A £187 million AI & cyber plan for the West Midlands has been unveiled at Birmingham Tech Week.

The announcement came as part of the leadership opening event for the seventh annual Birmingham Tech Week, which brings together 8,000 industry experts and regional figureheads over five event-packed days in venues across the city.

Among the most significant announcements were the regional rollout of TechFirst, a £187m programme that will bring AI and digital skills into classrooms, careers, and communities; and the launch of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) AI Missions Document, a ten-year vision to help regional SMEs harness the potential of AI for growth innovation and public service adoption.