The UK government has launched a new innovation and research agency, with a remit to pursue risky but high pay-off projects. The £800m ARIA (Advanced Research and Invention Agency) is patterned after the US DARPA organisation. Designed to respond rapidly and empower scientists and inventors, ARIA will be exempt from freedom of information laws and restrictions in place to stop taxpayers' money being invested in high-risk projects. It is set to be operational in 2022.
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