The National AI Strategy, One Year On
Author WIG Date 5 Oct 2022
With Blake Bower, Director of Digital and Technology Policy, DCMS, and Co-Director, Office for Artificial Intelligence.
One year on from the release of the National AI Strategy, we were delighted to welcome Blake Bower, to share insight into where we are now in the ten-year plan to make Britain a global AI superpower.
Watch the webinar recording to:
- Understand progress that has been made in the year since the strategy was released, including development of the AI Assurance roadmap
- Explore how cross-sector collaboration can enable greater use of AI technologies, and an increased understanding of the skills that are needed to meet those needs
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Speakers at the Event
Blake Bower is Director of Digital and Technology Policy at the UK Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport. In this role Blake has wide ranging responsibilities including the development and delivery of the UK's Digital Strategy, the regulation of digital markets, the government's relationship with the tech sector, digital inclusion policy; and takes responsibility for the Office for Artificial Intelligence.
Before joining DCMS Blake was Director of Trade and Investment (Goods) at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy playing a key role in the delivery of trade deals between the UK and the rest of the world. With more than 10 years experience in government he has held roles covering a wide range of policy areas such as European Strategy, International Climate Change, Electricity Market Reform and Identity. He has also been Board Secretary and head of planning, performance and governance at the Ministry of Justice.
Prior to joining the Civil Service, Blake's career included roles in both the private and third sectors focused on business responsibility and sustainable development. He holds degrees in Biological Sciences and in Environmental Technology as well as an MBA from the University of Warwick.