Industry News for Digital: Skills and Training

Kids to get compulsory web safety lessons

Children over the age of five will be taught about online dangers with a new “Green Cross Code” for internet safety under new government plans.  The lessons are part of a strategy, “Click Clever Click Safe,” which will produce guidelines for government, industry and charities on how to protect children using the web. “The internet provides our children with a world of entertainment, opportunity and knowledge —... [Read More...]

 

£1 billion investment fund launched to boost UK digital industry

The Government has launched a fund aimed at technology start-ups, which it hopes will provide £1 billion to develop the UK’s digital industry over the next 10 years. The launch of the Innovation Investment Fund, with £150 million of Government money, follows the release of Lord Carter’s Digital Britain report in June. A spokesman for the fund said it would provide “crucial support” and “timely investment” for... [Read More...]

 

E4 launches £5,000 Flash game developer’s challenge

E4 has launched Grand Master Flash, the second annual Flash web game developer’s challenge with a top prize of £5,000. Sponsored by Adobe, the competition invites Flash developers to build a new game from scratch and upload it for consideration at e4.com/grandmasterflash. The closing date for entries is Monday 17th August at 10.00am precisely, after which an E4 panel will choose a shortlist of their favourites to go head to head in a public vote.... [Read More...]

 

Industry leaders dissatisfied by Digital Britain plans

The Government’s blueprint to position the UK at the forefront of the global digital economy is failing to address the online content and creative industries, according to industry leaders. The Digital Britain interim report released in February and an associated summit held in London last week have been widely criticised by digital experts as lacking any substantial policy around the role of the content creators and the digital marketing sector,... [Read More...]

 

Econsultancy offers training on customer experience and ecommerce usability

Two one-day courses are being organised in April, one focusing on creating and measuring engaging online experiences and one on best practice for improving the usability of ecommerce sites.  ·         A Customer Experience Training session takes place on 2 April and provides an introduction to exploring the activities involved in creating and measuring engaging online experiences. It is designed to give attendees an understanding of the... [Read More...]

 

BBC Learning uses online Blast project to stimulate the youth job market

BBC Learning is using online to stimulate the UK job market for young people after overhauling its teen creativity project Blast. The flagship BBC Learning initiative, aimed at 13-19-year-olds, is designed to buck the trend of the currently bleak jobs market by fostering talent and developing skills to both inspire youngsters and help them find work. Blast, which will be heavily promoted across all the BBC’s channels including TV and Radio 1,... [Read More...]