Betting the science farm on advanced tech

Betting the science farm on advanced tech

The national research advice from the Prime Minister’s Science, Innovation and Technology Advisory Council that dropped last week, on April Fool’s Day, was no joke.It sent a clear message to the research sector that the Government wants to go big in advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence, quantum, synthetic biology, and aerospace. It leans hard into a “Technology for Prosperity” priority. The investment plan comes at the expense of the three other pillars we are now grouping science on – Primar...

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