What are identified as the key digital skills gaps in the UK’s cultural workforce?

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New digital development has changed a lot of aspects of delivery for AHT sectors and research to help better understand these impacts is still needed.

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Related UKRI funded projects

  • Hot Source! Targeted Digital Skills Development, from Artefact to Analytics

    'Hot Source! Targeted Digital Skills Development, from Artefact to Analytics' will lay the groundwork for a regional and national centre for digital skills training in the Southwest that fully meets the occupational requ...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project aims to identify and address digital skills gaps in the Arts & Humanities sector, which is part of the cultural workforce.

  • Phoenix Rising: Online New Media Centre development

    The Phoenix Arts Centre in Leicester has recently set up a new Digital Media Centre to complement its busy cultural agenda. This is a new premise that displays a more interactive and engaging program for emerging technol...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project involves the development of a digital media centre and online classes in digital technologies, indicating an effort to address digital skills gaps.

  • 'Navigate' Digital Learning

    'Navigate Digital Learning' is a digital programme which explores a diverse range of job roles and routes into the creative industries. Made and developed by The Paper Birds Theatre Company, 'Navigate' provides an honest...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project explores job roles and routes into the creative industries, but does not specifically address digital skills gaps.

  • The Digital Creativity Hub

    The creative industries are crucial to UK social and cultural life and one of the largest and fastest-growing sectors of the economy. Games and media are key pillars for growth in the creative industries, with UK turnove...

    Funded by: EPSRC

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project focuses on research in digital creativity, which could indirectly address digital skills gaps in the cultural workforce.

  • Digital Healthcare: A vehicle for capacity building in ICT skills and public engagement

    The COVID pandemic has popularised many concepts from computer science and mathematics. Phrases such as computer models and uncertainty are increasingly in the public eye. It is therefore timely to pursue a programme of ...

    Funded by: EPSRC

  • Transforming the Gap: Inclusive Digital Arts and Humanities Research Skills (DAReS) CoLAB

    The DAReS (Digital Arts and Humanities Research Skills) CoLab aims to develop and pilot an inclusive model for advanced digital research skills provision for arts and humanities with marginalised researchers at every sta...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project specifically addresses the key digital skills gaps in the UK's cultural workforce and aims to develop an inclusive model for advanced digital research skills provision.

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