Thursday's #digiDaily briefing
Welcome to the digidaily briefing. Start with the UK digital exclusion crisis and a scathing report. Move on to manufacturing and the connected worker, and read why LGBTQIA+ tech workers need more than a poster on the wall once a year. Plus a healthy dose of partner wisdom from Samsara.
Digital exclusion and the skills crisis
A detailed House of Lords report today didn't mince words about the UK Government's failure to address the growing digital skills crisis. Citing a shocking list of statistics as evidence from the inquiry, there appears to be no plan (or an intention of making one) to take action.
Over at the London World Tour, Stuart reports on Salesforce 's announcement of?a $4 billion investment in the UK over the next five years by the US tech leader.? Zahra Bahrololoumi CBE , CEO, Salesforce UKI, reiterated the call for both government and private sector businesses to come together to create a national skills program:
We're still lobbying for it and I'm still very vocal about it. The situation in the UK is acute in my opinion....The fact that one-in-six people don't even have basic digital skills, defined by 20 simple items, ranging from things like securing your home and being able to find and seek jobs online...it doesn't paint a pretty picture in terms of what our society can do in terms of sustaining themselves.
Read more on the report and?Bahrololoumi's pledge:?No, Prime Minister! The UK digital exclusion crisis is getting worse - and no-one in government seems to be in charge!
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Partner wisdom
It's all change for transportation and logistics operations - and data is driving the change. Philip van der Wilt of? Samsara ?looks into the technological shifts underway.
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