A British government report estimates that the artificial intelligence sector (AI) in it United Kingdom reaches a value of 72.3 billion sterling pounds (about 85,000 million euros).
According to the projections, This figure could exceed 800,000 million pounds (approximately 940,000 million euros) around 2035, with a growth rate thirty times greater than the average of the national economy. Currently, the IA ecosystem uses more than 64,000 people in more than 3,700 companies.
Given this scenario, the Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the launch of the program Techfirsta national initiative with a budget of 187 million pounds (around 220 million euros) destined to Strengthen training in digital skills and artificial intelligence.
This policy aims Prepare workers and students to perform in emerging occupations linked to technology.
The United Kingdom promotes an artificial intelligence training plan for young people and workers
The program contemplates the implementation of Formative contents in schools, communities and educational centers, with the intention of facilitating access to work trajectories related to AI. In this context, it is expected that by 2035 about 10 million people will work in positions where artificial intelligence will be part of their functions, and other 3.9 million will serve in roles directly linked to the development or application of these technologies.
One of Techfirst’s main lines is Techyouthendowed with 24 million pounds (about 28 million euros). This branch is oriented to secondary level students and seeks to reach a million young people over the next three years. In addition, a digital platform will be developed that will gather educational materials and training resources, following the experience of the Cyberfirst Explorers program, which already has more than 100,000 registered students.
In each region of United Kingdomhe Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) It will designate local entities to implement the program and coordinate activities in schools and educational centers.
Unequal access to technological abilities remains a challenge for the expansion of the sector, especially outside London and among small businesses. According to a Tech Nation report, one in three technological entrepreneurs identifies the lack of specialized talent as one of the main limitations for the growth of their organizations.
The Techfirst program also plans to support more than 4,000 researchers, graduates and innovative through various complementary lines of action. Sector companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Nvidia, BT, Qinetiq, Bae Systems and Careers & Enterprise Company have expressed their support.
In parallel, the British government announced a public-private alliance to train in AI linked to 7.5 million workers before 2030, which represents approximately 20% of the country’s workforce. The training will be focused on the use of AI -based tools, such as chatbots and language models, and will be extended to sectors such as health, finance and manufacturing.
The participating companies – among them Google, Amazon, Salesforce, Accenture, SAS, SAGE, BARCLAYS and INTUIT – committed to provide training content at no cost for workers from all sectors during the next five years. The implementation guidelines will be defined this week in a meeting between representatives of these companies and the Secretary of Technology, Peter Kyle.
Source: Ambito
