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• UK investment in technology to modernise infrastructure set to significantly lag other major economies in 2025.
• Results come from study exploring how 650 senior executives from 13 countries believe digitalisation can be harnessed to accelerate decarbonisation.
• Siemens UK and Ireland Chief Executive calls for more to be done to encourage investment in digital infrastructure.

Technology company Siemens and digital transformation consultants Digital Technologies Group (DTG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance manufacturers’ ability to measure and manage cyber security risks in their operations.

• Technology company partnered with WildHearts to host Manchester leg of the world’s largest youth-led sustainability summit.
• Activities led by partners including Wesleyan, Adecco and Nestlé
• Initiative aims to shed light on sustainable careers amid concerns of growing sustainability skills shortage

• The company is boosting STEM learning for young people across the UK, with 261 schools involved in its STEM programme.
• Latest report demonstrates drive for creating positive outcomes for local communities, customers, employees, supply chain, the natural environment and wider society.

• The company welcomed the Austrian Ambassador, Bernhard Wrabetz, to its state-of-the-art Rail Village in Goole.
• The Ambassador toured the recently opened Train Manufacturing Facility where 80% of the new Piccadilly line trains will be assembled.

• During the visit, the Ambassador gained insights into the company’s commitment to creating local jobs with an additional investment in Goole of up to £40 million for a Bogie Assembly and Service Centre. 

• HiiROC and Siemens sign a Memorandum of Understanding to provide advanced control technology and ensure the safe automation of hydrogen production.
• HiiROC’s Thermal Plasma Electrolysis (TPE) process produces clean hydrogen and solid carbon, using significantly less electricity than water electrolysis and without creating carbon dioxide.

• Sarah Jones MP toured the facility where she received an overview of Siemens Mobility’s operations in Croydon  
• Local apprentices and entry-level talent met with the MP to share their experiences 

• The Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan attends official opening  

• Siemens also announced a new investment of up to £40m in addition to the £200 million investment in the Goole Rail Village, creating up to a further 300 jobs 

• The Rail Village will now bring up to 1,000 new jobs to the East Riding of Yorkshire, as well as around 1,700 supply chain job opportunities  

• 80% of London’s new Piccadilly Line trains will be assembled in Goole, with all future Siemens trains for the UK to be built in Goole 

• Newly elected MP, Amanda Hack toured the state-of-the-art facilities to learn more about Siemens Mobility’s operations
• The MP met with local graduates and apprentices to learn about their journey so far 

• Siemens Mobility welcomes six special educational needs (SEND) interns at the Goole Rail Village.
• The supported internships will see the young adults complete full-time work experience at the Goole site alongside their college learning.
• This initiative comes as research reveals only 4.8% of individuals with learning disabilities or autism spectrum conditions in England are in permanent paid employment, compared to 80% of their peers.

Technology company Siemens and one of the UK’s leading innovation centres, CPI have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), committing to enhancing collaborative research into advanced manufacturing processes.

• More than 20 apprentices and graduates join growing Siemens Mobility workforce helping to transform rail travel and transport from East Yorkshire
• New starters come on board on same day, as rail technology leader invests in entry level talent
• Influx of recruits demonstrates commitment to creating lasting legacy of skills