technology sector which comprises the information and communications technologies (ICT), electronics manufacturing and design and consumer electronics (CE) sectors, including defence and space-related IT.
What does Intellect do? We promote common interests and improvements in and across the information and communications technologies, electronics manufacturing and design and consumer electronics sectors, including defence and space-related IT. By becoming an Intellect member, you are given a stronger more collective voice to help drive connections with both government and business to create a commercial environment in which you can thrive. By becoming an Intellect member, you can be rest assured that the wealth of experience and expertise you will have access to, will guarantee you and your business is in the best place to tackle industry challenges and take advantage of market developments and news. How does Intellect do this? We promote the common interests and improvements of our members via:
What do our members actually do? Our members come from all parts that make up the technology sector:
Our members' products and services enable hundreds of millions of phone calls and emails every day, allow the 60 million people in the UK to watch television and listen to the radio, power London’s world leading financial services industry, save thousands of lives through accurate blood matching and screening technology, have made possible the Oyster system, which Londoners use to make 28 million journeys every week, and pushed Lewis Hamilton to victory in the 2008 Formula One Championship. In the past 12 months 14,500 people have visited Intellect’s offices to participate in over 550 meetings and 3,900 delegates have attended the external conferences and events we organise.
The technology industry contributes over 10% of the UK GDP and directly employs over a million people in the UK.
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