Government ministers give evidence on AI and creative tech scale-ups
The Communications and Digital Committee takes evidence from government ministers in the final evidence session of its inquiry into AI and creative tech scale-ups.
Meeting details
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Scaling up - AI and creative tech
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Digital Government at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Minister of State (Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism) at Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Minister of State (Minister for Investment) at Department for Business and Trade, and Minister of State (Minister for Investment) at HM Treasury
Background
The Committee is exploring the scale-up scene and why the UK still struggles to turn innovative start-ups into successful scale-ups, and ensure their long-term expansion happens in the UK.
Possible areas for discussion
Possible areas for discussion with witnesses include:
- Whether the government’s plans to unlock domestic growth are ambitious and bold enough to succeed,
- whether schemes to support UK scale-ups are properly designed to support AI and creative tech companies specifically, and
- how the government will implement its forthcoming AI opportunities action plan.