Transcript Delivering world-class capabilities for Digital Wales

Delivering world-class
capabilities for Digital Wales
Skills for a Global Economy
13 May 2014
Ann Beynon – Cyfarwyddwraig BT Cymru/Director BT Wales
How does BT know what is happening in the
global economy?
• It invests in innovation. www.telecomtv.com
• has scouts in key markets.
• BT has partnerships with cutting edge universities
e.g. Cambridge, MIT and Tsinghua.
• Views from the Valley, Innovation Champions,
Innovation Challenge.
• Continuous market scanning and analysis.
• Customers across the globe (e.e. Fiat, Unilever)
IT sector growth
2013
Spending
2013
Growth (%)
2014
Spending
2014
Growth (%)
2.8
740
6.5
Worldwide IT spending forecast (billions of US dollars)
Devices
Source: Gartner (July 2013)
695
Data Centre Systems
143
2.1
149
4.1
Enterprise Software
304
6.4
324
6.6
IT Services
926
2.2
968
4.6
Telecom Services
1,655
0.9
1,694
2.3
Overall IT
3,723
2.0
3,875
4.1
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EU and UK Digital Agenda. Clear Challenge
Basic broadband for all by 2013
Fast broadband by 2020. 30mbps or more for 100% of EU
citizens.
Ultra fastbroadband by 2020: 50%of European
households should have subscriptions above 100Mbps.
2010/June 2010 UK govt target: to have “the “best”
superfast broadband network in Europe by 2015.”
UK govt target: “ not just the best, but specifically the
fastest broadband of any major European country by
2015.”
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Global Coverage Comparison
100%
UK closing the
gap on US and
Asia
Superfast broadband coverage
Set to be amongst
world leaders by
end of 2018
90%
80%
70%
Japan
60%
South Korea
50%
USA
40%
UK
Western Europe
30%
20%
10%
0%
2010A 2011A 2012A 2013E 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E 2018E
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Source: Analysys Mason November 2013
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Usage measures
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Getting this right drives the economy
 “Broadband boosts growth.
10 percentage points extra
penetration means 1% to
1.5% more GDP growth”.
- Neelie Kroes
 “Fibre broadband could
generate an annual increase
in Gross Value Add (GVA) of
0.3% - 0.5% per annum over
15 years”
- Regeneris1
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“Superfast broadband – boosting business and the UK economy”,
Regeneris, 2012
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McKinsey Global Institute – “Internet matters 2011”
Study focused on Sweden, UK, South Korea, Japan, USA, Germany, India, France,
Canada, China, Italy, Brazil, Russia
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In last 5 years, the Internet accounts for 21% of GDP growth in mature
countries
2.6 jobs created for 1 job lost
75% of internet impact arises from traditional industries – more productive,
created more jobs
10% increase in productivity for SMEs from internet usage
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SMEs using WEB technology HEAVILY GROW and EXPORT TWICE as much as
others.
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Internet usage creates consumer surplus
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WG Digital Strategy
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The digital infrastructure
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Roll-out
• Adding to BT’s commercial roll-out - part of a £2.5bn investment in fibre
based broadband across the UK - Superfast Cymru builds on BT’s
significant commercial investment
• Roll out the most cost effective broadband network benefitting 96% of
Wales and 95% of rural Wales at speeds in excess of 24mgbts.
• SFC roll-out priorities defined by Welsh Government - economic eg
Enterprise Zones & Local Growth Zones - Social eg help with digital
exclusion
• Approach - rural and urban deployment at the same time - business and
consumer at the same time
• A massive engineering project - corresponding to five Millennium
Stadiums or two Cardiff Bay barrages - 17,500kms of optical fibre - 3,000+
new fibre broadband cabinets
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Programme Aims
• Put Wales in the top 10 of fibre penetrated OECD* countries
• Assist economic growth so that businesses can
– Acquire new customers by marketing digitally
– Developing new services or sell on-line for the first time
– Use productivity improvements eg videoconferencing or audio calls with
remote colleagues and home working can be more time efficient than
travelling
– Improve security as cloud computing becomes a possibility
• Create sustainable jobs - new business opportunities create jobs - support
skills and training for school and adult learners - reduce the need to commute
through home working
• Social inclusion - people without access to broadband today need access to
cheaper online services, benefit claiming and job seeking.
www.superfast-cymru.com
*Interpreted from OECD Percentage of fibre connections in total broadband among countries reporting fibre subscribers, December 2011
Jobs and training
• BT committed as part of this contract to creating 50 new jobs in
Wales and recruiting 100 apprentices.
• In reality BT has created 247 posts of which 104 can be directly
attributed to SFC, and has reached the apprentices target.
• BT also committed to providing 300 week long work experience
opportunities for young people annually for three years. 440 young
people have already been through the programme.
• . During this period BT will continue to recruit graduates into its
global software development centre (GDC) in Cardiff Bay.
• BT people are encouraged to volunteer . The volunteering can range
from raising money for good causes to supporting training and
skills development.
www.superfast-cymru.com
BT’s view of Employability, Skills and Diversity requirements
Shaping
Finding
BT Ymwneud ag ysgolion
Education Engagement
Key Stage 1 & 2
Key Stage 3 & 4
Critical transition
points for girls
Pwynt allweddol
i ymrwymo merched
Volunteering
Developing
Gwirfoddoli yn BT volunteers
Further
Education
Undergraduate
Partneriaeth Ymchwil Prifysgol/
University Research Partnerships
Post-grad
Cyflogaeth/Employment
Datblygu sgiliau, prentisiaethau a datblygu graddedigion
Skills Development: Apprenticeships & Graduate Development
BT4Me- apprenticeships
Customer Design and Support – typical type of role;
Office/screen based technical and support functions. Minimum
qualifications 5 GCSE’s A-C grade including Maths, English and
IT or science qualification. In addition 2 A levels A to C.
Customer Engineering and Delivery – typical type of role;
Hands on engineering. Minimum qualifications, 4 GCSE’s
A-D grade including Maths and English.
Customer Handling and Management Customer contact and
service centre roles. Minimum qualifications 4 GCSE’s A to C
grade including Maths and English
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BT’s graduates programme
What We Look For?
You must have:
At least a 2:1 degree (or be on track to get a 2:1 when you
graduate). If you have a postgraduate degree, we'll accept a
2:2. For Technology we will also accept a 2:2 if you have 320
UCAS points.
At least 320 UCAS points from your top three A levels (we'll
accept the equivalent qualifications from other countries),
not counting General Studies or AS Levels. If you have 280
UCAS points, you can apply for our technology programme.
Fluent English.
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And…..
Integrity
Leadership
Team Spirit
Communication
Multitasking
Creativity
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Enthusiasm
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Conclusion
 ICT is a key global growth market.
 It forms the basis of growth for all sectors.
 Wales will have a digital infrastructure that will be world
class. – better than Japan by mid 2016.
 All sectors of life will be impacted by the digital tsunami.
 Skills in ICT, MTEC, coding will be essential across the
board.
 Wales has to be as digitally enabled in terms of its skills
and capabilities as the best in class to compete.
 Are we doing enough?
 Are we doing it with pace and urgency?
Diolch yn fawr
Thank you.