Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland regarding the Technology Prosperity Deal

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland regarding the Technology Prosperity Deal

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (hereinafter known as the “Participants”),

Expressing mutual curiosity in science and expertise capabilities and requirements to usher in the subsequent Golden Age of Innovation to fortify freedom and prosperity for generations to come back;

Affirming the frequent need to reinforce cooperation in science and expertise issues that help initiatives of mutual curiosity that produce tangible advantages to their residents;

Recognizing the complementarity of the work of the Participants and their observe report of joint analysis and innovation partnerships, their standing as most trusted safety and protection companions, their pro-innovation authorized and regulatory regimes, their deep-rooted experience in disruptive applied sciences, and the advantages of nearer strategic cooperation; and

Welcoming a longstanding partnership to ship on their joint goals to take care of and strengthen their strategic management in science and expertise, leveraging shared values, complementary capabilities, and coordinated coverage approaches to deal with world challenges.

Have reached the following understandings:

I. Purpose

The function of this Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter “MOU”) is to allow collaboration in the direction of joint alternatives of mutual curiosity in strategic science and expertise disciplines, together with synthetic intelligence (AI), civil nuclear, fusion, and quantum applied sciences.

II. Areas of Cooperation

The Participants intend to collaborate in a quantity of disciplines, together with however not restricted to the following:

Accelerating AI Innovation

AI is the defining expertise of our age, presenting limitless alternatives to enhance folks’s lives.  The Participants intend to collaborate intently in the build-out of highly effective AI infrastructure, facilitate analysis neighborhood entry to compute, help the creation of new scientific knowledge units, and harness their experience in metrology and evaluations to allow adoption and advance our collective safety.  The Participants intend to leverage this infrastructure and the AI experience throughout business and elsewhere, to ship transformational AI-driven change for our societies and economies.  Focus areas for collaboration are meant to incorporate:

• establishing joint Flagship Research applications between United States (U.S.) and United Kingdom (UK) science businesses, together with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), and the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and different related departments for AI-enabled science in joint precedence areas, together with collaborating on the growth of fashions and datasets in mutual priorities comparable to AI for biotechnology, precision medication together with for most cancers and uncommon and power illnesses, and fusion power, together with via joint funding alternatives and the allocation of compute by way of current peered processes via assets comparable to the U.S. National AI Research Resource and UK AI Research Resource;
• advancing revolutionary analysis and growth approaches to speed up the utility of AI for science, together with automated labs and compute collaboration, together with via an up to date DSIT-DOE partnership and joint analysis alternatives supported via NSF, UKRI, and different related science funders;
• catalyzing an AI for house partnership between the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the UK Space Agency, together with creating AI fashions for house purposes, supporting science and exploration missions, comparable to lunar and Martian foundational fashions;
• advancing pro-innovation AI coverage frameworks and efforts to help U.S. and UK-led AI expertise adoption;
• selling U.S. and UK AI exports to supply the full stack of chips, knowledge facilities, and fashions;
• exploring alternatives for collaboration in constructing safe AI infrastructure and supporting AI {hardware} innovation;
• creating the workforce of the future and making certain U.S. and UK residents profit from the alternatives of AI throughout the provide chain; and
• advancing the partnership between the U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation and the UK AI Security Institute in the direction of a shared mission to advertise safe AI innovation, together with via working in the direction of greatest practices in metrology and requirements growth for AI fashions, enhancing understanding of the most superior mannequin capabilities, and exchanging expertise between the Institutes.

Unleashing Civil Nuclear Energy

The world is at the daybreak of a golden nuclear age.  The Participants intend to steer the world in a nuclear sector that can play a defining function in the future of power, safety, and financial may.  Together the Participants intend to pioneer breakthrough applied sciences, streamline and speed up regulatory processes, establish and deal with market obstacles, safe our provide chains, beat strategic opponents to market dominance, and create high-paying jobs for American and British staff.  The Participants proceed to help the highest requirements of security, safety and non-proliferation, and intend to work collectively to drive world demand for U.S. and UK requirements.  The Participants intend to pursue collaborative initiatives in the areas of superior nuclear reactors, superior nuclear fuels, and fusion power, making certain that the Participants stay at the forefront of fission and fusion innovation.  Focus areas for collaboration are anticipated to incorporate: 

• deepening collaboration on non-proliferation and safety applications to create a protected and safe basis for nuclear deployment into new markets, and to maximise certainty for business;
• facilitating industrial partnerships whereas figuring out and addressing market obstacles to speed up the deployment of superior nuclear reactors in each the U.S. and the UK;
• supporting the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation, and the UK Environment Agency (EA) to streamline and speed up licensing, concentrating on reactor design critiques inside two years, web site licensing inside one 12 months, and the EA accelerating web site allowing;
• making certain a safe and dependable provide chain for superior nuclear fuels in each international locations, and reaching full independence from Russian nuclear gasoline by the finish of 2028, together with via coordinated motion to make sure a various provide of commercially obtainable superior fuels to help our superior reactor applications;
• advancing world markets and management for the Participants in superior fission reactors and fuels, and championing protected and safe deployment of civil nuclear exports in third international locations;
• facilitating coordination of analysis, growth, and use of experimental amenities and knowledge, together with via AI, to put the path towards cost-competitive fusion energy vegetation;
• main growth of harmonized, accountable, pro-innovation coverage and regulation to help the emergence of a U.S. and UK-led world fusion power market; and
• exploring alternatives for novel purposes of superior nuclear power, together with civil maritime purposes, and enjoying a number one function informing the institution of worldwide requirements, potential institution of a maritime delivery hall between the Participants’ territories, and strengthening power resilience for the Participants’ protection amenities.

Securing Quantum Advantage

As the world’s main quantum nations, the Participants are becoming a member of forces to hunt to make sure the Participants are the first to comprehend true quantum benefit.  Together, the Participants intend to construct highly effective quantum machines that rework protection, finance, and healthcare, defend the Participants’ residents, and create high-skilled jobs.  For instance, quantum applied sciences may allow the simulation of advanced molecules to speed up drug discovery or optimize logistics and provide chains at a scale far past at this time’s capabilities.  By combining the power of the Participants’ nationwide labs, the genius of their scientists, and the agility of their main corporations, the Participants intend to ship unmatched innovation and maintain their international locations protected, affluent, and main the pack.  Focus areas for collaboration are meant to incorporate: 

• establishing a U.S.–UK benchmarking taskforce to speed up breakthroughs in benchmarking throughout quantum computing {hardware}, software program, and algorithms;
• launching a transatlantic Quantum Code Challenge to mobilize researchers to find and deploy breakthrough quantum algorithms aligned with real-world use instances;
• harnessing synthetic intelligence and high-performance computing to speed up quantum algorithm growth and system readiness via coordinated analysis collaboration;
• advancing trusted, interoperable requirements for quantum applied sciences via complementary multilateral and bilateral pre-standardization actions in quantum computing, sensing, and networking;
• accelerating quantum sensing from lab to deployment by pursuing early stage, collectively supported analysis collaborations on precedence societal challenges and by testing applied sciences by way of facilities of excellence and nationwide laboratories;
• making a U.S.-UK Quantum Industry Exchange Program to spur adoption throughout protection, well being, finance, and power—via reciprocal business engagements, aligned inputs on commerce and expertise coverage, and focused finish‑person showcases; and
• advancing U.S.- UK collaboration via our facilities of excellence to trial and deploy sensing applied sciences exposing new science in real-world environments.

Foundations for Frontier Innovation

The Participants intend to collaborate to hunt to make sure the foundations for frontier innovation are in place.  From sharing experience on analysis safety to collaborating on safe telecommunications, important nationwide infrastructure and cyber, the Participants’ collaboration is meant to help safe growth of cutting-edge applied sciences that ship actual advantages for the Participants’ residents.

• Research Security Recognizing the significance of shared analysis safety objectives throughout important and rising expertise analysis and growth, the Participants intend to deepen collaboration to guard their applied sciences and their folks.  The Participants acknowledge one another’s mature approaches to analysis safety and help persevering with collaborative actions to share efficient practices and data on methods to establish and mitigate threats to the analysis enterprise together with:  supporting capability constructing for universities, analysis organizations, and business; strengthening collaboration in menace evaluation together with in key expertise areas; and main allies and companions to undertake equally rigorous practices to facilitate a trusted ecosystem of innovation.
• Securing 6G
  Expanding their partnership in telecommunications innovation and provide chain resilience, the Participants intend to allow joint analysis and growth in 6G-relevant applied sciences, comparable to software program for AI-enabled 6G.  This work is meant to be supported by joint efforts in requirements our bodies and in shut partnership with business, to form world telecommunications requirements with the Participants’ shared priorities.

• Positioning, Navigation and Timing
  Affirming their shared dependencies on sure important infrastructure, the Participants intend to reinforce cooperation on initiatives to enhance timing resilience.

• Secure Investment
  Recognizing the shared must speed up deployment of superior important applied sciences, the individuals intend to collaborate on securing and scaling personal capital in the direction of creating these applied sciences to safe financial vitality and nationwide pursuits.

III. Operation and Discontinuation

The Participants take into account this Technology Prosperity Deal to construct on the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Economic Prosperity Deal. The MOU turns into operative alongside substantive progress being made to formalize and implement the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Economic Prosperity Deal.

The Participants could modify this MOU by written mutual resolution.  Either Participant could discontinue this MOU by offering written discover of discontinuation to the different Participant.  The discontinuation is predicted to begin on a date mutually decided by the Participants or, if the Participants can not mutually decide a date, 180 days after the date on which discover of discontinuation is delivered. 

This MOU doesn’t represent or create and is just not meant to represent or create any legally binding obligations.  Nothing on this MOU is meant to change or have an effect on any current agreements between the Participants.  Cooperation below this MOU is meant to happen inside the framework of relevant nationwide laws and worldwide obligations.  Nothing on this MOU commits the individuals to the expenditure of funds.

IV. Timeline for supply

The Participants intend to ascertain and convene a Ministerial-Level Working Group inside six months of the date this MOU turns into operative.  The Working Group is meant to function a strategic discussion board to information bilateral cooperation, set priorities, and oversee the implementation of joint initiatives.  Furthermore, inside twelve months of the date this MOU turns into operative, and yearly thereafter, the Participants intend to convene formal discussions to evaluate progress below this MOU and decide the scope and course of the subsequent part of collaborative applications, making an allowance for rising alternatives, coverage developments, and shared strategic pursuits.

The foregoing represents the understanding reached between the Participants on the issues referred to on this MOU.