Sector plan is welcome but as the Tech Sector matures government must also think more deeply about a proper workforce strategy

Rachel Curley, Deputy General Secretary of the union for tech workers Prospect, responding to the government’s Digital and Technologies Sector Plan, said:

“The tech sector is going to be critical for the future success of the UK economy, employing millions of workers, and it is welcome to see the government thinking seriously about the development of this industry in the coming years.

“There is much to welcome in this strategy, from the centrality rightly given to public R&D and digital infrastructure, to the package of policies focused on ensuring that the sector has access to the talent it needs in the future both domestic and international.

“However as the sector matures there will also be a need to think more deeply about workforce strategy, addressing issues around retention and workplace practices that are absent from this plan”.