Episode 13

The tech skills of tomorrow

We talk to Maggie Philbin, CEO of TeenTech and broadcaster

Maggie Philbin, CEO of TeenTech, is one of our heroes. If you work in digital today you may well have been inspired to do so by her groundbreaking work on the BBC’s Tomorrow’s World.

We talked to Maggie about how TeenTech is inspiring a new generation of school children to engage with technology, how the education system needs to change to grow digital skills, and how schools have tackled remote learning. We also heard about Maggie’s journey as a pioneering woman in tech.

Zoe and Paul discuss the latest digital news and their book recommendations.

Notes and links -

TeenTech are running a series of online events to help grow STEM skills.

The Digital 2021 report from We Are Social and Hootsuite that Paul refers to can be found here - https://wearesocial.com/digital-2021

Brunswick Group's report on Connected Leadership can be found here - https://www.brunswickgroup.com/perspectives/connected-leadership/

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Editing and production from Beth Donkin and Paul Thomas

Music by Joseph McDade https://josephmcdade.com/music