Automation

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:20 pm on 13 February 2018.

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Photo of Nick Ramsay Nick Ramsay Conservative 2:20, 13 February 2018

First Minister, Lee Waters just rightly referred to the urban hubs of south Wales as being most vulnerable, in the first instance, to the effect of automation, and the figures that Lee Waters quoted were astounding. I agreed with your answer that we need to make sure that we are trying to get ahead of the curve in terms of competing with other countries in this respect, and making sure that the challenges posed by artificial intelligence are dealt with. But I didn't hear your answer. Can you give us some concrete examples of how you're going to refocus Welsh Government economic policies to face these challenges ahead, to make sure that areas such as Newport, Cardiff and Swansea, also other urban areas of Wales, and the city region areas that they support and that support them will be able to meet the challenge of the future and get ahead of the curve, which we desperately need?