# DST Review 18.04.23

## Background and overview
"We will **continue to provide leadership through our position as co-chair of the Data Skills Taskforce**, a body of over 25 organisations that **convene to address the skills challenges in data science and AI. Our primary approach to skills will be to provide pathways to support the transfer of skills and knowledge** between academia, industry, government at all career levels.""

Turing 2.0: Changing the world for the better with data science and AI Institute Strategy, Pg, 47.

## Agenda
- Strategic alignment miro board mapping
- How can/should we align DST activity with other priority strategies?
- Turing objectives
- AI Council Roadmap
- Advice from DSIT on 'rebranding' to include AI
- National AI Strategy

- Defining Turing's role
- What does it mean for the Turing to provide leadership of the DST?
- Distinction b/w Turing and DST priorities - - alters the nature of why the DST was established and becomes a Turing endeavour
- Strategy filtration -> strands of work
- Link to future iterations SPA / DST 'challenges'
- Should we lead on this or is this a decision for Adrian?

- Member input, roles and contribution
- What role(s) should have members have to avoid stagnation/ensure collaboration?
- Strands/streams of work aligned to strategy objectives
- Members providing commitment of resources / in-kind
- Link to future iterations SPA / DST 'challenges' working directly with member workstreams/strands
- Updated ToR
- [Action] resolve - how do you become a member

- Turing resource
- What does the future of Turing resource to the DST look like?
- Future of funding for the DST
- Securing additional funding or dedicating % of FTE?
- Quarterly meetings (bassline admin costs)
- cost up for the quarterly meetings
- mailing list / comms support
- set up 4 x workstream sprints across thematic areas
- templates from Turing Way?

## Additional notes
- Miro board for national skills
- Strategic opportunities for the DST and relevant Turing strategy objectives
- Activities w/in work streams - task-and-finish groups b/w each quarter of the calendar
- only commit if aligns w/ Turing priorities

## Actions
- Deadline of August 2023 - first round by early May
- BN: Condense to proposal for Donna -> Adrian
- what we can commit to as host / formalise
- ownership / sustainability model unhelpful if 'DST' owned
- collaborative and convening role
- newsletter flagging opportunities
- define the role of co-host
- DSIT
- active role in the quarterly meeting
- open membership
- contributions to the group neccessary (via workstream)
- group consultation on membership terms
- MF + BN: Costing for bassline activities
- DST and self-assessment tool
- Admin costs for comms, events and governance
- MF: Seek advice from DSIT/AI Council on 'rebranding' to include AI - ensure the terminology aligns w/ govt priorities