White House instructs agencies to prioritize emerging tech and 'Gold Standard Science'

"The White House released its fiscal year 2027 science and technology research and development priorities on Tuesday, and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, quantum information sciences, nuclear energy generation and semiconductor manufacturing took center stage. The memo, sent by Office of Management and Budget Director Russel Vought and Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios, identifies five R&D priorities fields for the executive branch - AI; quantum information science and tech; semiconductors and microelectronics; advanced communication networks; future computing technologies; and advanced manufacturing - alongside five crosscutting strategies in adjacent areas to ensure that the U.S. can sustain innovation in these priority fields."

"The memo also aligns with previously stated Trump administration policies surrounding technology, particularly in its imperative to remove "woke" ideology from emerging tech development at the federal government level. "Following years of unfocused Federal investments weighed down by woke ideology and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, we are realigning the Federal R&D portfolio to serve its core purposes: driving economic growth and high-wage employment for all Americans, promoting high quality of life, and ensuring U.S. leadership in critical sectors to our national security," the memo reads."

Five R&D priority fields are identified: artificial intelligence; quantum information science and technology; semiconductors and microelectronics; advanced communication networks; future computing technologies; and advanced manufacturing. Five crosscutting strategies aim to sustain innovation across adjacent areas. Policy priorities include removing "woke" ideology from federal emerging-technology development and realigning Federal R&D toward economic growth, high-wage employment, quality of life, and U.S. leadership in critical sectors. Budgetary actions will leverage priority fields to secure American leadership in science and technology, energy independence, national security, health and biotechnology resilience, and dominance in space. Implementation steps include scaling research infrastructure, developing a tech-savvy workforce, revitalizing federal R&D funding, and targeting high-value research.

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