Innovation in island economies: Inspiration for a global britain: As the UK prepares for life outside the EU, what can it learn from other island-based countries to boost its economy?

WHEN THE UK government published its R&D Roadmap in summer 2020, business secretary Alok Sharma said he wanted to “start a big conversation” over where research, development and innovation (RDI) should go. This conversation is clearly now meant to go forward under the post-Brexit mantra of ‘Global Britain’ and, for technology, the more specific goal of creating a ‘science superpower’.