Some Trends and Enlightenment of DARPA-like Agencies in the United States

Authors

Jun QIU, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084,China; High-technology Research & Development Center, Ministry of Science & Technology, Beijing 100044, ChinaFollow
Zheng LIANG, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084,China
Xinyi GU, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084,China
Jianxiang YUAN, High-technology Research & Development Center, Ministry of Science & Technology, Beijing 100044, China
Lan XUE, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084,ChinaFollow

Keywords

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), science and technology project management, Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)

Document Type

Policy & Management Research

Abstract

In the context of major-power interactions, science and technology has increasingly become the main battleground and the inevitable place of competition among major powers. The new scientific and technological revolution will reshape the growth and decline of the economic competitiveness of countries and the global competition pattern. In order to compete for the increasingly competitive scientific and technological commanding heights, the United States clones the successful Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which has been active and achieved many scientific and technological innovation achievements. Now, the United States plans to promote the establishment of agencies, such as the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Climate (ARPA-C), and the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Infrastructure (ARPA-I). The United States adopts task-oriented research and a highly flexible management model to accelerate the development of emerging and cutting-edge technologies to achieve major breakthroughs, and strives to grasp the initiative of global science and technology competition. We briefly describe the three DARPA- like agencies mentioned above, and take ARPA-H as an example. Then, we introduce its establishment background, mission, organizational framework, operation mechanism, and financing. We analyze the risks and challenges faced by ARPA-H as a new DARPA-like agency, and summarize the management enlightenment. Finally, we provide several policy suggestions for China's management innovation of disruptive technological projects.

First page

907

Last Page

916

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

QIU, Jun; LIANG, Zheng; GU, Xinyi; YUAN, Jianxiang; and XUE, Lan (2023) "Some Trends and Enlightenment of DARPA-like Agencies in the United States," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 38 : Iss. 6 , Article 31.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20230215001
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol38/iss6/31