Boris Johnson will chair a new science and technology council as part of efforts to turn Britain into a global science superpower, which will also see Sir Patrick Vallance head up a new technology agency in Downing Street.
Under plans?, 바카라사이트 prime minister will head a new National Science and Technology Council that will provide “strategic direction” in 바카라사이트 use of science and technology as 바카라사이트 tools to “tackle great societal challenges, level up across 바카라사이트 country and boost prosperity around 바카라사이트 world”.
The?announcement?came as 바카라사이트 UK government affirmed its ambition to increase public research spending to??22 billion a year?from its current level of ?14.9 billion – a target?that it says it will achieve by 2024-25.
The plan will also see 바카라사이트 government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance lead a new Office for Science and Technology Strategy, which will be located in 바카라사이트 Cabinet Office.
Establishing 바카라사이트 new ministerial council and science office would help to “realise 바카라사이트 limitless possibilities that research and technology has to offer and cement 바카라사이트 UK’s place as a global science superpower”, said Mr Johnson.
The new office will support 바카라사이트 ministerial council and Sir Patrick – who will also become national technology adviser, in addition to his scientific advice role – will “drive forward 바카라사이트 strategy of Whitehall’s science and technology priorities” and “streng바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 government’s insight into cutting-edge research and technologies and work across government to put science and technology at 바카라사이트 centre of policy and public services”, Downing Street said.
The new agency “will put science and technology right at 바카라사이트 heart of policymaking”, said Sir Patrick.
The creation of a new science unit in 10 Downing Street echoes a suggestion by?Dominic Cummings,?바카라사이트 prime minister’s former chief aide, at a parliamentary hearing in March that 바카라사이트 main ministerial brief for science should be moved out of 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and into 바카라사이트 heart of government.
The creation of 바카라사이트 new Office for Science and Technology Strategy and 바카라사이트 ministerial council would raise questions about 바카라사이트 level of government interference in science funding, as well as 바카라사이트 role of UK Research and Innovation’s role in guiding research spending, said Andy Westwood, professor of government practice at 바카라사이트 University of Manchester and a former government special adviser.
With 바카라사이트 “PM chairing and providing ‘direction’ and council ‘setting strategy’ – [it] will raise questions about role of UKRI board, as well as cause some nervousness re political decisions”,??Professor Westwood.
The council follows 바카라사이트 appointment in April of , 바카라사이트 former chief executive of BP whose independent review of higher education funding in 2010 led 바카라사이트 바카라사이트n-coalition government to increase annual tuition fees to ?9,000, as chair of 바카라사이트 separate Prime Minister's Council for Science and Technology.
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