ブリティッシュ・コロンビアと英国

フォーチュン・グローバル500社中の15社をはじめ、多くのグローバル企業の本社拠点として、英国は発展を続ける活発なビジネス環境をサポートしています。英国には、教育水準が高く、文化的背景の異なる国民が多く、世界各地との多くの経済関係を維持しています。

貿易投資庁ハイライト

カナダ・英国間の貿易継続協定（カナダ英国TCA）は、カナダと英国の間の安定し的な経済関係と貿易活動の実施を促進ます。
科学、技術、イノベーションにおける2017年カナダ英国MOUは、二国間の科学技術協力を導く枠組みを設定しました。Joint Science and Technology Cooperation Committee（共同科学技術協力委員会）は、発展する優先事項を考慮してMOUを審査します。
地理的には、B.C.と英国のいずれもが、この2地域でグローバルな事業展開を行う企業にとって相補的な地理的位置付けとタイムゾーンを有しています。

英国の概要

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外国投資家およびB.C.の輸出業者の機会

航空宇宙

The U.K. is one of the world’s largest aerospace sectors and focuses on high value and high technology engineering, manufacturing and services. There are specific opportunities for B.C. companies to support this sector in engines, parts of aircraft and spacecraft and advanced systems such as fuel, mechanical, avionics, and electric power.

アグリフード・アグリテック

The United Kingdom is a net importer of agriculture and agri-food products. Key U.K. trends include plant-based foods, vegetarian/vegan alternatives and convenience foods. Additionally, e-commerce and online grocery shopping continues to rise in the United Kingdom. The U.K. is a priority market for wine and alcoholic beverages and are particularly receptive to Canadian and B.C. wines compared with other European markets. Opportunity for B.C. exporters exists in high-quality food products including functional foods, organic products, convenience foods, alternative proteins, and plant-based foods.

クリーンテック

There are various areas of opportunity for B.C. clean tech companies to showcase their capabilities in the United Kingdom. Currently, the key opportunities lie in carbon capture utilization and storage, energy efficiency, energy storage, hydrogen and smart energy systems.

デジタルおよびインタラクティブメディア

The U.K. is recognized as a global leader in the creative industries. There is a strong gaming, VR/AR and animation cluster in London, U.K. with established connections to B.C. companies. There are opportunities for B.C. trade, innovation and investment attraction in gaming, animation/VFX, and VR/AR.

ICT

The U.K. tech industry is a key growth sector, growing at a faster rate than the U.K. economy and maintaining its lead as one of the world’s premier locations for tech of all kinds. With 30 technology clusters across the U.K., there are significant opportunities for B.C. in: AI, internet of things (IoT), fintech, enterprise software, e-commerce, cloud, cybersecurity and 5G. ICT opportunities continue to be available in vertical markets including Education, HR, VR/AR, Edge Computing and Retail (E-commerce) where there has been strong B.C. and Canadian capability and traction.

海洋

Opportunities exist in ocean technology, specifically technologies and services that support industries around the ocean including aquaculture, marine robotics/AUVs, and offshore oil and gas. There are collaboration opportunities between B.C. and the U.K. in shipbuilding and the low carbon propulsion field where B.C. companies lead in fuel cell, battery hybrid and modular plug-in solutions.

生命科学

The U.K. maintains a significant market for medical devices, Health IT and related technologies. Due to local talent shortages, firms consider expansion outside of the U.K. for talent, technology and market share. Canada is one of their main targets as a potential destination for expansion. Partnership opportunities exist in subsectors such as biopharmaceuticals, vaccine manufacturing, precision medicine and diagnostic technologies, digital health technologies, and medical devices.