From basic digital skills and in-work apprenticeships to executive training and formal education; the digital skills gap is recognised as holding back UK plc. Nearly one in four of us have not kept pace and lack the basic digital skills to manage core tasks such as managing information, communicating online or making a transaction. Supporting the development of these skills is an issue for employers, educators and government if we are to fulfil our potential as one of the most digitally competitive nations.
This topic is supported by
Imogen Miles Lead Service designer & Richard Goodwin MBA, Managing director, The JGA Group
Katie Heard, Head of research and data insights & Michelle Lofthouse, Programme Lead, The Good Things Foundations
Christopher Gale, busines Development Director, We Are Digital
Adam Freeman-Pask, Head of digital innovation, Sport England
By Zoe Amar, FCIM, Director, Zoe Amar Digital
By Yatin Mahandru, Head of Public Sector and Health UK, Cognizant
By Zoe Amar, FCIM, Director, Zoe Amar Digital
April 2018
Building digital capability in Coventry in the public sector is not easy. On our doorstep there are many high profile employers who are doing the same. We are all fishing in a sparse digital pool for highly trained talent; product owners, user researchers, delivery managers, […]
April 2018
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) is working with young people in the UK and Kenya to identify opportunities for digital technology to deliver social impact, work collaboratively with charities and the tech sector, and raise funds to invest in the most promising tech solutions. We will co-create […]
April 2018
You operate in an increasingly volatile world, but your purpose remains the same: to provide a valuable service. So how do you shape your organisation to deliver in the face of this volatility? The answer is agility – the ability to respond at the same […]
April 2018
Islington believe raising the aspiration of all parents, children and the wider community is key to digital transformation and narrowing the skills gap. Not only are digital skills essential for many careers; but technology has been proven to empower learners, and sometimes accelerate learning. There […]
April 2018
In today’s digital age, we now expect all aspects of modern life to be at our fingertips – internet connectivity being one of them, and that people are connected via their own devices, whether a laptop, smartphone or tablet. We also might presume that nearly […]
April 2018
There are plenty of examples of failed digitisation projects throughout the private and public sectors. This is evidenced by many organisations now coming to market for a 2nd or even 3rd generation digital platform. Which tells us they didn’t quite get it right first or […]
No upcoming events
September 29 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Online
June 23 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 am
London
March 24 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
November 04 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Online