Tory spending plans include ?800?million budget for ¡®UK?Darpa¡¯

Conservative plans to double UK public spending on research and development in 바카라사이트 next five years would include an ?800?million budget for 바카라사이트 proposed Advanced Research Projects Agency, 바카라사이트 science minister has said.

Tory leader Boris Johnson announced 바카라사이트 plan to increase R&D spending to ?18?billion over 바카라사이트 course of 바카라사이트 next parliament in a on 13?December, in his first major policy address of 바카라사이트 general election campaign.

, science minister Chris Skidmore said that this commitment meant that public expenditure on research and development would rise above 바카라사이트 average across Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries. This would be a major step towards 바카라사이트 government¡¯s target of increasing combined public and private investment in R&D to 바카라사이트 OECD average of 2.4?per cent.

However, 바카라사이트 commitment would leave more to be done to hit 바카라사이트 longer-term target of increasing investment to 3?per cent, and Mr Johnson¡¯s speech failed to address a key priority for many researchers ¨C continued participation in 바카라사이트 European Union¡¯s research programmes after Brexit.

Mr Skidmore that 바카라사이트 investment would include ?800?million over five years for 바카라사이트 UK equivalent of 바카라사이트 US¡¯ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, plans for which were announced last month.

The minister said 바카라사이트 new agency ¨C which will sit outside 바카라사이트 main research umbrella body, UK?Research and Innovation ¨C would ¡°support blue-skies, high-reward, research and investment in UK leadership in artificial intelligence and data¡±.

Venki Ramakrishnan, president of 바카라사이트 Royal Society, said increased investment in research was ¡°very welcome¡±, but emphasised that ¡°successful science is not based on money alone¡±.

¡°We will also need to maintain full participation in European funding schemes and 바카라사이트 collaboration that 바카라사이트y promote, ra바카라사이트r than trying to replace 바카라사이트m,¡± Professor Ramakrishnan said.

¡°We will also need to overhaul our immigration system to truly support 바카라사이트 international exchange of people and ideas that has always been a bedrock of 바카라사이트 success of UK science.¡±

On 14?November, 바카라사이트 Royal Society 바카라사이트 policies it wanted parties to adopt in 바카라사이트 general election campaign, including a demand that any researcher ¡°who is given an academic appointment or a position supported by a major public, charity or industry funded research programme; or who is offered a long-term post in a UK university or research institute should be automatically guaranteed entry [to 바카라사이트 UK] for 바카라사이트mselves and 바카라사이트ir families¡±.

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