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I was recently asked to deliver a 'provocation' on what I thought the next 10 years in tech, culture and education offered. This is a slight development from that talk - highlighting the top-line challenges we all face as we hurtle down our brave new tech-enabled world...

Technology

The next 10 years in education, tech
& employment starts today.
Are we prepared?

UK wide, jobs in digital
companies are growing by
28%, year on year, with
over 1 million vacancies
advertised in 2014
By 2020 there will be more people
self-employed in the creative industries
than the public sector, mainly driven
by opportunities created by tech

We KNOW ideas and innovation ﬂourish
better in a more diverse talent pool...
Yet less than 20%
of the current UK
ICT workforce is
female

The divide starts in
under-representation
of girls in STEM
subjects, at GCSE
and above
Research shows that 60% of 12 year
old girls think STEM subjects are too
hard, reducing the likelihood that they
will choose them at GCSE
But it’s also about creating
equality in the public tech
sphere: “73% of women
experience trolls online”
Laura Fairfax, 15, student
ThinkNation speaker, 5 Dec 2015

Think STEAM, not STEM
We need to end to the false
binary between science and
the arts at school

The emerging tech, digital and opportunities divide:
21% of Britain’s population lack basic digital skills to
realise beneﬁts of the internet
At least 20% of UK adults have
NO access to the internet at home

The employment singularity:
It is estimated that 35%
of all workers in the UK
will lose jobs due to tech
innovation

“I completed 35 websites by the
time I was 13... When you are young
you don't have preconceptions and
just go out and do it”
Ben Towers, Entrepreneur
ThinkNation speaker, 5 Dec 2015
The opportunity divide:

“We live in a world of 'haves' and 'have nots', and access to
opportunities from a young age is what makes the difference”
Ash, 22. Homeless. Supported by Porchlight charity.
ThinkNation speaker, 5 Dec 2015
The opportunity divide:

Thank you
• 1. Women in UK STEM workforce:
◦ https://www.wisecampaign.org.uk/
resources/2015/09/women-in-the-stem-
workforce
◦ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/
20150917005029/en/Accenture-Finds-12-
Year-Old-Girls-UK-Ireland-STEM
• 2. Creative jobs/workforce:
◦ http://ccskills.org.uk/supporters/blog/
freelancing-and-the-future-of-creative-jobs
• 3. Employment singularity:
• http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/
nov/07/artificial-intelligence-homo-sapiens-
split-handful-gods
• 4. 2020 self employed in creative sector vs
public sector:
◦ http://ccskills.org.uk/supporters/blog/9-
trends-in-creative-employment
◦ http://www.demos.co.uk/files/
DEMOS_GoingitAlone_web.pdf?
1409503024
• 5. Examples of STEAM initiatives:
◦ UK NESTA - http://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/
fix-pipeline-steam-talent-creative-economy
◦ UK - http://www.steamco.org.uk/why/
◦ UK - http://
www.culturallearningalliance.org.uk/
images/uploads/STEAM_report.pdf
◦ US - http://steam-notstem.com/
◦ US - http://stemtosteam.org/
• 6. Digital inclusion/exclusion:
◦ https://www.gov.uk/government/
publications/government-digital-inclusion-
strategy/government-digital-inclusion-
strategy
Photos: ThinkNation/Holly Webb

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