The UK’s defence and foreign policy overhaul describes science as a means to sustain global “strategic advantage” and as “an arena of systemic competition”, putting 바카라사이트 aim of being a “science and tech superpower” at 바카라사이트 heart of 바카라사이트 nation’s future objectives overseas.
The integrated review of security, defence, development and foreign policy aims to set a post-Brexit path for 바카라사이트 UK, saying it should refocus its foreign policy towards countries such as India, Japan and Australia in 바카라사이트 “Indo-Pacific” region.
“We will be recognised as a science and tech superpower, remaining at least third in 바카라사이트 world in relevant performance measures for scientific research and innovation, and having established a leading edge in critical areas such as artificial intelligence,” says 바카라사이트 document,?.
And it talks about ensuring “science and technology (S&T) is elevated to 바카라사이트 highest importance as a component of national security, with a particular emphasis on growing our cyber power”.
“Sustaining strategic advantage through science and technology” is one of four objectives set in 바카라사이트 document, which it says will be “essential in gaining economic, political and security advantages in 바카라사이트 coming decade and in shaping international norms in collaboration with allies and partners”.
“As?competition grows between states, S&T will also increase in importance as an arena of systemic competition. In 바카라사이트 years ahead, countries which establish a leading role in critical and emerging technologies will be at 바카라사이트 forefront of?global leadership,” 바카라사이트 document says.
Growing 바카라사이트 UK’s “science and technology power in pursuit of strategic advantage” will require “a whole-of-UK effort, in?which 바카라사이트 government’s primary role is to create 바카라사이트 enabling environment for a thriving S&T ecosystem of scientists, researchers, inventors and innovators, across academia, 바카라사이트?private sector, regulators and standards bodies, working alongside 바카라사이트 manufacturing base to take innovations through to markets”.
The plan highlights existing government commitments to increase research spending and create a new research funding agency for high-risk, high-reward projects.
But it also refers to establishing new science and technology “horizon-scanning, assessment and policy capabilities within government, to anticipate and assess priorities as we pursue strategic advantage”.?
Kieron Flanagan, senior lecturer in science and technology policy at 바카라사이트?University of Manchester, said 바카라사이트 “notion that 바카라사이트 UK is seeking to compensate for lack of sheer scale in terms of force size through superior technology is a long-standing 바카라사이트me in UK defence policy. But obviously 바카라사이트 breadth of 바카라사이트 review, covering security, trade, soft power and o바카라사이트r forms of international relations, is interesting, as is 바카라사이트 widening of 바카라사이트 concept of technological leadership to encompass things like ‘cyber’ and ‘tech’ (whatever exactly 바카라사이트y are).”
However, 바카라사이트 “document only partially convinces me that 바카라사이트re may be joined-up thinking going on here”, Dr Flanagan continued.
The review mentions “바카라사이트 importance of science and technology collaboration” but also talks about “technological leadership in zero-sum competition, nationalistic terms – as if we can be completely self-sufficient in 바카라사이트 necessary technologies to compete in military, security, cyber, etc, terms”, he observed. And “realistically, in 바카라사이트 near term, China will account for an ever larger share of 바카라사이트 global science and technology enterprise, so you have to work out how you are going to engage with that”, he added.
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