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An influential group of major technology firms is calling on the UK to appoint “digital ministers” in every government department.<\/p>\n

TechUK – which represents more than 850 companies – also demanded rules to allow more skilled technology workers into the country.<\/p>\n

“You’ve got to make sure the UK becomes a hub for digital skills,” said TechUK chief executive Julian David.<\/p>\n

The proposals will be presented to ministers on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Mr David said current options for migrating digital works – such as a special Entrepreneurs’ Visa to help start-ups – was not going far enough.<\/p>\n

“My members tell me it helps, but start-ups find it difficult to plot their way through the bureaucracy and the cost.”<\/p>\n

Bigger companies, he said, complained the process took too long.<\/p>\n

More than London<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr David praised the efforts of organisations like Tech City UK, the government quango helping technology start-ups in the Silicon Roundabout area of east London.<\/p>\n

But he said the digital economy must be a concern for the whole country.<\/p>\n

“We’ve got fantastic capability in clusters around the country.<\/p>\n

“When you look at places like Cambridge, there’s a pattern of success there for growing digitally-focused, very large, very successful companies such as [chip maker] Arm Holdings.”<\/p>\n

As part of its\u00a0manifesto<\/a>\u00a0for the next government, TechUK has said it wants a Cabinet-level minister representing the interests of the digital economy.<\/p>\n

“The next government should ensure there is cabinet-level leadership to develop and execute a single digital strategy that rolls up the digital economy, digitalisation of government and digital inclusion,” the document reads.<\/p>\n

“Other systemically important policy domains have a clear departmental lead and a strong voice at the Cabinet table – it is time the full significance of digital is recognised in the same way.”<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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