Recommendation 34

The Government should provide a clear, written definition of what a sovereign capability is, including different levels of sovereignty. The Government should also outline which specific existing and emerging technologies it is seeking to develop, and to what level of sovereignty. These definitions should be informed by risk assessments of critical supply chains, critical minerals and investment, and export security, and should be agreed across government. Relevant departments must have regard to these definitions when making any decisions around investment and support both for firms developing sovereign capabilities and for higher education institutions researching emerging technologies. (Recommendation, Paragraph 153)