Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 121742
Telecommunications: Infrastructure
Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Dame Chi Onwurah
Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the UK’s level of dependence on foreign manufactured Common Information Models (CIMs); and what steps his Department is taking to ensure the resilience an
Answer
Kanishka NarayanCommon Information Models are used across a range of UK CNI sectors. This includes telecommunications, where CIMs enable interoperability between different network management and operational systems. They support efficient operation and automation in comp...
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