Industry provides 50 per cent of those monies. The government provides just over 40 percent with the rest coming from charities, trusts and overseas investment. Of a total of 8,000 million in 1990-91, industry contributed 68 percent, government 17 percent and the rest came from foriegn interests. Electronic firms are involved in developing new semiconductor materials for computer applications in personal communictions and collision warning devices. Chemical research has led to breakthroughs in heat-resistant engineering plastics and substitutes for environmentally harmful chemicals.
Pharmaceuticals is the most research intensive segment of the chemical industry.
Pioneering acheivements in aerospace include advanced radar and aircraft control systems, flight simulators and ejection seats. The Cabinet Government Depts.