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Is the Government's Investment in Digital Technology Enough?

“Britain needs to invest more in new technology if it is to compete in a post Brexit world,“ says David Turner, the UK CEO of French owned global customer experience business, Webhelp.

“France is actively positioning itself as a hub for artificial intelligence and robotics. With companies like Facebook choosing to locate their AI hubs in Paris, it is a goal the French look likely to achieve.

“Meanwhile in Britain, many people are still struggling with the lack of basic infrastructure needed to operate in a digital world. Earlier this week, the government announced a major review to ensure the development of artificial intelligence in the UK. This review included £17.3m of funding for robotics and AI research at UK universities, which is roughly equivalent to what Webhelp as an individual company spends on developing its digital footprint each year.

“While the development of a digital strategy by the UK government is to be welcomed, is this investment really significant enough to both address some of the existing basic issues and to put Britain on a secure path to becoming a world leader in a post Brexit digital age?”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Heather Astbury .