The UK Department for Culture, Media & Sporthas released a Digital Strategyfor economic, educational and infrastructural growth of the nation. The policy follows a seven prong plan touching on the concepts of Makerspaces, FabLabs, 3D imaging, intellectual property for 3D printing, and growing international Tech Hubs.
在有关RT策略的声明中。英国文化，媒体和体育国务大臣凯伦·布拉德利议员Hon，解释说，
每个人和每个企业都应该具有抓住数字技术机会的技能和信心，并可以轻松访问他们居住，工作，旅行或学习的高质量互联网。
Making the UK the best place to start and grow a digital business
Tech City UK is the government’s branch for digital development of businesses throughout the UK. The initiative seeks to connect“the UK’s fastest growing, and most disruptive digital tech companies through a unique programme of networking opportunities, private partnerships and direct links to the UK government.”
该计划最初于2010年在伦敦东伦敦的肖尔迪奇区成立，此后已扩展到曼彻斯特，利物浦，利兹，谢菲尔德和纽卡斯尔等城市。在2017年的年度预算中英国政府预留了十亿英镑to invest in the economic growth of these cities, known under the “Northern Powerhouse” umbrella.
这项投资中包括的发展之一是谢菲尔德的高级制造创新区，将劳斯莱斯（Rolls Royce）等公司的专业知识与可重新配置的智能工厂（工厂2050”一起融合在一起。
2017年2月，伦敦市长萨迪克·汗（Sadiq Khan）还宣布了东伦敦的工业枢纽计划。作为该地区全部再生的一部分，Silvertown is expected to feature the largest 3D printing facility in the UK.
Tech Hubs, Fab Labs and Makerspaces
The document also states that“we will work to establish a network of UK Tech Hubs,”outside of the UK in order to“boost our impact in emerging digital economies around the world”.
Founded in 2012 Israel Tech Hub is the UK’s first venture in this vision, connecting a site in London with one in Tel Aviv.
在这些共享专业知识领域中，3D打印在“清洁技术”和“生物膜”中具有重要的应用最新的回收能量应用, and3D打印药品.
虽然没有明确与3 d打印,侦探h Hub UK is a similar concept to the Fab City movement originating in Barcelona. By the year 2054,Fab Cities试图连接全球尽可能多的独立制造设施. London is yet to make that list.
In addition, libraries across the UK, and particularly in Scotland, have started to provide 3D printing facilities. With additional CNC and laser cutting capabilities, some libraries have even started hosting Fab Labs and Makerspaces.
Noting this development, the Digital Strategy states,
We will bring together people from across sectors to collaborate and support the expansion of makerspaces in public libraries in England.
Intellectual property
该数字策略还具有与数字知识产权制度有关的直接提及的3D打印。第3节
We need to make sure that the IP rules keep up with technological change. We will, for example, conduct research to look at 3D printing technology and how IP rights apply to 3D files and products. We will legislate through the Digital Economy Bill to give designers a new way of giving the public notice of their IP rights with a web address.
Australia’s addition Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have also在其国家创新和科学议程中概述了有关IP的类似规定，IP保护仍然是3D可打印文件共享网站（例如Thingiverse和myminifactory）的关键关键之一。
数字文化的3D成像
已经启动了3000万英镑的文化保护基金，以帮助英国保护和保护文化遗产。政策概述了“We expect new technologies such as 3D imaging and video recording to be a key element of this work”hinting towards the proliferation of3D scanning and printing projects across the globe.
总体目的是“加速文化的数字化，使所有人都可以使用文化”including improvements to how visitors engage with museum content, and “使英国世界领先的国家之一or public collections content.”
With projects such as MyMiniFactory’s Scan the World art and sculpture archive, 3D imaging of artefacts often goes hand in hand with 3D printing. In a previous feature for 3D Printing Industry, the Scan the World project ishighlighted for its educational benefits and accessibility.
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Featured image shows Westminster, including London’s Houses of Parliament. Photo by Ged Carroll, on Flickr as renaissancechambara
