Digital 20/20

Action Plan

David Kay

Sero Consulting

The story so far …

• History– How we got here

• Positioning– Why this is important

• Horoscope– Where we’re heading

Beware of

a historian by education,

an IT professional by occupation.

Allegedly, historians manipulate the facts

whilst the IT industry just ignores them.

… Even worse I’m from Yorkshire.

20th CenturyInformation Technology

No valueNo thanks

2006

‘The next visitation of the RES will reflect the pervasive cross-sector & societal impact of CDI’

2007

FinancialServices

Simulation

SoftwareHardware

Film &Music

2D & 3DProductDesign

Construction

Marketing

GamesService &

Support

Security& Tracking

User

Technical

ICT Creative

EXPERTISE

TECHNOLOGY

Other Sectors

Specialist Creative & Digital IndustriesNetworks Websites

Transport& Logistics

Retail

Defence

Journalism

Engineering & Manufacturing

Healthcare

Education

TV &Radio

Digital is everywhere

Peopleoutside

workforce

Currentworkforce

Futureworkforce

InformationAdvice

Guidance

DeliveryCapacity

Owner / Manager

DigitalPractitioner

ApplicationSpecialist

InformationWorker

Citizen

TARGETS

Digital is everyone

User

TheDigital 2010

partners deploymany millions

each year acrossthe digital skills

landscape

2008

Why this is important …

Convergence of evidence (more than just messages)

• Digital 2010 skills action plan

• Business ICT Survey (Year 2 - 2007)

• Next Generation User Skills

• Regional Economic Strategy

Convergence of effort

• Train to Gain gets enhanced

• Business Link Yorkshire gets going

• e-Government gets real

Evidence Effort

Results

plus

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minusDisruptions

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RES ObjectivesO1 Sustainable business start ups

O2 Competitive businesses

O3 Skilled people benefiting business

O4 Connecting people to good jobs

O5 Transport, infrastructure, environment

O6 Stronger cities, towns, rural communities

P1 – Communication Promote the business benefits of ICT

P2 – Transition Stimulate progressive ICT adoption

P3 – Synergy Link ICT with agility in innovation & enterprise

P4 – CapabilityBuild recognition for ICT literacy and training benefits

P5 – Impact Increase ROI and business performance

P6 – Leverage Maximise regional impact, competitiveness & investment

Digital 2020 Business PrioritiesP1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6

RES ObjectivesO1 Sustainable business start ups

O2 Competitive businesses

O3 Skilled people benefiting business

O4 Connecting people to good jobs

O5 Transport, infrastructure, environment

O6 Stronger cities, towns, rural communities

P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12

P1 - Next Generation User SkillsP2 - Higher Level Skills

P3 - Business ICT adoptionP4 - e-Learning Habit

P5 - Specialist CurriculumP6 - Digital Skills across the Curriculum

P7 - Digital Literacy for Citizens & JobseekersP8 - Under-represented Groups

P9 - IAG PortfolioP10 - Attracting & Retaining Talent

P11 - Digitally Adept EducatorsP12 - Specialist Facilities & Trainers

Digital 2020 Skills Priorities

ICT for Competitive Business

Priorities

•P1 Communication – Promote the business benefits of ICT

• P2 Transition – Stimulate progressive ICT adoption

• P3 Synergy – Link ICT with agility in innovation & enterprise

• P4 Capability– Build recognition for ICT literacy & training benefits

• P5 Impact – Increase ROI and business performance

•P6 Leverage – Maximise regional impact, competitiveness, investment

Some Current Actions

“Supporting business support”

• Regional ICT Business Group• Special Interest Groups

– Local Authorities, Others?• LEGI Exemplars

– Bradford, Doncaster, Grimsby– Leeds, Sheffield

• Case Studies– Companies, Partners, Practitioners

• National Partners– e-Skills Business IT Guide– JISC BCE programme

• 4th Business ICT Survey (2009)

Evidence Effort

Results

plus

=

Disruptions?

Where we’re heading …