Pax8 becomes strategic AI partner in British government program

Pax8 strategic AI partner in a UK government program that aims to strengthen the AI skills of ten million workers by 2030.

Pax8, the leading cloud commerce marketplace, has been selected as a strategic partner in the UK government’s national AI skills development initiative. The programme, led by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, aims to ensure that both individuals and businesses across the UK can benefit from the opportunities created by artificial intelligence.

Pax8 joins a group of founding organizations, where, among other things, Microsoft is included, to strengthen and further develop the program. The initiative is designed to meet the growing need for practical AI skills in the labor market and to increase productivity in both the public and private sectors.

The AI Skills Boost program offers free, industry-developed AI courses made available through the government's AI Skills Hub. The courses have been benchmarked against Skills England's AI Foundations standard and are designed to help workers build confidence in tasks such as creating content, using AI tools in daily workflows, and streamlining their work with the help of artificial intelligence.

As a strategic partner, Pax8 to support the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology by driving AI learning opportunities through its global channel community. The company will also share insights and real-world implementation trends from across the The SMB technology ecosystem, with a particular focus on how AI solutions are used in practice by small and medium-sized businesses.

The partnership is in line with Pax8 long-term work to build AI capacity, support managed service providers in the transition to more intelligent offerings, and contribute to national goals that promote innovation, competitiveness, and economic growth.

“Pax8 is committed to ensuring that businesses don’t fall behind in the AI transformation. Our ecosystem of Managed Intelligence Providers play a crucial role in enabling smaller businesses to embrace new technologies with confidence. We are proud to support this national initiative alongside the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and other leading organisations, and we look forward to helping people across the UK build the AI skills they need to succeed,” says Harald Nuij, CEO of Pax8 EMEA.

About Pax8

Pax8 is the future marketplace for cloud commerce that brings together partners, suppliers and small and midsize businesses through AI-powered insights and comprehensive product support. With a global partner ecosystem of over 47,000 managed service providers, Pax8 SMEs worldwide by offering software and services that unlock growth potential and improve security. Pax8 drives innovation in cloud commerce at scale, enabling both customer acquisition and effective use of solutions across its ecosystem.