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The Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill has its 2nd reading in @UKHouseofLords today.
We are calling for peers to reverse ARIA's exemption from Freedom of Information.
cfoi.org.uk/2021/11/lords-…
#FOI #ARIA #opengovuk
We are calling for peers to reverse ARIA's exemption from Freedom of Information.
cfoi.org.uk/2021/11/lords-…
#FOI #ARIA #opengovuk
The idea that complying with #FOI would be an obstacle to the UK becoming or remaining a ‘science superpower’ is utterly implausible. The obstacles to innovation by funding bodies have been discussed at length and do not include FOI.
All public bodies have important tasks to fulfil in the public interest & ltd resources. ARIA has no greater claim to avoid complying with #FOI than any other body. On the contrary, its budget, which outstrips that of many FOI bodies, provides compelling grounds for its inclusion
