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Skills Gap Threatening UK Digital Economy
- The Telegraph, Monday, June 8, 2015 6:43 AM
A dearth of IT skills is putting Britain at risk of being left behind in the global growth race, one of the country's biggest business groups has warned. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said many workers lacked the basic IT and computer literacy skills needed to support Britain's burgeoning digital economy. Rapid growth in tech start-ups has helped to create hubs such as the Silicon Roundabout in London. However, the BBC said they were not being supplied with the talent needed to help them grow.
