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Fourth industrial revolution could unlock £445bn for UK, report reveals

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Greg Clark, the business secretary, says the manufacturing sector should seize the opportunities presented by digital technologies. Greg Clark, the business secretary, says the manufacturing sector should seize the opportunities presented by digital technologies. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

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Britain’s manufacturing sector could unlock £455bn over the next decade and create thousands of jobs if it cracks the fourth industrial revolution and carves out a successful post Brexit future.

That is the conclusion of a government commissioned review on industrial digitalisation, published today and led by industry chief Jürgen Maier, the UK and Ireland boss of German engineering giant Siemens.

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