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2011

President's Report - State of the UK Technology Sector 2011

Intellect staff describe the forces at work in different parts of our membership and external analysts set out their views of the various sub-sectors we represent.

This year's report is published against a backdrop of continuing economic uncertainty and major changes in the delivery of public services. In his conclusions John Higgins examines the impact these are having on our membership.

As the trade association for the UK's technology sector Intellect is uniquely placed to provide a robust and reliable view of the current landscape, drawing on the experiences of more than 780 member companies ranging from multi-nationals to SMEs.

The industry has welcomed the government's rallying call that the UK is open for business but now want to see evidence that they are placing technology and 'digital excellence' as an imperative for sustainable growth in the UK.

2010

In last year's report we wrote that businesses faced an uncertain year. Although 2010 has shown some positive stories of growth the mood has not changed that much.

This year's President's Report provides an update on the state of the technology sector in the UK.

The first section examines the major forces at work and provides a commentary from our own staff on how member companies and their markets are responding.

In the second section leading industry analysts provide a current and future view of each of Intellect's sub-sectors. The final section sets out how our work will help members survive and prosper in these conditions.

 

2009

This year, Intellect is proud to be publishing the 'State of the UK Technology Sector 2009, President's Report' The report describes the conditions our industry is facing at the moment and then presents a snap shot of the sub-sectors through the eyes of specialist analysts. The economic environment has changed considerably in the last 12 months but as we have seen there is no 'broad brush' analysis that can truly describe the experience of the industry. This report looks to bring the diverse sectors together and provide a unique picture of our industry in this present moment.






 

2008

President's Report 2008 - enhancing the performance of the UK technology sector and why it matters

Intellect published its first President's Report. Using Intellect's barometer, the current health of the sector is looked at via what we consider to be the sector's four vital signs. It discusses the impact technology has on our society as a whole and identifies six boosters that Intellect believes are vital to ensuring a prosperous UK technology sector and therefore a more productive UK. This information resource is a must-read.

High Tech: Low Carbon - The role of technology in tackling climate change

The technology sector is a relatively new industry and has developed at extraordinary speed over the last few decades, and on a scale far beyond early predictions.

Technology now underpins most aspects of our daily lives and has transformed the way we interact with each other, the way we shop, access public services and run our businesses. But these developments come with associated costs: the vast majority of ICT and CE products and services use electricity, and as they become more and more pervasive, gross energy demand continues to rise.