Chancellor urged to back cryptocurrency, digital skills and retailers in Budget 2018
Chancellor is asked to make further commitments to tackle the UK’s digital skills shortage, by providing more support for STEM subjects, according to new calls from industry leaders across the UK
- 26 October 2018
UK Government's Institute of Coding announces industry advisory board
Google, Amazon and IBM sign up to government's new Institute of Coding industry board, set up to drive digital skills across the UK along with representatives from large and small businesses
- 28 September 2018
Institute of Coding launches multi-million pound digital skills fund
The acclaimed Institute of Coding has launched a new fund to help tackle the digital skills crisis. The new fund promises to drive the creation of high quality STEM courses for the next generation of graduates.
- 29 August 2018
Institute of Coding calls on industry to help close the digital skills gap
New organisation backed by the government promises to bring together the worlds of academia and industry to tackle the UK’s chronic digital skills crisis at special launch event in the House of Lords last night
- 22 June 2018
Transport for London accelerates BYOD scheme by 170%
Hundreds of transport staff given the chance to work from personal mobiles, laptops and tablet computers under expanding Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) scheme
- 13 June 2018
Government splashes out £6m on data scientists as part of digital skills drive
Sharp rise in the number of data scientists across major public sector departments as government accelerates its digital by default agenda, according to a new report from the Parliament Street think tank
- 8 June 2018
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