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£860 billion
added to world GDP over the last 5 years via digitisation
£63 billion
potential uplift in UK GDP if global digital leadership achieved
£18.8 billion
boost in annual turnover if SMEs marketed and sold online
Booz & Company, one of the world’s leading management-consulting firms, has worked with us to put together the case for universal digitisation of the UK. Read it now to discover the scale of our country’s missed digital opportunity.
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The Booz & Company report uncovered a key finding: there’s a pressing need to increase digital usage to unlock the UK’s potential. How do we increase digital usage? By addressing the online skills gap. It’s simply the most powerful way to tap into the immense economic and social benefits for both individuals and organisations.
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DownloadAn independent review by Capgemini consulting
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