Artificial Intelligence and Life Sciences: Skilled Workers
(asked on 27th February 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to improve the UK's ability to (a) attract and (b) retain highly skilled professionals in the (a) AI and (b) life sciences sectors.
Answered by
Feryal Clark
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The AI Opportunities Action Plan sets out the importance of creating a strong talent pipeline and addressing wider skills demands. We are focusing on collaborating with universities to increase AI courses, expanding educational pathways, and establishing a prestigious AI talent scholarship.
The Life Sciences sector plan, to be published later this year, will set out HMG support for Life Sciences skills. The Office for Life Sciences is working with stakeholder across the UK as well as Skills England – to inform this. The sector already benefits from targeted support via RESILIENCE, the Medicines Manufacturing Centre of Excellence.