英国技术计划：下一届政府如何利用技术建设更美好的英国

A UK tech plan How the next Governmentcan use technology tobuild a better Britain June 2023 Contents Executive summary05 Eighteen opportunities to build a better Britain09through technological innovation The five challenges the UK tech sector faces13 People19 1. Improve access to day-to-day digital services, cutting costs for both Central andLocal Government as well as improving public services2. Make the UK one of the most trusted, safe and secure places to be online3. Plug the digital skills gap to boost pay, opportunity and our national resilience4. Make sure everyone has access to the online world Society28 5. Deliver the digital transformation that the NHS and social care system needs6. Rethink our approach to how technology can support the criminal justice system7. Regain the UK’s reputation as a global leader in Open Data and rank among thefive countries on the UN E-Government Index8. Ensure the UK holds on to its fintech crown9. Grow tech clusters across the UK10. Support a thriving digital and AI ethics ecosystem to enable better governanceand regulation Economy 11. Digitise the day-to-day economy helping small businesses get ready for the AIrevolution12. Fix the UK’s broken scale up economy so British firms have the opportunity tobecome global champions13. Ensure we have a competitive innovation economy14. Commercialise and deploy the emerging technologies vital to a growing andresilient economy15. Build a smarter approach to foreign and trade policy for the UK in a morecomplex and less secure world Planet 51 16. Boost the competitiveness of the UK as a green technology hub17. Empower individuals and businesses to better understand and improve theirown environmental footprint18. Make tech greener Delivering a regulatory system ready56for the faster pace of technological change I. Reforming the British approach to tech regulation II. Building a system of AI ethics, governance, and regulation that supports publictrust and encourages innovation References68 Executive summary As the UK approaches a General Election, there is a strong sense among the public andthe business community that we face a series of fundamental challenges that will test thecountry whoever forms the next Government. The public will want the next Government to give them confidence over their own and theirchildren’s futures, set out solutions to economy-wide challenges such as a lack of businessinvestment and stagnant productivity growth, ensure our public services can survive thechallenges that the 21st century will throw at them, and have a plan for how the UK can playits part in combatting climate change. Doing more with less: However, the next Government will have fewer resources to tackle these challenges.A series of crises from the 2008 financial crisis, to the pandemic and war in Europe havebeen compounded by the end of ultra-low interest rates. This means that, in an increasinglycomplex and demanding world, the next Government will simply have to do more with less. Despite this difficult context, an enormous opportunity is emerging with the increasing paceand power of technological innovation, offering solutions to the challenges the country faces.This opportunity is recognised right across our economy and society with virtually everybusiness sector and public service seeing digital technology as the engine that will drivebusiness growth or deliver more efficient, better and more resilient public services. The challenge the next Government will face is how to ensure the opportunity presented bytechnological innovation is not missed. Seizing the opportunity: The UK has established itself as a leading tech economy, with a strong digital sector andglobally leading research and start-up ecosystem. The tech sector is one of the UK’s modern economic success stories, with its contribution to the economy rising over 25% between2010 and 2019, and now adding £150 billion to the economy every year. This makes it one ofthe country’s most valuable economic assets1and the leading tech sector in Europe. However, our success must not breed complacency. There is now a fierce global race overthe key technologies that will shape the future: from AI and Quantum to green technologiesand semiconductors, competition between governments to attract talent, bring in investmentand grow tech clusters is greater than ever. If the next Government does not make the mostof the UK’s strengths, there is a real risk of it falling behind. How technology is already helping us meet the challenges we face: •Caring for an ageing population:virtual wards are making it easier to care for peoplein the community saving the health system up to £2,000 per patient per annum.Additionally, more than four in five NHS workers believe greater technology investmentcan help to attract new people into the NHS. •Growing the economy:Generative AI is already helping boost productivity with a recentsurvey showing it can increase productivity by 14%