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This round-up of the 2025 Workforce Digital Skills Summit pulls together key insights and looks at priority actions employers can take to boost digital confidence, including how FutureDotNow can help.

The UK economy could see an annual boost of more than £23 billion p.a. from building the essential digital skills of the workforce, says major new research from FutureDotNow and Cebu.

In February 2025, the Government published the Digital Inclusion Action Plan, including a call for stakeholders to share their views on the contents of the publication and the best next steps.
We are pleased to share our full response.

Earlier this month, we brought together our cross-sector Delivery Plan team at our End of Sprint 1 workshop in London to reflect on signs of progress and plan for the work to come across the rest of the year.

The Government Digital Inclusion Action Plan marks a significant and positive step in building a truly digital society. There’s lots to celebrate and actions all organisations can take to move forward.

Latest data on Essential Digital Skills reveals skills stagnation

Industry calls for change. Leading voices across banking, business, retail and industry unite to pledge action on crucial workforce digital skills.

An open letter from FutureDotNow to the Secretaries of State for Education and Science, Technology and Innovation, co-signed by a coalition of cross-sector leaders.

On 25 April 2024, FutureDotNow gathered over 150 business, public sector and civil society leaders for the inaugural Workforce Digital Skills Summit at the Guildhall, London. See the full event summary and key takeaways.

FutureDotNow has raised serious questions around the readiness of the UK workforce to respond to an AI-driven world of work following recent report on the impact of AI on UK jobs and economy