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CONQUERING THE SECURE INNOVATION PARADOX
Terry Greer-King , director of cyber security , Cisco UK , Ireland & Africa , looks back at the UK government ’ s recent Autumn Statement and focuses on the need of realising cyber security as a crucial part of business innovation .
The recently announced Autumn Statement revealed the government ’ s plan to invest $ 4.7bn to enhance the UK ’ s position in science and innovation , which it sees as critical to helping spur productivity . It also confirmed its ongoing strategy to improve productivity by encouraging long term investment in economic capital , such as technology , innovation , infrastructure and skills .
But what should have been an integral part of the statement is the role security will need to play in enabling the business innovation required to support UK growth . In an economic environment where digital growth is of fundamental importance to measuring prosperity , both the government and the organisations looking to innovate must realise the crucial role that
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