A preliminary review of international policy responses aimed at mitigating the potential impacts of COVID-19 on manufacturing has been published.
The review was conducted under the guidance of Clare Porter, Head of Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing Directorate: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The authors acknowledge the useful feedback provided by Dr Eoin O’Sullivan, Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (CSTI) at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM).
The review covers a selection of 11 countries (plus the European Union), which are each at different stages of their response to the COVID-19 epidemic.
The report should be seen as a snapshot of the current international policy landscape, which is likely to change rapidly as governments implement new measures. Read the report.
The contributors to the report include Jennifer Castaneda-Navarrete, Dr David Leal-Ayala, Dr Carlos López-Gómez, and Dr Michele Palladino, who are all from the IfM's Policy Links Unit.
This article has been edited from the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) website.
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