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<p>The Industrial Strategy sets out the Government’s vision to make the UK a global
centre for AI and data innovation, alongside measures to ensure our people are equipped
to capitalise on those opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>We are improving the UK's system
for training in digital skills and lifelong learning to ensure that working people
have the support they need to navigate the challenge of automation to a higher-wage
future. Through the Industrial Strategy we are delivering:</p><p> </p><ul><li>16 New
Centres for Doctoral Training at universities across the country, delivering 1,000
new PhDs over the next 5 years;</li><li>New prestigious AI fellowships to attract
and retain the top AI talent, underpinned by up to £50m of funding agreed at Autumn
Budget</li><li>Industry-funding for new AI Masters places;</li><li>Invested £406m
in maths, digital and technical education; and</li><li>Committed £100m for the first
phase of developing the National Retraining Scheme to support people vulnerable to
technological change.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Good Work Plan
was published in December 2018 and will ensure that the labour market continues to
work for everyone. The Plan commits to a wide range of policy and legislative changes
to ensure that workers can access fair and decent work, that both employers and workers
have the clarity they need to understand their employment relationships, and that
the enforcement system is fair and fit for purpose.</p>
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