DOC-03 Plan

Plan

The programme's steps, with timelines, effort, owners and dependencies.

Programme: Post Automation Utopia programme
Version: v0.1 draft
Status: Draft for review
Date: 10 Nov 2026
Owner: Programme Director
Approver: Programme Board
Type: Google Sheet

Plan

v0.1 draft | 10 November 2026

Post Automation Utopia programme | Owner: Programme Director

Programme steps by phase. Steps P0-01 to P0-13 are the Next steps (NS-01 to NS-13). Dates and effort are recommendations: indicative, sized relatively and not costed. See the Key tab.

ID	Step	Phase	Workstream	Description	Start	End	Duration (months)	Effort	Owner (accountable)	Delivered by (responsible)	Depends on	Output	Status
P0-01	Mobilise the programme	Phase 0	Programme management	Confirm the Sponsor, Programme Board, Programme Director and PMO. Set up the Control register and approve the PID.	Jan 2027	Mar 2027	3	Medium	Sponsor	Programme Director; PMO Lead		Sponsor, Programme Board and core team in place. PID approved. Control register in use.	Not started
P0-02	Agree governance and decision rights	Phase 0	Programme management	Agree terms of reference for the Programme Board and Design Authority, tolerances, escalation routes and the baselined RACI.	Jan 2027	Mar 2027	3	Small	Programme Director	PMO Lead; Legal and Policy Lead	P0-01	Terms of reference, tolerances and RACI v1.0.	Not started
P0-03	Map stakeholders and agree the engagement strategy	Phase 0	Engagement and legitimacy	Map stakeholders worldwide and agree how each will be engaged, including the method for appointing human proxies for animals, plants and ecosystems.	Feb 2027	May 2027	4	Medium	Engagement and Legitimacy Lead	Civil society and labour organisations; Conservation science bodies	P0-01	Stakeholder map, engagement strategy and proxy method.	Not started
P0-04	Review the evidence	Phase 0	Design authority	Review the evidence on automation trends, basic income pilots, universal basic services, housing and ecological limits.	Mar 2027	Oct 2027	8	Large	Design Authority Lead	Academia and research institutes; Economic Security Lead; Basic Services Lead; Automation and AI Governance Lead; Purpose, Learning and Participation Lead; Planetary Stewardship Lead	P0-01	Evidence report for each pillar.	Not started
P0-05	Model scenarios and fiscal options	Phase 0	Economic security	Build slow, central and fast automation scenarios and size the income floor and services options relative to each other.	May 2027	Jan 2028	9	Large	Economic Security Lead	Academia and research institutes; Central banks; International financial institutions	P0-04	Automation scenarios and relative fiscal sizing of the options.	Not started
P0-06	Appraise the options for each pillar	Phase 0	Design authority	Appraise the options for each pillar, including the mix of cash and services, housing delivery models and ownership models for automated capital.	Sep 2027	Feb 2028	6	Large	Design Authority Lead	Economic Security Lead; Basic Services Lead; Automation and AI Governance Lead; Purpose, Learning and Participation Lead; Planetary Stewardship Lead; Legal and Policy Lead	P0-04, P0-05	Options report with a recommended option for each pillar.	Not started
P0-07	Consult worldwide	Phase 0	Engagement and legitimacy	Consult people across regions, sectors and generations, and hold proxy-led hearings for animals, plants and ecosystems.	Sep 2027	Mar 2028	7	Very large	Engagement and Legitimacy Lead	Civil society and labour organisations; Indigenous peoples' organisations; Conservation science bodies; Regional and local governments	P0-03	Consultation report, including the proxy hearings.	Not started
P0-08	Finalise the requirements	Phase 0	Design authority	Update the User Requirements Document and Solution Requirements Document from the consultation and the options appraisal, and complete the traceability between them.	Jan 2028	Apr 2028	4	Medium	Design Authority Lead	PMO Lead; Economic Security Lead; Basic Services Lead; Automation and AI Governance Lead; Purpose, Learning and Participation Lead; Planetary Stewardship Lead; Engagement and Legitimacy Lead; Legal and Policy Lead	P0-06, P0-07	User Requirements Document v1.0 and Solution Requirements Document v1.0.	Not started
P0-09	Set out the legal and treaty pathway	Phase 0	Legal and policy	Analyse the legal routes: an international transition compact, national legislation and rights instruments.	Oct 2027	Apr 2028	7	Medium	Legal and Policy Lead	UN bodies; Academia and research institutes	P0-06	Legal pathway paper and outline of the compact.	Not started
P0-10	Outline the financing strategy	Phase 0	Economic security	Set out how each phase could be financed, with relative sizing. Full costing follows in the Phase 1 business case.	Jan 2028	May 2028	5	Medium	Economic Security Lead	International financial institutions; Central banks	P0-05, P0-06	Financing strategy outline.	Not started
P0-11	Baseline the plan, RAIDD and benefits map	Phase 0	Programme management	Bring the workstream plans together and baseline the Plan, RAIDD, RACI and benefits map for Phase 1.	Mar 2028	May 2028	3	Medium	Programme Director	PMO Lead; Benefits and Assurance Lead	P0-08, P0-09, P0-10	Plan v1.0, RAIDD v1.0 and benefits map.	Not started
P0-12	Run the independent assurance review	Phase 0	Benefits and assurance	Review the final plan independently against the quality criteria in the PID.	May 2028	Jun 2028	2	Small	Benefits and Assurance Lead	Academia and research institutes	P0-11	Assurance report with recommendations.	Not started
P0-13	Approve the final plan and the Phase 1 mandate	Phase 0	Programme management	The Programme Board approves the final plan and authorises Phase 1.	Jun 2028	Jun 2028	1	Small	Sponsor	Programme Board; Programme Director	P0-12	Approved final plan and Phase 1 mandate.	Not started
P1-01	Agree the international transition compact and set up its secretariat	Phase 1	Legal and policy	Negotiate a compact among adopting states and establish a secretariat to support it.	Jul 2028	Dec 2030	30	Very large	Legal and Policy Lead	UN bodies; National governments	P0-13	Compact open for signature and secretariat operating.	Not started
P1-02	Set up the global automation observatory	Phase 1	Automation and AI governance	Measure task automation, productivity, displacement and the distribution of gains by sector and country, and publish the results every year.	Jul 2028	Dec 2029	18	Large	Automation and AI Governance Lead	UN bodies; Academia and research institutes	P0-13	Observatory publishing annual data.	Not started
P1-03	Build the automation safety and accountability regime	Phase 1	Automation and AI governance	Agree standards, certification, liability and redress for automated systems that affect the public.	Jan 2029	Dec 2032	48	Very large	Automation and AI Governance Lead	UN bodies; National governments; Industry	P1-01	Standards, certification scheme and redress route.	Not started
P1-04	Run basic income pilots at scale	Phase 1	Economic security	Run regional and national income floor pilots in high-, middle- and low-income economies, each independently evaluated.	Jan 2029	Dec 2032	48	Very large	Economic Security Lead	National governments; Regional and local governments; Academia and research institutes	P0-10, P1-02	Evaluated pilots in each income group of countries.	Not started
P1-05	Design the automation dividend and public wealth funds	Phase 1	Economic security	Design how returns from automated capital are shared, including public and shared ownership models.	Jan 2029	Dec 2031	36	Large	Economic Security Lead	Central banks; International financial institutions; National governments	P0-10	Dividend mechanism and fund governance design.	Not started
P1-06	Pilot universal basic services	Phase 1	Basic services	Pilot universal provision of health, food, water, energy, transport and digital access.	Jan 2029	Dec 2032	48	Very large	Basic Services Lead	National governments; Regional and local governments	P0-13	Evaluated service pilots.	Not started
P1-07	Pilot homes for everyone	Phase 1	Basic services	Use land reform, automated construction and retrofit to house everyone in the pilot regions.	Jan 2029	Dec 2032	48	Very large	Basic Services Lead	Regional and local governments; National governments; Industry	P0-13	Evaluated housing pilots.	Not started
P1-08	Pilot learning, purpose and contribution schemes	Phase 1	Purpose, learning and participation	Pilot lifelong learning entitlements and ways to recognise care, civic, creative and scientific contribution.	Jan 2029	Dec 2032	48	Large	Purpose, Learning and Participation Lead	National governments; Regional and local governments; Civil society and labour organisations; Academia and research institutes	P0-13	Evaluated pilots.	Not started
P1-09	Baseline nature and set up the proxy panels	Phase 1	Planetary stewardship	Support delivery of the 30 per cent protection target, baseline the condition of ecosystems and set up standing proxy panels for non-human users.	Jul 2028	Dec 2030	30	Large	Planetary Stewardship Lead	Conservation science bodies; UN bodies; Indigenous peoples' organisations	P0-13	Ecosystem baseline and proxy panels in operation.	Not started
P1-10	Set up the just transition finance facility	Phase 1	Economic security	Set up a facility, mostly grant-funded, so that low- and middle-income countries can join the pilots and build delivery capacity.	Jan 2029	Dec 2032	48	Large	Economic Security Lead	International financial institutions; Central banks; UN bodies	P1-05	Facility operating and funding pilots.	Not started
P1-11	Design and pilot digital public infrastructure	Phase 1	Design authority	Produce a reference design for identity, payment and data systems with privacy by design and non-digital alternatives, and pilot it.	Jan 2029	Dec 2031	36	Large	Design Authority Lead	National governments; Industry; Central banks	P0-13	Reference design and pilot results.	Not started
P1-12	Evaluate Phase 1 and hold the scale-up gate	Phase 1	Benefits and assurance	Evaluate the pilots against the benefits and requirements, and advise the Programme Board on whether to start Phase 2.	Jul 2032	Dec 2032	6	Medium	Benefits and Assurance Lead	Academia and research institutes; PMO Lead	P1-04, P1-06, P1-07, P1-08	Evaluation report and gate decision.	Not started
P2-01	Legislate national income floors	Phase 2	Economic security	Adopting countries legislate an unconditional income floor, or a mix of cash and services.	Jan 2033	Dec 2037	60	Very large	National governments	Economic Security Lead; Central banks; Regional and local governments	P1-12	Income floors in law in adopting countries.	Not started
P2-02	Scale the automation dividend	Phase 2	Economic security	Build up public wealth funds from the automation dividend so that income floors are funded sustainably.	Jan 2033	Dec 2040	96	Very large	National governments	Economic Security Lead; Central banks; International financial institutions; Industry	P1-05, P1-12	Public wealth funds paying for income floors.	Not started
P2-03	Scale universal basic services	Phase 2	Basic services	Roll out nationally the universal services proven in Phase 1.	Jan 2033	Dec 2040	96	Very large	National governments	Basic Services Lead; Regional and local governments; Industry	P1-12	Universal services in adopting countries.	Not started
P2-04	Deliver homes for everyone at scale	Phase 2	Basic services	Provide an adequate, secure home for every person in adopting countries.	Jan 2033	Dec 2040	96	Very large	Regional and local governments	Basic Services Lead; National governments; Industry; International financial institutions	P1-07, P1-12	Everyone adequately housed in adopting countries.	Not started
P2-05	Provide global income support to the lowest-income countries	Phase 2	Economic security	Make international transfers from the automation dividend so that income floors are not limited to rich countries.	Jan 2034	Dec 2040	84	Very large	International financial institutions	Economic Security Lead; UN bodies; Central banks	P1-10, P2-02	Transfers funding income floors in the lowest-income countries.	Not started
P2-06	Reform tax and public finance	Phase 2	Economic security	Move the tax base from wages towards automated production, land values and resource rents.	Jan 2033	Dec 2038	72	Large	National governments	Economic Security Lead; International financial institutions	P1-05	Reformed tax base in adopting countries.	Not started
P2-07	Redesign education for purpose	Phase 2	Purpose, learning and participation	Redesign education from preparation for employment to lifelong learning and contribution.	Jan 2034	Dec 2040	84	Large	National governments	Purpose, Learning and Participation Lead; Regional and local governments; Academia and research institutes	P1-08	New education frameworks in adopting countries.	Not started
P2-08	Restore ecosystems at scale	Phase 2	Planetary stewardship	Use automation for rewilding, reforestation and the recovery of soils and oceans, overseen by the proxy panels.	Jan 2033	Dec 2040	96	Very large	UN bodies	Planetary Stewardship Lead; National governments; Conservation science bodies; Indigenous peoples' organisations; Industry	P1-09	Restoration programmes meeting their targets.	Not started
P2-09	Certify safe autonomy for critical services	Phase 2	Automation and AI governance	Public oversight bodies certify the autonomous operation of critical services.	Jan 2033	Dec 2038	72	Large	UN bodies	Automation and AI Governance Lead; National governments; Industry	P1-03	Certified critical services.	Not started
P2-10	Hold the mid-programme review and refresh the plan	Phase 2	Benefits and assurance	Review benefits, risks and the pace of automation, and refresh the plan for Phase 3.	Jan 2040	Dec 2040	12	Medium	Benefits and Assurance Lead	PMO Lead; Academia and research institutes	P2-01, P2-03, P2-04	Review report and refreshed plan.	Not started
P3-01	Raise income floors to sufficiency	Phase 3	Economic security	Raise income floors in step with the share of production that is automated, until income from employment is optional.	Jan 2041	Dec 2055	180	Very large	National governments	Economic Security Lead; Central banks; International financial institutions	P2-10	Income floors sufficient to live on without employment.	Not started
P3-02	Separate livelihood from employment	Phase 3	Legal and policy	Reform the pensions, benefits, contracts and taxes that assume paid work.	Jan 2041	Dec 2050	120	Very large	National governments	Legal and Policy Lead; Regional and local governments; Industry	P2-10	Reformed entitlements and law in adopting countries.	Not started
P3-03	Provide automated essentials at near-zero cost	Phase 3	Basic services	Give everyone access to automated food, energy and transport at near-zero marginal cost.	Jan 2041	Dec 2055	180	Very large	National governments	Basic Services Lead; Industry; Regional and local governments	P2-03	Essentials available to all at near-zero cost.	Not started
P3-04	Bring living standards together across countries	Phase 3	Economic security	Close the gap in income floors and services between countries.	Jan 2041	Dec 2055	180	Very large	UN bodies	Economic Security Lead; International financial institutions; National governments	P2-05	Comparable floors and services in all adopting countries.	Not started
P3-05	Return within planetary boundaries	Phase 3	Planetary stewardship	Bring every planetary boundary back within its safe limit.	Jan 2041	Dec 2055	180	Very large	UN bodies	Planetary Stewardship Lead; National governments; Industry; Conservation science bodies	P2-08	All planetary boundaries within safe limits.	Not started
P3-06	Build local participation and purpose institutions	Phase 3	Purpose, learning and participation	Establish permanent citizens' assemblies, commons, and care and cultural institutions at local level.	Jan 2041	Dec 2055	180	Large	Regional and local governments	Purpose, Learning and Participation Lead; Engagement and Legitimacy Lead; Civil society and labour organisations; National governments	P2-07	Permanent local institutions in place.	Not started
P4-01	Establish permanent stewardship institutions	Phase 4	Legal and policy	Put in place standing institutions and a periodic review of the compact, with proxy representation for non-human users.	Jan 2056	Ongoing	Ongoing	Large	UN bodies	Legal and Policy Lead; National governments; Civil society and labour organisations; Indigenous peoples' organisations; Conservation science bodies	P3-01, P3-05	Standing institutions and review cycle.	Not started
P4-02	Close the programme and hand over	Phase 4	Programme management	Close the programme and hand its remaining responsibilities to the permanent institutions.	Jan 2056	Dec 2057	24	Medium	Sponsor	Programme Director; PMO Lead; Benefits and Assurance Lead	P4-01	Closure report and handover.	Not started
X-01	Control and report on the programme	Cross-cutting	Programme management	Integrated planning, progress reporting and review of the RAIDD throughout the programme.	Jan 2027	Dec 2057	372	Large	Programme Director	PMO Lead	P0-01	Highlight reports, phase-end reports and a current plan.	Not started
X-02	Track benefits and assure the programme	Cross-cutting	Benefits and assurance	Track benefits and run phase-gate and independent reviews.	Jan 2027	Dec 2057	372	Large	Benefits and Assurance Lead	Academia and research institutes; PMO Lead	P0-01	Benefits reports and assurance reports.	Not started
X-03	Engage the public and communicate	Cross-cutting	Engagement and legitimacy	Continuous engagement, transparency and feedback, including reports from the proxies for non-human users.	Jun 2027	Dec 2057	367	Large	Engagement and Legitimacy Lead	Civil society and labour organisations; Regional and local governments; Conservation science bodies	P0-03	Public updates, open data and consultation records.	Not started
X-04	Keep rights and law aligned	Cross-cutting	Legal and policy	Keep rights instruments, treaties and national law aligned with the plan.	Jan 2028	Dec 2057	360	Medium	Legal and Policy Lead	UN bodies; National governments	P0-09	Legal alignment reviews.	Not started
X-05	Run programme support and document control	Cross-cutting	Programme management	Maintain the RAIDD log, document versions and the Control register.	Jan 2027	Dec 2057	372	Medium	PMO Lead	PMO Lead	P0-01	Current RAIDD log and Control register.	Not started

Timeline

v0.1 draft | 10 November 2026

Post Automation Utopia programme | Owner: Programme Director

One column per year. A filled cell means the step is active in that year. The bars follow the Start and End dates on the Plan tab.

ID	Step	Phase	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	2036	2037	2038	2039	2040	2041	2042	2043	2044	2045	2046	2047	2048	2049	2050	2051	2052	2053	2054	2055	2056	2057
P0-01	Mobilise the programme	Phase 0	■
P0-02	Agree governance and decision rights	Phase 0	■
P0-03	Map stakeholders and agree the engagement strategy	Phase 0	■
P0-04	Review the evidence	Phase 0	■
P0-05	Model scenarios and fiscal options	Phase 0	■	■
P0-06	Appraise the options for each pillar	Phase 0	■	■
P0-07	Consult worldwide	Phase 0	■	■
P0-08	Finalise the requirements	Phase 0		■
P0-09	Set out the legal and treaty pathway	Phase 0	■	■
P0-10	Outline the financing strategy	Phase 0		■
P0-11	Baseline the plan, RAIDD and benefits map	Phase 0		■
P0-12	Run the independent assurance review	Phase 0		■
P0-13	Approve the final plan and the Phase 1 mandate	Phase 0		■
P1-01	Agree the international transition compact and set up its secretariat	Phase 1		■	■	■
P1-02	Set up the global automation observatory	Phase 1		■	■
P1-03	Build the automation safety and accountability regime	Phase 1			■	■	■	■
P1-04	Run basic income pilots at scale	Phase 1			■	■	■	■
P1-05	Design the automation dividend and public wealth funds	Phase 1			■	■	■
P1-06	Pilot universal basic services	Phase 1			■	■	■	■
P1-07	Pilot homes for everyone	Phase 1			■	■	■	■
P1-08	Pilot learning, purpose and contribution schemes	Phase 1			■	■	■	■
P1-09	Baseline nature and set up the proxy panels	Phase 1		■	■	■
P1-10	Set up the just transition finance facility	Phase 1			■	■	■	■
P1-11	Design and pilot digital public infrastructure	Phase 1			■	■	■
P1-12	Evaluate Phase 1 and hold the scale-up gate	Phase 1						■
P2-01	Legislate national income floors	Phase 2							■	■	■	■	■
P2-02	Scale the automation dividend	Phase 2							■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
P2-03	Scale universal basic services	Phase 2							■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
P2-04	Deliver homes for everyone at scale	Phase 2							■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
P2-05	Provide global income support to the lowest-income countries	Phase 2								■	■	■	■	■	■	■
P2-06	Reform tax and public finance	Phase 2							■	■	■	■	■	■
P2-07	Redesign education for purpose	Phase 2								■	■	■	■	■	■	■
P2-08	Restore ecosystems at scale	Phase 2							■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
P2-09	Certify safe autonomy for critical services	Phase 2							■	■	■	■	■	■
P2-10	Hold the mid-programme review and refresh the plan	Phase 2														■
P3-01	Raise income floors to sufficiency	Phase 3															■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
P3-02	Separate livelihood from employment	Phase 3															■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
P3-03	Provide automated essentials at near-zero cost	Phase 3															■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
P3-04	Bring living standards together across countries	Phase 3															■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
P3-05	Return within planetary boundaries	Phase 3															■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
P3-06	Build local participation and purpose institutions	Phase 3															■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
P4-01	Establish permanent stewardship institutions	Phase 4																														■	■
P4-02	Close the programme and hand over	Phase 4																														■	■
X-01	Control and report on the programme	Cross-cutting	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
X-02	Track benefits and assure the programme	Cross-cutting	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
X-03	Engage the public and communicate	Cross-cutting	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
X-04	Keep rights and law aligned	Cross-cutting		■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■
X-05	Run programme support and document control	Cross-cutting	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■

Phases

Post Automation Utopia programme | v0.1 draft | 10 November 2026 | Owner: Programme Director

Phase dates are recommendations for planning. Later phases move with the pace of automation measured by the observatory.

Phase	Name	Start	End	Aim	Steps in the plan
Phase 0	Finalise the plan	Jan 2027	Jun 2028	Take the v0.1 draft to an approved final plan with a mandate for Phase 1.	13
Phase 1	Foundations and pilots	Jul 2028	Dec 2032	Set up the institutions, measurement and safety regime, and pilot every pillar at scale in a range of countries.	12
Phase 2	Scale national floors	Jan 2033	Dec 2040	Legislate and scale income floors, basic services and housing, fund them from the automation dividend, and restore nature at scale.	10
Phase 3	Transition at scale	Jan 2041	Dec 2055	Raise floors to sufficiency as automation approaches full coverage, separate livelihood from employment, and bring living standards together across countries.	6
Phase 4	Stewardship	Jan 2056	Ongoing	Hand over to permanent stewardship institutions and close the programme.	2
Cross-cutting	Runs through every phase	Jan 2027	Dec 2057	Control, assurance, engagement, legal alignment and programme support that continue throughout.	5
All steps					48

Key

Post Automation Utopia programme | v0.1 draft | 10 November 2026 | Owner: Programme Director

How to read the Plan tab.

Effort sizes

Size	Meaning	Code
Small	A few months for a small core team, with little external input.	S
Medium	Several months for one workstream, with targeted external input.	M
Large	One to two years, or longer at low intensity, involving several workstreams and delivery institutions.	L
Very large	Multi-year delivery in many countries, involving many institutions.	XL
Effort is sized relatively. Nothing in the plan has been costed.

Status values

Status	Meaning
Not started	Work has not begun.
In progress	Work is under way.
Complete	The output has been delivered and accepted.
On hold	Work has stopped until a decision is taken.

Columns on the Plan tab

Column	What it holds
ID	Step reference. P0 to P4 are the phases. X marks cross-cutting steps that run through every phase.
Step	The step. Steps P0-01 to P0-13 are the Next steps (NS-01 to NS-13).
Phase	The phase the step belongs to. The Phases tab lists the phases and their dates.
Workstream	The workstream that leads the step.
Description	What the step does.
Start and End	First and last month of the step. They are recommendations for planning, not forecasts.
Duration (months)	Calculated from Start and End, counting both months.
Effort	Relative size of the work. See Effort sizes above.
Owner (accountable)	The one role accountable for the step. It is the A in the RACI.
Delivered by (responsible)	The roles that do the work. They are the R in the RACI.
Depends on	Steps whose outputs this step needs.
Output	What the step produces.
Status	One of the status values above.