Rural AI & Our Digital Future: a Chat with Sabrina
We’re working hard to make South Ormsby Estate the beating heart of an entrepreneurial rural economy where business, the natural environment and local people can thrive together. In the 21st century, that means creating a variety of fulfilling careers, including the kind of high-quality, high-tech jobs that will help talented people to find fulfilling careers without leaving the place they call home. We also want to empower our whole community to make the best of technological change.
With that in mind, we’d like to introduce our readers to Sabrina Kelly, Manager of the Praetorium – our new Rural AI & Digital Skills Centre here at South Ormsby Estate. Sabrina would love you to join her for an Open Day to see the exciting redevelopment of the Praetorium and to hear about the plans for AI and digital programmes starting soon. Click HERE to sign up and READ ON for a chat with Sabrina about embracing AI, moving to the Wolds, the joy of Lego and more.
“Our Open Days at the Praetorium will be a great way to engage with people and hear what they want,” said Sabrina. “We want to tailor what we do to what our community needs. Ultimately, the plan is to be a useful resource and to create opportunities right here in Lincolnshire. They call me ‘the AI lady’ but I’m not an AI expert and I’m not here to teach a digital course. I want to meet you in person. Whether you’re a budding young entrepreneur, a local business, a teacher, an employee looking to boost your skills, a student preparing for further education or just someone who’s curious about AI, I’d love to hear from you.
“I’m managing the Praetorium, our new Rural AI & Digital Skills Centre here at South Ormsby Estate. We’ve given it that title because we want the Estate to be a rural counterpart to urban AI centres in London and elsewhere. AI and the digital skills needed to use it can be developed and located in the countryside; they don’t need to be tied to big cities. While many young people feel they have to move to technology hubs like London, Cambridge, Manchester, Oxford or Glasgow to build their careers, we believe they should have the opportunity to stay, grow and thrive in their own community.
“We’re not being too prescriptive about the Rural AI & Digital Skills Centre at the moment. We want anyone in our community with questions about rural AI to join us for a chat and a coffee. Whether your interest is in using AI as a business opportunity, or you’re generally interested in making yourself more AI-literate, we’d love to see you. The Estate aims to boost rural entrepreneurship and we’d like to host businesses that use AI for the benefit of our community. We’d also like to give local people the tools to use AI safely and positively in their everyday lives.
