[OKFN-EN] House of Lords Digital Skills Committee evidence

Wed Aug 20 13:34:10 UTC 2014

While at Wikimania Simon Knight from WikimediaUK mentioned the House of 
Lords Digital Skills Committee evidence 
<http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/digital-skills-committee/news/digital-skills-call-for-evidence/> 
and asked if Open Knowledge will be contributing. Written evidence is 
sought by 5 September 2014.

/The investigation will explore how the UK can be prepared to compete in 
a global digital economy, examining issues such as whether we're 
developing a workforce that is appropriately skilled for the future in 
jobs that may not yet exist, and how we are encouraging people of all 
ages to choose careers which will benefit the future digital era./

Questions include:

  * What is the pace and change of the future digital technology
    landscape over the next five, 10 and 15 years? What are the leading
    innovations?
  * What are the main challenges for economic growth as the UK
    transitions to a knowledge-driven economy?
  * What skills do future workers need in order for the UK to be
    globally competitive? How do the digital skills required for
    technical roles compare to those needed by the wider workforce to
    operate in a digitally competitive environment? Can the current
    supply chain deliver this?

I can see 'open data and open knowledge' being the answer to quite a few 
of the questions.

WikimediaUK is collating ideas at:
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/House_of_Lords_Digital_Skills_Committee_evidence

Wanted to flag as something Open Knowledge England might be interested in.

Thanks

Marieke

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