Memorandum of Understanding on trade and economic co-operation between the State of Florida and the United Kingdom

Contents Section 1: objectives Section 2: priority areas for focus and co-operation Section 3: activities and initiatives Section 4: implementation and working group Section 5: third party participation Section 7: intellectual property Section 8: funding This Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) is made by and between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (“the United Kingdom”) and the State of Florida in the United States of America (“the State of Florida”), (collectively, the “Participants” and each a “Participant”). WHEREAS , the United Kingdom and the State of Florida maintain strong historic, cultural, and commercial links; WHEREAS , the Participants recognise the overall importance of the economic relationship between the United States of America and the Participants and the relationship between the United Kingdom and the State of Florida; WHEREAS , the Participants aim to deepen their already well-established relationship in order to enhance trade relations, promote sustainable growth, increase investment, and strengthen emerging and innovative industries; WHEREAS , the Participants recognise that research, technology, including digital technology and digitisation, entrepreneurship, and innovation are fundamental to economic growth and prosperity, and to succeed in the international innovation economy, there is a need to strengthen their respective abilities to accelerate the commercialisation of innovations, to accelerate growth of domestic firms, and recognise the mutually enabling relationship between innovation and trade; WHEREAS , the Participants aspire to accelerate and secure the significant benefits that environmental resilience, including conservation, safeguarding land, air, and water to maintain natural resources, and guarding against pollution, delivers to elevating and maintaining economic resilience; and THEREFORE , the Participants, in the spirit of promoting closer relationships, intend to further support and work co-operatively within the boundaries of existing laws and treaties in their respective jurisdictions on goals and issues as set forth below. Section […]

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