digital skills, Financial Times, Nesta, digital education
Lords Committee assesses state of digital skills in the UK
4 July 2014
A new House of Lords Committee looking at the country’s digital competitiveness will hold its first evidence session on Tuesday 8 July. They will hear from, among others, the chief economics commentator at the Financial Times Martin Wolf, and Professor Judy Wajcman, Head of the Sociology Department at the London School of Economics (LSE).
Witnesses
Tuesday 8 July 2014, Committee Room 2A, Palace of Westminster
At 1.15pm
- Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
- Jessica Bland, Senior Researcher in Technology Futures, Nesta
- Oliver Quinlan, Programme Manager, Digital Education, Nesta
At 2.15pm
- Professor Judy Wajcman, Department of Sociology, London School of Economics
- Professor Alan Manning, Department of Economics, London School of Economics
- Professor Phillip Brown, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University
Likely questions
Witnesses will be asked to provide an overview of the technology landscape, here and globally, and how the UK needs to adapt its economy and its workforce to remain competitive.
Other questions the witnesses will face include:
- What are the big future-technology innovations?
- How is the UK economy prepared for them?
- What do we need to do to become globally competitive?
- Are we teaching the right skills?
- Will we have a workforce adequately prepared for, and keen to work in, the new digital landscape?
- How are we engaging all members of our society, particularly women?