Michelle Donelan: Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

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🗓️ 12 April 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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We are joined today by Michelle Donelan Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to discuss the future of the UK's trillion dollar tech sector. Join us as we dive into Michelle's insights on technological literacy, the impact of AI, and the importance of up-skilling in today's digital age. Together, we'll explore the question on everyone's minds: will emerging technologies replace human jobs? There’s also a great story of Michelle attending a chilli eating contest which she refused to lose. Subscribe so you don't miss any new episodes, releasing every Wednesday. You can sign up to Jimmy's Substack here for weekly content on the future of work, technology, and politics For more information on partnering with us please visit our partnerships page here. Also make sure you subscribe to The Shift, you can find it here on Spotify or on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I wanted to thank the Octopus Group for their continued support of Jimmy's jobs of the
0:12.2	future.
0:13.2	Now you may know Octopus now as the consumer facing energy brand, but actually they are
0:18.6	part of eight entrepreneurial minded companies that look to back the people, ideas and industries
0:26.4	that will change the world.
0:28.2	We've had the founders, Chris Hula and Simon Rodgerson on Jimmy's jobs of the future
0:34.0	before, and we've also had the CEO of their investments division roof handcock on it as
0:39.8	well.
0:40.8	So it's worth going back and checking those previous episodes and listening to how they
0:45.4	plan to back the people, ideas and industries that will change the world.
0:52.4	Today's guest is Michelle Donovan, the sector of state for science, innovation and technology.
0:58.0	She's won the youngest cabinet ministers having been born in the mid 80s, and she's also
1:02.4	going to be the first cabinet minister to go off on maternity leave in just a few weeks
1:06.6	time.
1:07.6	Today we talked to her about her department and how it's going to help businesses create
1:12.9	jobs of the future.
1:14.7	We talked to her about semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum computing.
1:19.8	Her department is more involved with the future of our economy than almost any other one.
1:24.8	It's a great conversation about how the UK economy is getting a match fit for the future
1:31.0	and what opportunities there are out there.
1:35.8	Michelle, welcome to Jimmy's jobs of the future.
1:38.0	Thank you.
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