The department of UK Trade & Industry is compiling a strategy for promoting the UK's digital industry industries overseas, so is calling for ideas and comments via a Chinwag survey. The responses will help form the marketing strategy for UKTI, and one that they hope will help private and public sector businesses have more commercial success overseas.
It's a similar initiative, though they haven't said as much, to the Web Mission 2008. Take five minutes out for the survey before it expires this Friday, February 15.
• On a similar note, Chinwag's own digital skills survey results came out recently; the shortage of skilled staff is a massive industry issue and one that it is hard to exaggerate.
Chinwag's 2007 survey confirms that 97% of digital media firms said it is either difficult or impossible to recruit the right staff; 76% of firms said it is hard retaining those skilled staff; and 57% said a shortage of skilled staff stopped their businesses growing last year.
It seems good news for those looking for work; if you can retrain or refine your digital skills you can expect a higher salary and many more opportunities.
