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20-Feb-20, 01:05
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:

World's first timing centre to protect UK from risk of satellite failure




The UK's emergency service responders and other critical services could be set for more resilient time systems through the world's first National Timing Centre here in the UK. - - £36 million investment in new, world-first National Timing Centre to provide additional resilience to public services and the economy against the potential impact of satellite systems failure - - the centre will aim to provide accurate time to 999 responders and the energy grid without relying on satellite technologies a further £40 million will be invested in a new research programme, - - Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics, to help the UK lead the world in unlocking the benefits of quantum technologies. [Read Full Article (https://caithness-business.co.uk/article/10314)]