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Top tech stats: Lack of digital skills, GDPR compliance and more

Welcome to your roundup of some of the past week’s most interesting surveys, statistics and reports relevant to those involved in the UK tech industry.

This week, we have statistics relating to employers’ concerns over the lack of digital skills, GDPR compliance and coding in schools.

Lack of digital skills across the workforce

Some 42% of businesses in the UK have cancelled digital projects in the past two years, on average losing £483,690 per project.

According to research unveiled in Fujitsu’s study, ‘The Digital Transformation PACT’, UK businesses are facing a bigger cost than any of their global counterparts including the US, China and Germany.

Worryingly, 3 in 4 admit to a clear lack of digital skills, while 82% state this is the biggest hindrance to cybersecurity efforts....