1、Unlocking the UKs AI Potential:Harnessing AI for Economic GrowthT:+44(0)2036 872 761E:infopublicfirst.co.ukwww.publicfirst.co.ukPublic First is an independent consultancy that works to help companies and organizations develop new policy proposals,better understand public opinion,and model their econ

2、omic and social impact.Public First is a member of the Market Research Society.Unlocking the UKs AI Potential:Harnessing AI for Economic GrowthContents5 Executive Summary9 Introduction13 The UKs Digital Advantage17 Infrastructure&Compute21 Digital Skills25 The Returns from Digital Investment27 Reduc

3、ing Barriers to Digital Adoption31 Unlocking Value in the Public Sector33 MethodologyThe UK has the most advanced tech sector in Europe and is second behind only the US in its ability to take advantage of AI-however,this lead is relatively slight over other leading economies such as Germany,Canada o

4、r South Korea.Executive Summary5The UK has the most advanced tech sector in Europe and is second behind only the US in its ability to take advantage of AI-however,this lead is relatively slight over other leading economies such as Germany,Canada or South Korea.Over the next decade,digital technologi

5、es such as AI and cloud have the potential to create a half a trillion opportunity for the UK economy,increasing GDP by over 550 billion by 2035.AI could help make individual workers more productive,level up skills across the workforce,reduce waste,speed up scientific innovation and enable entirely

6、new types of products and services.6550 BnU.S.A.U.K.GERMANYCANADAS.KOREAThe UK could be held back from achieving its full potential by three core bottlenecks:The UK does less well at providing the basic infrastructure needed to enable the build of datacentres.This is only likely to become more impor