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RISC's work will deliver in three key areas:

Help make Britain's defences more versatile and agile
A long-term relationship between RISC and Government will yield knowledge of capability that is needed - today and tomorrow. This will reduce the time it takes to move from identifying new problem-solving technology to getting it into the field. RISC will start work on filling the capability gaps that exist - in advance of, and not after, attacks are launched.

Help better define R&D priorities
R & D resources are limited, be they Government or Industry, and the range of potential threats large. We will focus on key priorities and ensure we allocate the most appropriate resources to the task in hand. Working together as RISC, with the Government as our partner, we can develop an R&D 'Road Map'. This will put us in a much stronger position for the future.

Help deliver a competitive and innovative UK Industry
By introducing longer-term procurement plans, underpinned by clear guidance, Government will incentivise industry to invest its resources and capabilities into long-term UK projects. Flowing from this will be a pipeline of R&D and products capable of meeting whatever risks intelligence is suggesting and responding to whatever the incident might be.

RISC will immediately embark on a number of key priorities, including:

- Developing a 'R&D roadmap' with Government that will ensure industry investment is better aligned with Government strategic priorities; and

- A strategy to safely deliver major public events, including the 2012 Olympics.

	Stephen Phipson RISC speech (50.4 KB)
	Home Secretary RISC speech (21.1 KB)
	RISC press release 28 March 2007 (73.6 KB)