An open question is the degree to which governments can do good technical research, either in-house or commissioned. Some possible ways in which this could be relevant: - Evals (although this likely could be contracted in a successful way) - More straightforward technical research (do any other safety-research areas use this? Nuclear security and areoplane safety seem to be done by the private sector and the role the of government is creating good incentives here)
Interested in the claim about independent UK regulatory bodies. The FCA hires a lot of specialist economists that do good technical research. I think Offcom/gem do this too. All are independent.
I didn't know about the generalist focus in the civil service though, what are some examples of this?
Interested in the claim about independent UK regulatory bodies. The FCA hires a lot of specialist economists that do good technical research. I think Offcom/gem do this too. All are independent.
I didn't know about the generalist focus in the civil service though, what are some examples of this?
Uk specific comment - central government is restricted to hiring UK, EU and commonwealth nationals. Arms length bodies and research agencies aren’t.