Meetings

Automation and the Welsh Economy

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 03/10/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

Preparation for the debate - Automation Industry 4.0

Plenary debate on the 17 October

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee discussed the forthcoming debate


Meeting: 11/07/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Automation and the Welsh Economy: Consideration of draft report

Supporting documents:

  • Draft Report

Minutes:

3.1 Members considered the draft report.


Meeting: 05/07/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Additional information from the Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning following the session on Automation and the Welsh Economy

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.2.1 The additional information was noted by the Committee


Meeting: 05/07/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Additional information from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport following the session on Automation and the Welsh Economy - UK Industrial Strategy

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1.1 The additional information was noted by the Committee


Meeting: 05/07/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 9)

9 Consideration of scoping paper - Research and Innovation Wales: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny

Supporting documents:

  • EIS(5)-17-18(p15) Scoping paper

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee agreed the scoping paper


Meeting: 05/07/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs regarding Precision Agriculture following the session on Automation and the Welsh Economy

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.3.1 The letter was noted by the Committee


Meeting: 07/06/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport - Automation and the Welsh Economy

Ken Skates AM, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport

Mick McGuire, Director Business and Regions, Welsh Government

James Davies, Industry Wales, Welsh Government

Supporting documents:

  • Research brief

Minutes:

3.1 Ken Skates AM, Mick McGuire and James Davies answered questions from Committee Members

3.2 The Cab Sec agreed to send a paper to the Committee on UK industrial strategy opportunities


Meeting: 07/06/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning - Automation and the Welsh Economy

Eluned Morgan AM, Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning

Huw Morris, Group Director SHELL, Welsh Government

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 Eluned Morgan AM and Dr Rachel Garside-Jones answered questions from Committee Members

2.2 The Minister agreed to provide further details on the Policy Statement of Skills, published in 2014


Meeting: 23/05/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Draft letter to Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs regarding Precision Agriculture

Supporting documents:

  • EIS(5)-13-18(p4) Draft letter

Minutes:

5.1.1 The draft letter was noted by the Committee


Meeting: 23/05/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Self-driving vehicles - Automation and the Welsh Economy

William Sachiti, Chief Executive Officer, Academy of Robotics

Dr Wolfgang Schuster, Technical Director, Atkins - member of the SNC-Lavalin Group

Dr Paul Nieuwenhuis, Senior Lecturer in Logistics and Operations, Cardiff University

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 William Sachiti, Dr Wolfgang Schuster and Dr Paul Nieuwenhuis answered questions from Committee Members


Meeting: 17/05/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 "The Future of Skills: Employment in 2030" - Nesta report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1.1 The report was noted by the Committee


Meeting: 17/05/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Future of skills (Think tanks and Practitioners) - Automation and the Welsh Economy

Mair Bell, Senior Research Officer, Wales Centre for Public Policy

Rachel Bowen, Director of Policy and Development, Colleges Wales

David Hagendyk, Director for Wales, Learning and Work Institute

Professor Richard B Davies, Vice Chancellor, Swansea University - Universities Wales

Supporting documents:

  • Research brief

Minutes:

5.1 Mair Bell, Dr Rachel Bowen, David Hagendyk and Professor Richard B Davies answered questions from Committee Members

5.2 Dr Rachel Bowen and Professor Richard B Davies agreed to provide further details on training for disabled people


Meeting: 09/05/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Scene setting - Automation and the Welsh Economy

Professor Calvin Jones, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University

Leighton Jenkins, Assistant Director, CBI Wales     

Matt Fenech, Future Advocacy (Via video-conference)

Catherine Phillips, Senior Corporate Adviser, Business in the Community Wales (Via video-conference)

 

 

Supporting documents:

  • Research brief - Scene setting

Minutes:

2.1 Professor Calvin Jones, Leighton Jenkins, Matt Fenech and Catherine Phillips answered questions from Committee Members

2.2 Leighton Jenkins agreed to write to the committee regarding a question raised by Mark Isherwood AM that disabled people might be adversely affected by Artificial Intelligence changes


Meeting: 09/05/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

Feedback on Committee visits to Amazon and Swansea University - Automation and the Welsh Economy

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee discussed the recent visit to Amazon and Swansea University


Meeting: 09/05/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Precision agriculture - Automation and the Welsh Economy

Professor Simon Blackmore, Head of Agricultural, Robotics Harper Adams University

Chris Hoskins, SoilQuest Commercial Manager, Agrii

Jason Llewellin, J.Llewellin & Co

Supporting documents:

  • Research brief - Precision agriculture

Minutes:

3.1 Professor Simon Blackmore, Chris Hoskins and Jason Llewellin answered questions from Committee Members


Meeting: 15/03/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Scoping paper - Automation and the Welsh Economy

Supporting documents:

  • EIS(5)-07-18(p9) Scoping paper

Minutes:

5.1 The committee discussed the scoping paper


Meeting: 31/01/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Scoping paper - The Future of Skills

Supporting documents:

  • Scoping paper

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee agreed the scoping paper