Schools should put a greater emphasis on teaching digital technology – as millions of jobs could be swept away by automation, says former education secretary Lord Kenneth Baker.
Now chair of the Edge Foundation, Mr Baker says young people must be taught the skills for jobs of the future.
He warned that many white collar and professional jobs will be under threat from artificial intelligence.
“Jobs are being lost in professions we used to regard as careers for life.”
Lord Baker has produced a report, the Digital Revolution, calling for the education system to respond to the way in which technological change will affect the future jobs market.
“The economy is changing at an unprecedented pace,” he said.
He warns that the provision of the necessary digital skills is “almost entirely absent from the core curriculum in mainstream schools”.
The report calls for a stronger emphasis on work-related technical skills, linked to the impact of digital technology. Read more
