(13 July 2015) Today Jisc welcomes a new policy briefing from innovation charity Nesta and Universities UK (UUK), which is designed to develop data analytics skills and improve the supply of analytical talent to support the UK economy.
Drawing from two research reports – ‘Skills of the Datavores: Talent and the data revolution’ from Nesta, and ‘Making the most of data: Data skills training in English universities’ from UUK, with input from Jisc’s chief innovation officer, Phil Richards – the briefing recognises the growing importance of data analysis and lays down a series of recommendations to upgrade analytical education and skills provision nationally.
Read the announcement in full here.
