List of Abbreviations

5GIR

5G Innovation Region

AI

Artificial Intelligence

AUKUS

Australia-UK-UK Security Pact

BESS

Battery Energy Storage System

BBC

British Broadcasting Corporation

BDFI

Bristol Digital Futures Institute

BITA

British Irish Trading Alliance

BRCD

Belfast Region City Deal

BRT

Belfast Rapid Transit

CACR

Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme

CAGR

Compound Annual Growth Rate

CC

Chamber of Commerce

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CCR

Cardiff City Region

CCS

Carbon Capture and Storage

CPC

Connected Places Catapult

CPD

Continuing Professional Development

CRU

Commission for Regulation of Utilities (Ireland)

DAM

Digital Asset Management

DBEC

Dublin-Belfast Economic Corridor

DISC

Developing Irish Sea Cooperation

DSIT

Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology

DTC

Doctoral Training Centre

EA

Environment Agency

ETIC

Electech Innovation Cluster

EU

European Union

EV

Electric Vehicle(s)

FE

Further Education

FLOW

Floating Offshore Wind

FSB

Federation of Small Businesses

G7

Group of Seven

GCID

Glasgow City Innovation District

GCR

Glasgow City Region

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GERD

Gross Expenditure on Research and Development

GM

Greater Manchester

GNI

Gross National Income

GNI*

Modified Gross National Income (Ireland)

GRID

National Electricity Distribution Grid

GVA

Gross Value Added

GW

GigaWatt

HEI

Higher Education Institution

HEPI

Higher Education Policy Institute

HIRANI

Health Innovation Research Alliance Northern Ireland

ICFGF

Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport

ICT

Information and Communication Technology

IoM

Isle of Man

IoT

Internet of Things

IP

Intellectual Property

ISF

Irish Sea Framework

ISMF

Irish Sea Maritime Framework

ISR

Irish Sea Rim

ISR50

Irish Sea Rim 2050 Strategic Vision

ISRESO

Irish Sea Rim Environmental and Scientific Observatory

IUK

Innovate UK

KEF

Knowledge Exchange Framework

KTP

Knowledge Transfer Partnership

LCR

Liverpool City Region

LJM

Liverpool John Moores University

LIPF

Local Innovation Partnerships Fund

MCZ

Marine Conservation Zone

MNE

Multinational Enterprise

MNZ

Morecambe Net Zero

MW

MegaWatt

NCF

National Cyber Force (UK)

NDP

Net Domestic Product

NEET

Not in Education, Employment, or Training

NESO

National Energy System Operator (UK)

NHSA

Northern Health Sciences Alliance

NI

Northern Ireland

NWNA

North West Nuclear Arc

NWRDSC

North West Regional Defence and Security Cluster

NZNW

Net Zero North West

OEA

Offshore Energy Alliance

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

ONS

Office for National Statistics

ORE

Offshore Renewable Energy

OSW

Off Shore Wind

PIM

Project Information Management

PwC

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC

QR

Quality-Related Research

R&D

Research and Development

REF

Research Excellence Framework

RoRo

Roll-on, Roll-off (Ferries)

SMART

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Bound

SME

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise

SMTP

Scottish Marine Technology Park

SODA

School of Digital Arts (Manchester Metropolitan University)

SOSE

South of Scotland Enterprise

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths

STFC

Science and Technologies Facilities Council

SWAP

Sector-Based Work Academy Programme

SWRDSC

South West Regional Defence and Security Cluster

TL

Tech Lancaster

TPI

The Productivity Institute

UCI

Union Cycliste International

UK

United Kingdom

UKRI

UK Research and Innovation

UK-SHORE

UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation

UoC

University of Cumbria

US

United States