News and blogs
News, thoughts and updates about the work happening across the UK to improve the digital capability and confidence of the nation.

2025 Workforce Digital Skills Summit summary and key insights
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.

Lack of digital skills in workforce costing UK over £23 BILLION per year
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.

Workforce digital skills delivery plan: Sprint 1 update
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.
Our members in action
Here, our coalition members tell us about the progress they’re making in improving the digital capability and confidence of their workforce and communities, and what they’re learning along the way.

2025 Delivery Plan Sprint 2 kick-off call
The kick-off call for second sprint of activity for the 2025 delivery plan to close the workforce digital skills gap takes place on Tuesday 27 May at 2pm.

Workforce Digital Skills Summit 2025 photos
Photos from the Workforce Digital Sills Summit 2025 at the Guildhall in London on Wednesday 30 April.

The 2025 Workforce Digital Skills Summit
The second annual Workforce Digital Skills Summit will take place on Wednesday 30 April 2025 at the Guildhall in the City of London.