By Joe Hemming
But if organisations like yours don’t act now to support their people, their futures will be in jeopardy.
Digital literacy should be a central concern for individuals, governments and businesses alike. The pace of change is impacting every facet of our environment.
In the business arena, the opportunities presented by big data, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and more, are creating a new competitive landscape.
To evolve and thrive in this market, organisations must invest not just in the right technology, but also the right talent: people who can turn that technology into a business advantage.
The UK government considers digital skills to be the main driver of economic growth – the so-called “pipeline to prosperity.”
The need for upskilling on a national level is clear – and urgent. Businesses that don’t act will be left behind in the race to innovate and see their customer bases shrink and revenues dwindle.
People, then, must be at the heart of a digital strategy, and businesses need to prepare for the future today if they want to compete.
One of the key questions Capita poses in Beyond 2020: Helping you embrace transformation, is, 'How do we attract and retain the right talent?'
Here, in the first part of our series looking at the priorities for businesses in the digital age, we discuss the challenges of digital literacy.
How do we approach the digital literacy skills gap, how do business leaders enable continuous learning, and can we really all become data scientists? More importantly, what happens if we don’t do all of this?