Higher education has a responsibility to provide a workforce with the design capability an

d high-level technical design skills to generate growth in【C1】______industries with the potential to support the UK's【C2】______health.

A Higher Ambitions report states: "Britain must rebuild its economic growth and【C3】______in the skills and competitive strengths that will underwrite a(n)【C4】______recovery and balanced future economy."

【C5】______, it specifically calls for "enhanced support for the Stem subjects--【C6】______in the sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics--and other skills that underwrite this country's competitive【C7】______". The exclusion of design subjects from Stem【C8】______the common nature of these subjects,【C9】______science in the employment market and the strategic significance of design as a(n)【C10】______to the economy.

The government's Digital Britain report demonstrates that the creative industries sector is in a good position to【C11】______Britain out of recession. Lord Drayson, minister for science and innovation, has said: "The next few years will【C12】______the UK's innovation capability,and while the recession may【C13】______challenges, it will also provide【C14】______."

Britain's creative practitioners are【C15】______high demand globally. The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts【C16】______that the creative industries sector will grow by an average of 4%, more than double the rest of the economy.

The Design Council's added value research showed that companies that used design to add value to their products or services had a higher【C17】______than competitors on profitability, turnover and market share. De sign is【C18】______allied to innovation and is widely【C19】______as a crucial ingredient in maintaining competitiveness in【C20】______challenging markets.

【C1】

A．key

B．inferior

C．minor

D．central