We hosted a distinguished group of organisations who work in the field of skills. We wanted to understand how Tech North’s digital jobs pilot, which will help us answer the burning questions on digital jobs in the North, would fit with the work that is currently being done…
Most of us have heard about the productivity crisis – it’s the subject of many newspaper columns, photocopier chat and dinner table conversations. I find it a fascinating subject to explore – yes, I’m a geek…Using the BSD, I’ve been able to get a proxy for productivity in digital tech – turnover per employee. Whilst this isn’t a perfect measure of productivity, it’s certainly a metric that industry often relies upon to measure the efficiency of each worker in a given economy.
Tech City UK will be evolving to Tech Nation in early 2018, as announced by the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer in November 2017.
Tech Nation will help transform London and the UK from a series of standalone tech hubs into a powerful national network that will place the UK firmly at the top of global tech rankings. This will ensure that conditions for tech talent and international investment become even more attractive at this crucial point in the UK’s history. Find out more.