Eleventh Report - Connected tech: AI and creative technology
Select Committee
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
HC 1643
30 August 2023
Government response
Third Special Report - Connected tech: AI and creative technology: Government Response to the Committee’s Eleventh Report of Session 2022–23 · published 11 Jan 2024
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Acknowledged
Para 20
Set out a plan to upskill and resource non-digital sector regulators for the AI regime.
Recommendation
The Government should set out a plan to provide upskilling and resourcing for non- digital sector regulators to ensure they can meet the needs of the new cross-sector regulatory regime for AI.
Government Response Summary
The government recognises the need for central coordination and states it is establishing a central risk function and implementing a coordination function. It will provide further details in a forthcoming response to the white paper consultation.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Para 49
Ensure support for creative industries encourages artists' innovation in emerging technologies and cultural institutions' investment.
Conclusion
While institutions are understandably investing in products such as the metaverse and generative AI, this should not be to the exclusion of novel and emerging technologies, which are enabling artists to innovate and attract audiences. In order to encourage a …
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Government Response Summary
The government outlines the five objectives and scope of its forthcoming Cultural Education Plan, which aims to support high-quality cultural education for children and young people and strengthen talent pipelines, and will be published in the coming months.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
Para 54
Ensure Cultural Education Plan explicitly addresses digital skills shortages in creative technology sectors.
Conclusion
As we have repeatedly raised, the tech sector and creative industries are experiencing long-standing skills and personnel shortages that have capped the potential for growth. The Government’s forthcoming Cultural Education Plan should explicitly discuss how educators can combine digital skills …
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Government Response Summary
The government outlines the objectives of its Cultural Education Plan, including strengthening talent pipelines into cultural and creative sectors, and states the plan will be published in the coming months. However, it does not explicitly commit to detailing how educators will combine digital and creative skills provision as requested.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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