APPENDIX 21
Letter to the Clerk of the Committee from
Mr Graham Watts, Chief Executive, the Construction Industry Council
Thank you for your letter of 27 January 1998
inviting the Construction Industry Council to submit a memorandum
of comment addressing the points raised by an inquiry into Innovation
and Technology Transfer in the fields of engineering and physical
sciences being conducted by the Science and Technology Committee.
As you may know, the CIC is the representative
forum for all the professional bodies in the construction industry,
collectively representing over 350,000 individual professionals
and over 19,000 firms. It was formed in 1988 and its principal
objectives are to promote improved value for clients and to encourage
unity in the construction industry to emphasise its significance
in the nation. A full list of members is attached.[14]
CIC, in conjunction with the Construction Research
and Innovation Strategy Panel (CRISP) - an industry/government
panel, seeks to promote the exploitation and application of innovation
and research in the construction industry and achieves this principally
through its Innovation and Research Committee. CIC has provided
input and advice to the CRISP submission to the inquiry and is
pleased to support the CRISP Memorandum[15],
which I understand has been received by you.
I would be pleased to provide further information
and advice as required by the inquiry and trust you will not hesitate
to contact me should you wish.
11 March 1999
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