China News Service, London, February 19 (Xingyi Zhao) The British government announced on the 19th that the "Advanced Research and Invention Agency" (ARIA) was established to seek breakthrough innovations in cutting-edge technology.
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwotten, told the media that the agency will engage in "high-risk" cutting-edge technology research, focusing on high-risk and high-return fields, and possess advanced exploratory, pioneering and "Higher failure tolerance than normal."
Kwerten said that the agency will receive 800 million pounds of government funding in four years, "it will cut unnecessary cumbersome processes and advance the most cutting-edge technology research at the fastest speed."
The establishment of this institution will "help consolidate Britain's position as a global scientific superpower."
It is said that such "high-risk" scientific research organizations have played a key role in creating breakthroughs in new technologies such as the Internet and global positioning systems worldwide.
Kwotten said that the UK has many scientific discoveries from steam engines to the latest artificial intelligence technology, and a series of infectious disease outbreaks and climate change in the world today require bold and ambitious innovative solutions. .
Matthew Fell, chief policy officer of the British Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CBI), said that the establishment of the agency gave the UK a “unique opportunity to use its own advantages.” British companies working with the agency can help create more Increase productivity and respond to a series of new challenges facing the UK.
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