continued success and growth. “With increasing numbers of the world’s most highly-skilled digital professionals able to come and live and work in the UK, the nation is sure to consolidate its position as a global centre for tech and innovation,” he said. Mr Bridges also pointed to another government
initiative aimed at boosting indigenous skills: the Help to Grow scheme, which will offer up to 130,000 smaller companies across the country free digital skills training and a 50% government contribution towards productivity software up to £5,000.
EDUCATION AND RESKILLING The Westminster government, in fact, insists it is taking effective action to address the data skills gap, introducing such measures as a degree conversion course programme in data science and AI, and the rolling out of ‘digital boot camps’ by the Department for Education in all English regions that include courses in data analysis. The government has also launched the National Data
Strategy which, says Minister of State for Media and Data John Whittingdale, will test effective ways to teach foundational data skills to all undergraduates. “We will also be looking at further ways, using the insight from the research, to help provide the data skills industry requires whilst recognising that this should be a joint effort between industry, government, academia and other training providers,” he adds. “I want to ensure that businesses across all sectors
can get the data-literate employees they need. Many companies are experiencing real difficulties in finding such employees. With demand growing, there is an urgent need to intensify efforts to boost the number of skilled workers.” Few business leaders across the world would disagree with those sentiments.
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The UK and Australia have agreed the broad outline of a free trade deal - the first truly independent agreement negotiated since Brexit.
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ntil now, post-Brexit trade deals with the UK have been basically ‘rolled over‘ from arrangements nations already had with
the European Union. The deal with Australia, however, is the first, true tariff-free agreement, which also opens up the opportunity for Britons under 35 to work in Australia more freely than at present.
A “NEW DAWN IN THE UK'S RELATIONSHIP WITH AUSTRALIA“ Prime Minister Boris Johnson described the deal as a ”new dawn in the UK's relationship with Australia, underpinned by our shared history and common values“. He added, ”Our new free-trade agreement opens fantastic opportunities for British businesses and consumers, as well as young people wanting the chance to work and live on the other side of the world. This is global Britain at its best - looking outwards and striking deals that deepen our alliances and help ensure every part of the country builds back better from the pandemic.“ Trade between the UK and Australia was worth £13.9 billion last year, with the UK ranking as Australia's fifth largest trading partner. The new deal will result in such British products as cars, Scotch whisky, biscuits and ceramics cheaper to sell to Australia.
“ I want to ensure that businesses across all sectors can get the data-literate employees they need. Many companies are experiencing real difficulties in finding such employees.”
JOHN WHITTINGDALE, UK MINISTER OF STATE FOR MEDIA AND DATA
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE UK SERVICES SECTOR IN AUSTRALIA ARE UNCLEAR The opportunities for services are, as yet, unclear but Downing Street said in a statement, “The deal’s ambitious commitments on market access for services professionals, cutting- edge digital provisions and reduced barriers to investment will benefit the UK’s service sector. The UK exported £5.4 billion worth of services, including £1.4 billion of insurance and pension services and £780 million of financial services, to Australia in 2020. Red tape and bureaucracy will be torn down for more than 13,000 small and medium sized businesses across the UK who already export goods to Australia, with quicker export times.”
WHAT ABOUT THE UK AND THE COMPREHENSIVE AND PROGRESSIVE AGREEMENT FOR TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (CPTPP)? There could, however, be an even bigger prize should the deal with Australia pave the way for the UK's application to join the Comprehensive
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