digital skills
Digital skills investment could boost UK GDP
Investing in digital skills and improving the digital literacy of the workforce could raise the annual gross domestic product (GDP)…
Why digital transformation risks widening the divide in job quality
The acceleration of digital transformation during the pandemic has sent demand for digital skills skyrocketing. The number of tech-related jobs…
Employers are desperate for cybersecurity skills. Hiring practices are turning people away.
Ian* had spent four years as a lorry driver before he decided to pursue jobs in cybersecurity. More people were…
How digital skills can help ex-offenders stay out of prison
When Amaul Islam left prison, he swore he would never go back. But he knew that, without opportunities to work,…
UK tech job vacancies grow 191% but skills shortage still hampers recruitment
There were more than 64,000 vacancies for UK tech jobs in the third quarter of last year, according to the…
The Skills Gap is Real: How to Inspire Digital Literacy in an Organisation
In today’s business world, digitalisation is commonplace; so is the resulting skills gap. Many organisations are struggling with effective, efficient…
Tackling the Digital Skills Gap Requires Industry Support
Technology has become vital to our daily lives. Between 2011 and 2015 the technology sector grew 50 per cent faster…
House of Lords Urges Gov’t to create AI National Policy Framework, Provide Funding
A House of Lords report on “AI in the UK” has urged development of a national policy framework to support…
UK Strives for Gold at the Olympic Park’s New Cyber Security Innovation Centre
East London tech campus Plexal has been appointed by the UK Government to deliver a cyber-security innovation centre in partnership…
Should Listed Companies Provide More Cyber Risk Testing Info?
In a recent “letter from the future”, IBM Security’s General Manager Marc van Zadelhoff emphasised that an effective response to…