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Recommendation 26
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Acknowledged
Establish a central CNI list to improve coordination and clarify priority areas.
Recommendation
Cross-government and external agency coordination in mitigating the risk of technological dependence on China is uneven and disjointed. The Government should create a central CNI list to improve coordination and clarify areas of priority. With the technology sector now dominated by a few key players, we are now over-reliant on Chinese technology. This is the direct result of deliberate, carefully directed and well- coordinated CCP policy to create dependence. We cannot overcome this dependence without an equally well-coordinated resilience strategy. (Paragraph 88) Alliances and partnerships
Government response summary AI-generated
The government acknowledges the need for CNI resilience and states it is developing a Critical National Infrastructure Resilience Strategy. However, it does not explicitly commit to creating a central CNI list to improve coordination as recommended.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
84. The Government partially agrees with the Committee. The UK has taken clear steps to strengthen protections and safeguard UK Critical National Infrastructure. In 2021, the 18 Government response Government introduced the National Security and Investment Act, providing powers to intervene in acquisitions where national security risks arise. The Government welcomes trade and investment where it is consistent with our values, but we will always put national security first.
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