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description: The federal government has announced its intention to develop a National AI Capability Plan to boost investment in Australia's artificial intelligence sector and drive economic growth
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# [AI in the Spotlight with Government's National AI Capability Plan](https://niba.com.au/news/ai-in-the-spotlight-with-governments-national-ai-capability-plan)

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## The federal government has announced its intention to develop a National AI Capability Plan to boost investment in Australia's artificial intelligence sector and drive economic growth 

#### The federal government has announced its intention to develop a National AI Capability Plan to boost investment in Australia's artificial intelligence sector and drive economic growth. 

According to a media statement by the Minister for Industry and Science, the Hon Ed Husic MP, AI and automation are expected to contribute up to $600 billion a year to Australia's GDP by 2030.   

The National AI Capability Plan has four key areas of focus. These are:  

**Investment growth:** a review of how existing mechanisms support Australia's AI sector and explore ways to boost private sector investment AI capability.  

**Stronger AI capability:** identifying how universities and businesses can contribute to future industry growth and exploring areas of comparative advantage.  

**Giving AI skills a boost:** accelerating AI literacy and identifying areas of upskilling and reskilling where appropriate. Preparing the workforce to reskill and take advantage of newly created opportunities.  

**A focus on economic resilience:** Understanding the infrastructure needed to capitalise on the AI opportunity, weighing up the opportunities versus risks in AI adoption and ensuring that AI functions as a technology enabler, supporting human insight.   

The Capability Plan is expected to be delivered by the end of 2025 after consultation with the industry and the public.  

> "We need to scale up our capabilities in critical technologies in ways that work for businesses and their workers.  
> 
> "This plan will look to harness our AI know-how to secure our supply chains and strengthen our critical infrastructure," said the Minister for Industry and Science, the Hon Ed Husic MP, in a media statement.   

 

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