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UKق€™s science and tech imperative August 04 2021 11:58 PM A The challenge that China’s rise poses for liberal democracies puts a premium on pushing the frontiers of science and technology. Western economies have a deep ability to innovate when they have the will to do so, as the rapid development of safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines has shown. But how can this momentum be maintained across a wide range of areas when we are not confronting an acute crisis? In many respects, the Unite...

The White House 2:35 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. Here’s my mask from yesterday. I was wondering where that went. Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Friday. I have a couple things for all of you at the top. Today, the President and the Vice President met with governors to discuss the worsening 2021 wildfire season and ongoing efforts to strengthen prevention, preparedness, and response activities. This was a follow-up to the meeting the President convened last month with Cabinet offici...

The UKs science and technology imperative Jul 28,2021 - Last updated at Jul 28,2021 By Benedict Macon-Cooney and Sam Dumitriu LONDON — The challenge that China’s rise poses for liberal democracies puts a premium on pushing the frontiers of science and technology. Western economies have a deep ability to innovate when they have the will to do so, as the rapid development of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines has shown. But how can this momentum be maintained across a wide range of areas wh...

A “new” proposal by the Biden administration to create a health-focused federal agency modeled after DARPA is not what it appears to be. Promoted as a way to “end cancer,” this resuscitated “health DARPA” conceals a dangerous agenda. [April 28, 2020], President Biden was widely praised in mainstream and health-care–focused media for his call to create a “new biomedical research agency” modeled after the U.S. military’s “high-risk, high-reward” Defense Advanced Resear...

US proposes first in-person Quad Summit in September AKIPRESS.COM - Emphasising the importance of the Quad framework of cooperation, Biden administration has proposed to host the first in-person ‘Quad’ summit in Washington in late September. The gathering would underscore the unity among the four Indo-Pacific democracies Australia, India, Japan and the United States, The Japan Times reported. U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken is likely to visit New Delhi soon to discuss various issues i...

THE ISSUE: At the June 2 swearing-in ceremony for his appointment as chief White House science adviser, geneticist Eric Lander introduced himself to a partly science-averse nation by lauding the

Calderon pressed Harris during an interview on Thursday, June 10, on how she is yet to make a trip down to the US-Mexico border

As part of US President Joe Biden's visit, the UK and US  have agreed to develop a science and technology partnership to strengthen the UK-US relationship.

Partnership will explore collaboration in areas such as innovation, research, defence, security, intelligence and law enforcement, as well as making sure technology is ‘used as a force for good’.