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
February 2016
Background In late January, Digital Leaders South East held a salon in the Thames Valley on the Reading University campus. The key topic of discussion was how we could accelerate the growth of Women in Tech to develop the right skills for the digital DNA […]
October 2015
In October, I attended the inaugural Digital Leaders West Midlands Salon, where leaders from across the region met to discuss the digital maturity and support available to charities and SMEs. Key to the discussion was the Lloyd’s Bank UK Digital Index 2015, against a backdrop […]
September 2015
Rarely, if ever, has the decision by one Cabinet Office Civil Servant to leave Whitehall resulted in the spilling of so much ink, both virtual and physical. Twitter was ablaze and the IT trade press full of speculation. The last few weeks have seen an […]
July 2015
I was at the Oxford Said Business School last week with Digital Leaders South East talking about Digital DNA and how one builds it into an organisation. We looked at it with the help of three very different perspectives. The first looked at Aston Martin […]
June 2015
The third Digital Leaders Northern Ireland salon took place in Belfast on Friday 12th June with approximately 30 delegates gathering for the captivating subject of Culture Change and Collaboration. As companies are being challenged to leverage increased agility in more innovative ways to maximise their […]
May 2015
I attended my first Digital Leader’s Salon in Brighton in May. This DL South East Salon brought together lead discussants Paul Wayne Gregory, the award-winning chocolatier, and Dr Doirean Wilson, of Middlesex University Business School, to talk about fostering digital talent in the South East […]
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