2025 Workforce Digital Skills Summit summary and key insights

On Wednesday 30 April 2025, we brought nearly 200 cross-sector leaders together for the second annual Workforce Digital Skills Summit.

We’re now pleased to share our event summary from a day that was full of energy, engagement and a drive to create real change.

This round up pulls together key insights and looks at priority actions employers can take to boost digital confidence, including how FutureDotNow can support this work. 

Five key takeaways

  1. The digital skills gap is everywhere
  2. The economic impact is high
  3. AI is about to widen the divide
  4. Reskilling beats redundancies
  5. Solutions are out there and businesses don’t need to go it alone

Read the event summary for more detail on insights and solutions.