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A trio of top tech areas to watch
As the tech crystal ball spins off its axis, Vincenzo Rampulla, principal consultant at Gemserv takes a quick look at three top areas to watch over the coming months and the decisions that need to be made that will enable real change.
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s we know, tech advances by the nanosecond, yet we still have a significant gap that exists between innovation and maturity when it comes to making data smarter. Communities benefit from the
inclusivity that smarter data processes can provide, such as streamlining public services. Will we get to grips with the applications, but also privacy concerns, of AI?
Tech adoption 2023 will likely see a tale of two UK digital economies. On the one hand, a growing number of UK tech unicorns coupled with the ambition to turn Britain into “the world’s next Silicon Valley” and on the other, there’s the reality gap that is UK digital and tech adoption rates. Te pandemic drove businesses and consumers towards tech, but 2023 could see those gains lost. 2022 ended with the closing of Help to Grow: Digital. Aſter a year, less
than 1,000 SMEs had taken up the advice and financial support it offered, against the initial hopes of reaching 100,000. Te Prime Minister and Chancellor should bring together a successor to the Building Back Better Business Council and New Business Council, focusing on embedding tech adoption across sectors and the UK.
Making data smart Tis is the year that Parliament tackles multiple legislative bills covering online safety, data and digital competition. In that agenda, the government’s data bill could help drive forward the smarter use of data in the economy. A notable highlight is the Smart Data proposal for an enabling framework allowing Open Banking-style innovation across the wider economy. Opening data mobility could increase UK GDP by £30 billion annually.
Both industry and government should use 2023 to choose which sectors of the economy will pioneer Smart Data approaches and develop a vibrant ecosystem around these initiatives.
Fair tech In 2022, we saw the acceleration of AI integrating into lived consumer experiences. Social media users played with filters and AI-generated avatars, and students wondered whether ChatGPT could ‘help’ them with their homework. Torny issues will continue to crop up as consumers and industries realise the possibilities and risks of AI. Regulation will be a key focus for the year ahead. Strangely, when we
used ChatGPT, it failed to mention the planned government AI White Paper in its predictions for 2023.
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“Thorny issues will continue to crop up as consumers and
industries realise the possibilities and risks of AI.”
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