New Delhi: The UK Science Secretary has commissioned an action plan to identify how AI can drive economic growth, said an official statement issued Friday. This action plan will be led by tech entrepreneur Matt Clifford.
In a statement, Science Secretary Peter Kyle said: “We’re putting AI at the heart of the government’s agenda to boost growth and improve our public services. Matt Clifford brings a wealth of experience and shares my ambition when it comes to realising the opportunities of AI, using it to drive growth and improve people’s lives.”
The new plan will identify the key challenges in the UK AI sector including the need for better infrastructure, skilled workers and access to data, he said, adding that it will also explore how to overcome these challenges and stimulate the take-up of AI technologies by the public and private sector.
The government believes that the AI sector has the potential to generate up to 1.5 percent of annual economic growth. In order to realise this, the new Action Plan will recommend a series of measures including the creation of an AI Opportunities Unit to coordinate the efforts of public and private sector organisations.
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