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Digital skills inquiry

Inquiry

12.6 million adults in the UK lack basic digital skills; 5.8 million people have never used the internet; only 35% of computer teachers in schools have a relevant degree and 30% of the required number of computer science teachers have not been recruited; and 13% of computer graduates are still unemployed 6 months after leaving university. This digital skills gap is costing the UK economy £63 billion a year in lost GDP.

Work news

Government respond to digital skills crisis report

Science and Technology Committee publish Government Response to Digital skills crisis report

13 January 2017

Action needed on digital skills crisis

Science and Technology Committee publishes report on digital skills crisis

Digital skills report to be published

The Committee's Second Report of Session 2016–17, Digital skills crisis, will be published on Monday 13 June 2016.

Ministers give evidence on Government's Digital Strategy

Science and Technology Committee explores recommendations for Government's Digital Strategy

Evidence on Digital skills in relation to education and schools

This second session will examine the role of ICT and the computing curriculum.

20 January 2016

Digital skills gap in business and their workforce examined

Science and Technology Committee holds first evidence session looking at digital skills in relation to business

Science and Technology Committee announces inquiry examining the digital skills gap

Science and Technology Committee begins inquiry ahead of publication of Digital Transformation Plan.

2 December 2015

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Email: commonssitc@parliament.uk
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Address: Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA