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<p>We have a number of priorities for the digital economy in the next five years,
in line with both our Digital Strategy and Industrial Strategy. Firstly, we will ensure
that the UK remains the best place to start and grow a digital business. We will do
this by fostering a supportive business environment, encouraging support to scale-ups,
and by means of access to talent. Secondly, we want to ensure that the UK is well
positioned to develop and adopt emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence
(AI) to drive productivity. This will be achieved by means of the AI sector deal,
funding for research posts, and by meeting our target of public and private sector
investment in R&D to reach 2.4% of GDP by 2027. Thirdly, we will ensure that the
benefits and opportunities of technology, including digital connectivity, are felt
by all and are spread across the UK. A key priority is to achieve Government plans
to have 15 million premises connected to full fibre (so-called 'outside-in') by 2025,
and nationwide coverage by 2033. We will continue to deliver the Digital Skills Partnership
to improve digital capability across the whole skills spectrum. Importantly, we will
continue to emphasise the importance of diversity within the tech sector, as this
is an area I feel strongly about.</p><p> </p><p>The Online Harms White Paper sets
out the Government’s plans for world leading laws to make the UK the safest place
in the world to be online. These will make companies more responsible for their users’
safety online, especially children and other vulnerable groups. A new statutory duty
of care is being introduced, to make companies take responsibility for the safety
of their users and to tackle harm caused by content or activity on their services.
Compliance with this duty of care will be overseen and enforced by an independent
regulator. The establishment of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI),
to investigate and advise on how we maximise the benefits of data-enabled technologies,
including AI, is also an important step forward.</p>
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