Globally businesses are automating. But are we here? Or are we at risk of a widening productivity gap?

41% of businesses surveyed are speeding up their automation plans but is it happening here in the South West or are we at risk of a widening productivity gap?

Charlotte Collyer from the Digital Skills Partnership looks at the global context and talks to Nicola Dillion from Microsoft and Stuart Cochrane from Numatic in Somerset.

Guests:-
Nicola Dillion: Microsoft, Local & Regional Government Strategic Account Director discusses:

• Examples of automation in Local Authorities Covid-19 response
• Examples of automation within the UK Private Sector
• Microsoft technologies that can assist automation

Stuart Cochrane: Head of Operations for Numatic discusses
How a Knowledge Partnership with the University of West of England introduced them to the Robotics lab and from there transforming manufacturing processes through co-bots.