OUR Italy It has 30 million euros improve the skills of the unemployed, as well as workers whose jobs may be at risk due to the rapid development of automation and Artificial intelligence.

service, i.e. Fondo per la Repubblica Digitale (FRD) was created in 2021 by the Italian government with the aim of strengthening the digital skills of Italians. According to this service, 54% Italians aged from from 16 to 74 years oldlacking basic digital skills, compared to an average of 46% in the European Union.

According to the FRD, funding for improving education will be distributed in two ways.

Ten million euros will be allocated for this upskilling these jobs are at high risk of being displaced by automation and technological innovation.

Rest 20 million euros will be intended for help unemployed and economically inactive people to develop digital skills which will improve their chances of entering the labor market, FRD said.

The agency notes that automation could threaten a wide range of jobs. He mentioned industries such as transport, logistics, administration, accounting services (including the broader concept of logistics), other jobs in the field of administrative services. Other manufacturing, service and retail sectors are also at risk.

The rapid spread of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, as well as the rapid development of tools such as ChatGPT, has attracted the attention of parliamentarians and regulators in many countries.

Many experts say new rules are needed to govern artificial intelligence because of its potential instrumental impact on national security, education and jobs.

ChatGPT was unavailable in Italy for about four weeks until the manufacturer of this new tool, OpenAIresolved the issues raised by the Italian Data Protection Authority at the end of April.