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Digital Skills Crisis
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Digital Skills Crisis

Second Report of Session 2016–17

Science and Technology Committee of the UK's House of Commons
United Kingdom House of Commons, 2016
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Evidence suggests that a digital skills gap continues to grow in the United Kingdom. The UK House of Commons’ Science and Technology Committee proposes a range of educational, commercial and social measures to close the gap and benefit both the British economy and society as a whole. Using statistics and cited research, this report will be of interest to those concerned with IT skills development or public policy.

Take-Aways

  • A significant lack of digital literacy exists among citizens of the United Kingdom, which is detrimental to the British economy.
  • Digital skills are necessary to compete at all levels of the economy.
  • The UK government must increase its efforts to align the needs and goals of businesses and higher educational institutions and to create programs to enhance students’ and workers’ digital skills.

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The Science and Technology Committee is a multiparty select committee of the UK House of Commons.

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