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<p>As referenced in the 2017 Digital Strategy, in order “for the UK to be a world-leading
digital economy, that works for everyone, it is crucial that everyone has the digital
capabilities they need to fully participate in society.” We are working with a wide
range of partners across all sectors. This includes working with organisations carrying
out research into the skills that are needed by the current and future workforce including
Ecorys, Nesta, The Royal Society, the Oxford Internet Institute and Burning Glass
amongst many others.</p><p> </p><p>We have also established the Digital Skills Partnership,
bringing together organisations from across all sectors to improve digital skills
and capability levels across the skills spectrum. Organisations on the DSP’s Board
include Google, Microsoft, BT, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, AbilityNet, Good Things
Foundation, Tech Nation, the Federation of Small Businesses, Microsoft, and Nominet.
A priority for the Digital Skills Partnership is to work with regional stakeholders,
including SMEs and charitable organisations, and to incentivise the creation of Local
Digital Skills Partnerships so that regional partners can better understand the skills
needs of their local economies and communities.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Government’s
National Retraining Scheme is an ambitious, far-reaching programme to drive adult
retraining is driven by a key partnership between business (Confederation of British
Industry), workers (Trades Union Congress) and Government, to set the strategic direction
of the Scheme and oversees its implementation.</p><p> </p>
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