The Minister of Mobility and Digital Transformation, José Luis Sanz Merinoinaugurated this Tuesday at the National Museum of Sculpture of Valladolid the Technological Meeting (ENTIC) in Castilla y León, where it was advanced that when this year ends the Board will have invested 47 million euros andn the different actions aligned with the digital field, especially in Artificial Intelligence (AI).
In this sense, he assured that the Board is working to promote its use, although he recognized that it is not an easy task “because “AI is normally seen with prevention.”
The counselor highlighted the wide range of opportunities it offers that were unthinkable until recently, although he also warned of its risks. “We are talking about a technology that is going to cause a revolution,” said Sanz Merino, who still does not know his limits and whether society will be able to coexist with him. “Today, without a doubt, our present and future go hand in hand with the production and transformation processes, but the pace of innovation with which technology advances is astonishing,” he added, in statements reported by Ical.
For all this, he defended that digitization is basic currently in all policies and actions, because, in his opinion, it is fundamental in the business competitiveness and in the face of crises or unstable geopolitical contexts.
Looking to the future, he noted that the Board continues to work to improve connectivity throughout the territory of Castilla y León in the development of digital skills and their certification, with the aim of reducing the digital divide, especially in rural areas, and in advancing the provision of services, with the ‘Smart Rural Territory. And he appealed to the “indispensable collaboration” in terms of digitalization, both with other public administrations and with private entities.
Artificial intelligence
Regarding AI, the counselor advanced that his department has acquired Copilot licenses for Microsoft 365 that will be used to adapt the jobs and see how they work from an administrative point of view, which will improve their efficiency in different tasks.
He also mentioned the RETECH Artificial Intelligence program, within the framework of which strategic projects are developed in Castilla y León and with other communities that have managed to capture a major financing.
It also cited the implementation of a technological and territorial network as a lever for the development of the forest bioeconomy or an agri-food platform in AI-based network and in the internet of things, or in the field of heritage, the KHN project, whose purpose, he said, is to take advantage of new technologies in the cultural heritage.
San Merino also asked not to forget natural intelligence and reaffirmed the Board’s commitment to innovation policies for the development of the region and to generate a lasting impact on society and the economy.
“Science, technology and innovation are powerful tools for improve people’s lives and secure the future of our society“, said the counselor, while calling to continue betting on generation, on the attraction and loyalty of talent in the Community thanks to this type of technologies.