Jacqueline de Rojas' Presentation at Digital Leaders Conference 2015
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9 December 2015, Microsoft, Central London.
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- 1. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Digital DNA is all about people Working better together to meet the skills challenge of our time
- 2. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Digital Optimism If you’re creating the future you get to shape it
- 3. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Digital Realism When it comes to skills, we’re just not doing enough
- 4. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK The skills we need to secure our digital future • 97% techUK members optimistic about potential for growth over next 2 years • But they say biggest threat to that growth, after global economic conditions, is the lack of skilled people coming into the sector • Estimates suggest the UK economy is losing a potential £2bn from unfilled roles requiring digital skills • 93% of tech firms believed the digital skills gap has direct negative impact on their business • Over 2 million skilled workers will be needed by 2020 in order to fulfil the UK’s digital potential
- 5. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK What is the problem the tech sector is facing?
- 6. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK What is the problem the tech sector is facing?
- 7. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK What does the tech sector need to address the skills gap?
- 8. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Supercharging our digital talent
- 9. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Recommendations
- 10. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK • Industry needs to empower and inspire young people to help shape their digital world • Scale digital learning programmes that engage with tech early • Afternoon clubs like Apps for Good inspire young people to create games and interactive interfaces • Fund early interventions in schools and games clusters through 12 Digital Schoolhouse hubs • Make teachers aware of resources available to them to help teach the new generation • Improve students’ understanding of tech careers Demystify tech & inspire young people
- 11. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK • Industry needs to empower and inspire young people to help shape their digital world • Scale digital learning programmes that engage with tech early • Afternoon clubs like Apps for Good inspire young people to create games and interactive interfaces • Fund early interventions in schools and games clusters through 12 Digital Schoolhouse hubs • Make teachers aware of resources available to them to help teach the new generation • Improve students’ understanding of tech careers Demystify tech & inspire young people
- 12. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Make tech fun and inclusive for everyone Have Fun.
- 13. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Make tech fun and inclusive for everyone • Making at least basic digital skills available for everyone • Support STEAM education in schools, recognise the importance of Art as essential discipline at GSCE for industries such as design and gaming • Tackle the unconscious gender bias in tech from an early age • Use digital tech to empower children with Special Education Needs
- 14. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Inspire girls to pursue tech subjects and careers
- 15. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Inspire girls to pursue tech subjects and careers • Only 17% of tech jobs in the UK are done by women, and 23% of London tech firms have no women at all in senior positions • 52% of gamers are women – but only 12% of game designers in Britain and 3% of all programmers are women • Champion female role models from the tech industry – Government should continue its support for the pan-European “Inspiring Fifty” • Coordinate open days in tech businesses for girls, not just graduates • Gain a better understanding of why more girls don’t pursue tech subjects
- 16. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Create the digital skills needed across all sectors
- 17. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Create the digital skills needed across all sectors • Young people today will need digital skills almost regardless of their chosen occupation • Make young people aware that any job will require digital skills by a social media campaign #notjustforgeeks • Encourage schools to use digital technology in non- STEM subjects • Create a habit of lifelong self-directed learning using online resources • This will impact on the ‘war for talent’ in the tech sector by creating the basis for the digital skills needed in the role
- 18. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Ensure schools are equipped to teach computing • Although the computing curriculum was passed in England in 2014, there is still much to be done to ensure teachers are well equipped • DfE needs to ensure that current ICT teachers get the training they need • A commitment to train more ICT teachers to implement the computing curriculum in England and Scotland • An assessment of the new computing curriculum in England
- 19. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Ensure schools are equipped to teach computing • Although the computing curriculum was passed in England in 2014, there is still much to be done to ensure teachers are well equipped • DfE needs to ensure that current ICT teachers get the training they need • A commitment to train more ICT teachers to implement the computing curriculum in England and Scotland • An assessment of the new computing curriculum in England
- 20. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Support and empower our teachers • Non-ICT teachers do not always get the digital skills training they need • Teachers qualifications should include basic digital skills • Industry should offer shadowing programmes to more teachers • Teacher support networks should be strengthened
- 21. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Support and empower our teachers • Non-ICT teachers do not always get the digital skills training they need • Teachers qualifications should include basic digital skills • Industry should offer shadowing programmes to more teachers • Teacher support networks should be strengthened
- 22. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Create more apprenticeships in the tech sector • Apprenticeships are a hot topic right now with the recent announcements in the spending review • Put digital skills at the heart of the 3 million apprenticeship target • Support frameworks for SMEs to take apprenticeships • Encourage girls to take more apprenticeships in the tech sector • Support Next Gen Skills Academy Higher apprenticeships for gaming sector
- 23. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Create more apprenticeships in the tech sector • Apprenticeships are a hot topic right now with the recent announcements in the spending review • Put digital skills at the heart of the 3 million apprenticeship target • Support frameworks for SMEs to take apprenticeships • Encourage girls to take more apprenticeships in the tech sector
- 24. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Create new entry routes to tech
- 25. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Create new entry routes to tech • Industry must seek new ways of training and recruiting • The National College for Digital Skills should be used as a model and rolled out across the UK • Increase opportunities for talent coming from underprivileged backgrounds • Create code conversion courses • Support skills programmes and make sure the Skills Investment Fund receives the right kind of funding
- 26. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Make it easier for industry to volunteer • Increase awareness of the business benefits of volunteering • Create a matchmaking platform to increase industry volunteering • Identify volunteering champions in each business • Gaming companies should liaise with programmes like Apps for Good which encourage young children to develop their own apps – often beginning with an easy game
- 27. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Make it easier for industry to volunteer • Increase awareness of the business benefits of volunteering • Create a matchmaking platform to increase industry volunteering • Identify volunteering champions in each business • Tech companies should liaise with programmes like Apps for Good which encourage young children to develop their own apps – often beginning with an easy game
- 28. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Ensure we reach across the entire UK
- 29. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Ensure we reach across the entire UK • Tech business alliances to coordinate digital skills stakeholders in clusters • Replicate successful local platforms that connect digital skills stakeholders • Scale up tech business support for teaching digital skills in local schools
- 30. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Adopt a ‘Smart Migration’ approach to support the UK as a tech nation • Let UK tech business thrive with top international talent • Consider immigration reform from a growing business perspective • Enable universities to attract top talent from across the globe • The gaming industry has also called for careful consideration of plans regarding Tier 2 visas
- 31. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Adopt a ‘Smart Migration’ approach to support the UK as a tech nation • Let UK tech business thrive with top international talent • Consider immigration reform from a growing business perspective • Enable universities to attract top talent from across the globe • The tech industry has also called for careful consideration of plans regarding Tier 2 visas
- 32. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Four point framework
- 33. techuk.org |@techUK | #techUK Digital optimism - let’s make it happen
Editor's Notes
- It is a pleasure and an honour to be here with you today. I’m a huge digital optimist. I believe tech is a great enabler. Improving people’s lives, creating exciting new possibilities. And I believe the UK has a huge opportunity to become a world leading digital nation of significance. I want to talk today about some of the things we need to do to make that happen. I’m conscious that I speak from a privileged position, leading a successful digital technology company, and heading up the UK’s largest technology trade association – techUK. Digital is definitely part of my DNA. But I understand why some people are more sceptical about the digital future, concerned about the pace and scale of change, unsure about what it means for them, their families and their children. My answer is very simple. You have to be ‘In it to win it’. If we in the UK are at the forefront of creating the future, then we can shape it, and get it right, make it fit for purpose for the world we want to live in. Look at our heritage – from the invention of computing to the development of graphine - the UK has been at the forefront of the scientific discoveries that underpin the digital age. And we are world leading in our adoption and use of digital tech. 13 new tech unicorns emerged in Europe in 2014 and eight of them were founded here in the UK. The UK tech scene is in robust health. A recent techUK survey reported that 97% of techUK members are positive about their prospects for growth. But they said the biggest threat to that growth, after global economic conditions, is the lack of skilled people coming into the sector. And this is where I’m also a digital realist – because when it comes to skills, [NEXT SLIDE] we face huge challenges and the reality is that we’re just not doing enough to meet that challenge.
- 5 minutes on the usual speech about the digital skills gap the industry is facing and what the main problems are that need to be addressed as a background Statistics from the “We’re just not doing enough” report
- 5 minutes on the usual speech about the digital skills gap the industry is facing and what the main problems are that need to be addressed as a background Statistics from the “We’re just not doing enough” report
- techUK produced a white paper that focuses on what needs to be done to deliver the digital skills children and young people need, and to create the skills needed for jobs in a digital world. techUK laid out 11 recommendations and a four-point framework to supercharge UK digital talent and meet the skills challenge
- Information taken from report and UKIE blueprint for growth
- Information taken from report and UKIE blueprint for growth