Research Centres Policy

Q - Does every industry sector, institution, and public service have a dedicated research centre that is tasked with finding the most efficient and best ways of carryout every aspect of their work?

A - There are some organisations who have a limited role in this area, but usually the answer is no.

Q - How then does the government play it's part in helping industries learn how to operate in the most efficient and best ways, so that we have a thriving and efficient economy, that delivers all the wealth we need for our livelihoods, and our public services?

A - It doesn't. There does not seem to be a co-ordinated effort across all industries from the government, and we believe this is something that needs changing.

Our policy.

Our policy is that every industry sector, institution, and public service will have a dedicated national research centre. Some examples of research centres would be for Construction, engineering, retail, hospitals, road construction, banking, etc. These research centres will be very lean, they will operate with a small number of staff on strict budgets. In cases where there is a government department that takes on relevant roles, the centre will merge or integrate with this department. They will staffed by professionals who are both highly experienced in the industry and highly academically qualified in their fields. These professionals will have had to have started at the bottom of their industry, and worked up through the different levels of the industry, so that they understand all aspects of the business. Many of them will work on a part time basis for the research centre while continuing their work in the industry, so there is always direct contact with the industry. Each centre will be physically joined directly to a company or institution in the industry sector, so that there is the maximum direct connection with the reality of that industry. Generally these would be larger organisations, so for example, there would be one hospital in Britain that has a research centre attached to it, one construction company, one engineering firm. They will make connections with all relevant organisations such as industry magazines, academic research centres, and government departments and promote the sharing of knowledge. They will be funded by a compulsory tax on all organisations, given that there is only one centre per industry this tax will be small, and proportional to turnover. The tasks of the research centre are to support the industry in all ways, the main areas being:

Producing all the open source education resources, such as videos and manuals, for the specific industry so that people entering or progressing in the industry have access to all the essential training and knowledge they will need to carry out their job in the best way.
Continual research to improve efficiency, i.e. greater productivity achieved with less labour, less materials, and less resources. This research extends to every aspect of the industry; it's processes, machines, software, working procedures, communication and data handling, management techniques, etc. The research will be carried out directly in the organisation the research centre is attached to, and others if necessary.
From the research, improving and then re- benchmarking all processes, to establish a new standard in efficiency and quality.
When a significant improvement is found, this new method and standard is then recorded and formulated into new open source education resources, which replace the old, and which are then sent to all the organisations in that industry area, so all staff automatically receive training improvements.
Any improvements relevant to pre school, and school education will also be sent to the governments education department.
The improvement, simplification, and stabilisation of industry regulation and rules, so that companies have a simple set of sensible rules which can easily be followed, and which only change if it creates a definite improvement.
Improving and encouraging a safe and enjoyable working environment.
The research centres themselves will be regulated, and they will have to publicly report on the support they have delivered, and the improvements they have brought to their industry.

Supporting Policies

Education Policy

Economic & Business Policy