Main headlines from this issue

Poland Declares War – First Test Case Looms Over the Directive

Poland will plead Article 346 as justification for a decision to demand offsets for a purchase of training planes. The government will state that it is not breaching the ban on offsets under EC Procurement Directive 2009 because the planes are essential for its security interests. Poland’s deliciously irreverent Ministry of National Defence has decided to take on the European Commission directly.....

The UK’s IP policy and the law of diminishing returns

The level of industrial participation in the UK is undergoing a sharp decline. The value of direct IP work placed in Britain for the fiscal year April 2010 to March 2011 was only £153m ($250m).

CSDP policy will oblige foreign OEMS to make South Africa a manufacturing hub

The next step in South Africa’s Competitive Supplier Development Programme (CSDP) will be to build a global manufacturing hub by implementing fleet procurements through strategic partnerships with a global original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

Japan wins domestic production offer for f-35

Lockheed Martin says it is willing to outsource some production of its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Japanese firms if the country's government decides to buy them.

Pakistan making serious efforts to attract foreign investors to BOT projects

Pakistan has decided to constitute a ten-member high-level inter-agency forum to pursue implementation of major infrastructure projects by the private sector, particularly involving international firms.