Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 20
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From the outset, Cabinet Office’s strategy was to support a number of both new and...
Conclusion
From the outset, Cabinet Office’s strategy was to support a number of both new and existing designs. This was to provide it with insurance against new designs not meeting the regulatory standards on time and the likelihood of it facing global competition for parts and components used in existing designs. The Cabinet Office told us that its approach of connecting smaller companies with specialist design knowledge with larger manufacturers that had the ability to scale-up production of the designs worked “very well”.34
Government Response
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HM Government
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6.1 The government agrees with this recommendation. Re commendation implemented 6.2 As a result of the Ventilator Challenge, the government owns a number of designs for viable, emergency-use mechanical ventilators. It has standard licencing terms for licencing these designs and have supported conversations pursuant to organisations licencing the designs. To date, this has not resulted in any revenue to the government. 6.3 In terms of sharing the lessons learned on the Ventilator Challenge with respect to innovation, a document has been developed with key lessons and this has already begun to be shared, including at the Government Innovation Symposium on 15 December 2020.