By John Glenday

MPs have called for urgent action to be taken to avert a digital skills crisis in the UK amidst concern that a lack of basic skills amongst 12.6 million adults is placing future productivity and competitiveness at risk.

Politicians are calling for education and training to be targeted at combating ‘digital exclusion’ with an estimated 5.8 million people still never having used the internet and an additional 745,000 workers with digital skills likely to be needed by 2017.

Commenting on the issue the Commons Science and Technology Committee said: “Digital exclusion has no place in 21st Century Britain.

“While the government is to Read full story ›

Source: The Drum