Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has set out Government’s 10 tech priorities for 2021. Amongst the top 10 priorities is a commitment to ‘unleashing the transformational power of tech and AI’ including the publication of a National AI Strategy later this year.
The Secretary of State has set out Government’s 10 tech priorities for 2021. During the announcement, Oliver Dowden explained that “tech has to be at the heart of our economy” “if we want to build back better, stronger and greener from the pandemic”. Adding that the tech sector as “one single industry has the power to turbo charge the rest”.
Here are the top 10 tech priorities that were announced:
- Rolling out world-class digital infrastructure nationwide.
- Unlocking the power of data
- Building a tech-savvy nation
- Keeping the UK safe and secure online
- Fueling a new era of startups and scaleups
- Championing free and fair digital trade
- Leading the UK global conversation on tech
- Leveling up digital prosperity across the UK
- Using digital innovation to reach Net Zero
And finally.. number 10 ‘unleashing the transformational power of tech and AI’ including the publication of a National AI Strategy later this year.
The new AI strategy will focus on:
- Growth of the economy through widespread use of AI technologies
- Ethical, safe and trustworthy development of responsible AI
- Resilience in the face of change through an emphasis on skills, talent and R&D
It will consider recommendations from the AI Council, an independent expert committee that advises the government, which published its AI Roadmap in January, alongside input from industry, academia and civil society.
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