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 2015
The second Digital Leaders Wales Salon discussed transforming public services to deliver improved customer service at a time of severe budget cuts — with lead discussants Emyr Roberts, CEO of Natural Resources Wales and Laura Dewis, Deputy Director for Digital Publishing at ONS. Three organisations […]
April 2015
In March 2015, Digital Leaders took their programme to the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels for a DLEU Salon to discuss how we can make Europe’s business more digital and increase their potential for future growth, productivity and competitiveness, while simultaneously developing innovative […]
March 2015
Case Study: the Odyssey Project The Odyssey Project was an EU-funded initiative designed to facilitate the interrogation, manipulation and sharing of data about ballistic gun crime across different European police forces. Key project partners included Sheffield Hallam University (UK), Atos Origin (Spain), EUROPOL (Netherlands), SAS […]
February 2015
I took part in the inaugural Digital Leaders South East Salon this week at Gatwick Airport. The positive feeling in the room was that the digital economy in the South East is thriving, with oil prices at an all-time low and the economy expected to grow […]
February 2015
The Inaugural Digital Leaders Wales event was well-attended with nearly 50 representatives from central and local government, private sector, academia and not-for-profit. The Salon tackled the topic of how to develop digital skills in Wales. Oliver Morley, CEO at DVLA, opened the discussion with some […]
November 2014
On Friday November 7th delegates from across Northern Ireland gathered in Belfast for the inaugural meeting of the newly launched Digital Leaders Northern Ireland (DLNI). Chaired by Robin Knowles, Digital Leaders founder, the first salon looked at Citizen Engagement, focusing on how to ensure the […]
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