The industrial town that's set to become a UK tech and AI hub
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The industrial town that's set to become a UK tech and AI hub
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"Barnsley has been designated the UK's first Tech Town', securing government support to boost artificial intelligence (AI) opportunities across its schools, colleges, businesses, and NHS. Support includes testing AI tutoring tools in schools, offering free AI and digital training for residents and businesses, and trialling AI tools for quicker hospital check-ins and triage. This follows recent government initiatives, including free courses for all UK adults to use AI effectively in the workplace, and Lanarkshire, Scotland, being named the latest AI growth zone."
Donations fund on-the-ground journalism that covers issues such as reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech while keeping reporting accessible without paywalls. Financial support enables journalists to investigate political funding and produce documentaries that highlight civic struggles. Barnsley has been named the UK's first Tech Town with government backing to expand artificial intelligence opportunities across schools, colleges, businesses, and the NHS. Planned measures include testing AI tutoring tools in schools, offering free AI and digital training for residents and businesses, and trialling AI tools for faster hospital check-ins and triage. Corporate partners and government initiatives aim to scale lessons nationally.
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