The Economy infrastructure and Skills Committee is embarking on a piece of work to explore the challenges and opportunities posed by automation.

To do this we are inviting in a range of experts to inform a discussion looking at these issues, and what role the Welsh Government might play to ease the transition to new possibilities.

Background

The Committee will be discussing the following inter-related pieces of “thought leadership” work:

• Automation and the Welsh Economy
• White collar jobs
• Precision agriculture
• The Future of Skills, and
• Self-driving vehicles

Terms of reference

• To explore the challenges and opportunities posed by automation