Leading the way: the role of government in emerging

Emerging tech Leading the way: the role of government in emerging technology Patrick King Policy roundtable summary Leading the world: the role of government in emerging technology Reform was delighted to host a policy roundtable exploring the role of government both as an adopter and enabler of emerging technologies. [...] In response, government must be clear about how a technology will be applied, the measures Although important work is happening to in place to mitigate key risks and the specific capitalise on these strengths and ensure their benefits the technology is expected to bring. [...] Participants observed that the importance of Dedicated strategies for several emerging building trust is not unique to the public sector technologies, the creation of the Department for and that industry has long faced similar Science, Innovation and Technology, and more challenges. [...] Some of the most innovative, ‘how can we secure the relevant skills?’ to ‘how high-potential startups begin their growth in the can we capitalise on the presence of these skills UK but then relocate to the United States or within the system?’. [...] Policy roundtable summary The creation of ARIA – the Advanced Research On the demand side, government has a critical and Invention Agency – earlier this year is an role to play in encouraging service providers, example of government playing a trend-setting including local authorities and hospital trusts, to role to take strategic risks and make critical adopt technologies associated with substanti.