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#FutureDotNow is accelerating the UK’s digital skills, at scale.
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What a phenomenal morning with the FutureDotNow community. Lack of digital skills and digital that is not usable are the two biggest problems in the NHS around this. Addressing the essential digital skills element may be worth £685m a year in lost productivity in the NHS.
As part of our action plan to upskill adults with #DigitalSkills for Work, a group led by AccentureUK's Tech Lead Emma Kendrew and Chintan Patel, CTO of Cisco is working to develop a shared national strategy.
Read the delivery plan: futuredotnow.uk/roadmap-update…
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Join us online tomorrow, Thu 25 Jan, 10-11am, for a deep dive into the latest data on workplace #DigitalSkills .
Come along and learn how you can use the data to assess and boost your organisation’s digital skills levels.
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Our mission is to close the workplace #DigitalSkills Gap . But what does this look like in practice?
Find out about our 7 areas for action, inc. activity and outcomes for 2024 in our #DigitalSkills Roadmap Update futuredotnow.uk/roadmap-update…
We have been working with FutureDotNow to help embed digital skills in our apprenticeships
Key collaborations:
🤝 Boosting digital confidence with training
📊 Advancing data entry
📚 Offering tailored resources
Read our case study ➡️ bit.ly/40ayvaz
#Apprenticeships
Anna Collins, Senior Digital Eagles Leader tells us how Barclays Bank work to equip colleagues, customers and the public with Essential #DigitalSkills is establishing it as a leader in improving digital capability.
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Sarah Brown, Project Manager at Dorset Council UK tells us how their embedded digital champions programme is improving Essential Digital Skills in the council and beyond.
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Andy Rayner, Director of Apprenticeships and Early Careers at Travis Perkins tells us how the firm is embedding Essential #DigitalSkills training into its existing apprenticeship programmes.
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We're delighted to see our CEO Liz Williams MBE 💙 on the shortlist for ComputerWeekly's 2023 Most Influential Woman in UK Tech, alongside some incredible nominees. Congratulations to all! 👏
Who is the most influential woman in UK technology 2023? Here are all 50 nominees (3/5):
@gillywhitehead
Hayaatun Sillem
Helen Kelisky
Janine Hirt
Karen Emelu Black Girls In Tech
Katie Gallagher OBE
Katrina Novakovic
Kerensa Jennings
Lindy Cameron
Liz Williams MBE 💙
Vote here: computerweekly.com/news/366548072…
🤯 The UK could lose £145bn in GDP growth between 2018-28 due to inadequate digital skills.
🚗 But a roadmap by FutureDotNow shows 3 ways to put this right.
📚 Add the new report to your reading list:
futuredotnow.uk/whats-happenin…
#digitalskills #digitalinclusion
The new #DigitalSkills Roadmap from @FutureDotNowUK is an inspiring call to action for employers to train people in digital basics, with clear next steps on a way forward.
The #DigitalSkills gap impacts all sectors & employers are perfectly placed to help futuredotnow.uk/digitalskillsr…
Our new Roadmap sets out a route for govt, business & civil society to make progress on the #DigitalSkills gap.
We need a digitally capable workforce to create a higher skilled economy and to fulfil national ambitions. But too many are being left behind.
futuredotnow.uk/government-and…
#DigitalTransformation is accelerating, and it isn’t waiting for us to catch up. FutureDotNow’s newly launched #DigitalSkills Roadmap calls for urgent collective action to bridge the #DigitalSkills gap and at Saffron, we're keen to play our part in achieving change.