This Call for Evidence aims to gather first hand insights from industry professionals, academics, and members of civil society on the skills that citizens, employers and working professionals need to thrive in the age of AI.

We will use your insights, including any practical case studies, to make recommendations to the Government on how artificial intelligence (AI) can help elevate the digital literacy of the workforce and public. Our recommendations will be used to feed into departmental consultations and exchanged with parliamentarians and key decision makers to generate impact.

This inquiry is co-chaired by Lord Holmes of Richmond and Lord Tim Clement-Jones and is kindly sponsored by Zurich, ACCA, Jisc, and Manchester Metropolitan University. 

Instructions:

Policy Connect will gather evidence through a series of roundtable sessions, interviews with expert stakeholders, and this written Call for Evidence. Please find the questions in the attached document (on the right hand side). We appreciate that you may prefer to respond only to the questions in your area of expertise.

Please include wider insights into this topic area. We are particularly keen on knowing about any policy developments you may be aware of that impact this topic and hearing of any statistics and case studies from your organisation or sector which show what works and what does not.

The deadline for submission of evidence is 20th December 2024, 11:59PM.

Evidence should be submitted to: alyson.hwang [at] policyconnect.org.uk (Alyson[dot]Hwang[at]policyconnect[dot]org[dot]uk) with the subject line as “[Evidence Submission] (Name of Organisation/Individual)”. For example, [Evidence Submission] Policy Connect”

For more information about the inquiry, please contact alyson.hwang [at] policyconnect.org.uk (Alyson.)

About Policy Connect

Policy Connect is a cross-party think tank. We specialise in supporting parliamentary groups, forums and commissions, delivering impactful policy research and event programmes and bringing together parliamentarians and government in collaboration with academia, business and civil society to help shape public policy in Westminster and Whitehall, so as to improve people’s lives.

Our work focusses on five key policy areas which are: Education & Skills; Industry, Technology & Innovation; Sustainability; Health; and Assistive & Accessible Technology.

We are a social enterprise and are funded by a combination of regular annual membership subscriptions and time-limited sponsorships. We are proud to be a Disability Confident and London Living Wage employer, and a member of Social Enterprise UK.

For more information about the inquiry or Policy Connect, please contact James.Taylor [at] policyconnect.org.uk (James[dot]Taylor[at]policyconnect[dot]org[dot]uk)