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Globally businesses are automating. But are we here? Or are we at risk of a widening productivity gap?
Wednesday 15th July 2020 @ 12:30 - 13:00

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.