Technology Changes so fast

Technology Changes so fastNo wonder we can’t keep up!

Agenda

• Childhood memories of technology• Technology keeps getting better, faster,

smaller• In the Home, TV, video, music….• Then came IT – Information Technology• Speed of change is accelerating!!• How do we keep up?• We can and we will and its actually up to us!!

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Childhood Memories of Technology

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More Memories…..

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Technology Advances

The Jumbo Jet!

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Information Technology• Computers• BIG (Mainframe) – Small (PC) – Mobile (Laptop) –

Tiny(Smartphone)• Hardware & Software• Internet – World Wide Web – WWW• Searching for stuff – great fun! (for a while)• Email – the destroyer of the delivered handwritten letter• Online services – news, weather, sport, entertainment..• e-commerce – eBay, Amazon, Apple, Netflix.. + 100K more• Social Media – Myspace, Bebo, Facebook, Twitter, + 100’s

more!!

Information Technology• Computers• BIG (Mainframe) – Small (PC) – Mobile (Laptop) –

Tiny(Smartphone)• Hardware & Software• Internet – World Wide Web – WWW• Searching for stuff – great fun! (for a while)• Email – the destroyer of the delivered handwritten letter• Online services – news, weather, sport, entertainment..• e-commerce – eBay, Amazon, Apple, Netflix.. + 100K more• Social Media – Myspace, Bebo, Facebook, Twitter, + 100’s

more!! • ~ 1in 4 people globally (2B out of 7B)!!

Information Technology• Computers• BIG (Mainframe) – Small (PC) – Mobile (Laptop) –

Tiny(Smartphone)• Hardware & Software• Internet – World Wide Web – WWW• Searching for stuff – great fun! (for a while)• Email – the destroyer of the delivered handwritten letter• Online services – news, weather, sport, entertainment..• e-commerce – eBay, Amazon, Apple, Netflix.. + 100K more• Social Media – Myspace, Bebo, Facebook, Twitter, + 100’s more!! • ~ 1in 4 people globally (2B out of 7B)!!• What next??

What’s coming at us next??• iWatches – body sensors – ambulance arrives before you feel sick!

• Flexible screens • Internet of things – everything is connected!• Smart carsSmart cars, driverless cars• Drones • 3D Printing• Explosion of more and better software apps software apps for your

smartphone, tablet etc• Etc, etc, etc – (if you have time use Google to search for new

technologies!!)

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Take a

breather!

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Back down to earth

• We have a shortage of IT skills in Ireland, and across Europe, and in the US• Numbers of young people studying IT and STEM has been falling over several years

• Lots of people today are IT savvy• Lots of people work in IT sector• If you are 60+, maybe less likely to be IT savvy• There is a Digital Divide in society

• High unemployment putting many people at risk of poverty• Disadvantaged people risk being left behind• Digital Divide aligned to the Social Divide• Government services are almost all online• People who need to access services are least likely to be able to• Few small businesses use IT to grow their business

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What needs to be done

• Government & business strategies & actions to close the Digital Divide• NFP/NGO/community/voluntary/charitable agencies/groups committed to IT training• in the community• Practical training including use of email, search, Skype, e-shopping, access to government services, online banking, Social Media, emergency services, getting the best out of their Smartphone etc..• IT is not only a useful (actually essential) skill today in society & it is in high demand in industry (we currently have a shortage of IT skills)• IT training for employment (via 3rd level colleges, Adult education, VEC’s) is a major path to work (or back to work) e.g. FIT Ltd.• A lot of this is well in progress but I still feel there is room for more. • More innovative collaboration between all groups government, employers, educators, social agencies, communities, individuals… 15

What is happening

Irish Network for Digital Inclusion and EngagementInforms government at policy level

Solutions to Digital Inclusion & EngagementPlatform of collaboration, sharing best practices and

resourcesPromote a unified voice

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Introducing FIT Ltd.• Fast Track to IT• NFP organisation operational for 13 years• Major government/business driven initiative• Engaged in:– IT training for employment– IT training for Digital Inclusion– Government initiatives e.g. Momentum– Champions of new training schemes e.g. Associate

Professionals/Apprenticeships– Researchers into new technology driven sectors e.g. Wind

Turbines (and their maintenance)– Sharing our skills and experience across Europe

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FIT European Projects/Activity• Long history of working on EC funded projects• Committed to sharing our experience & expertise across

Europe.• Plan to propagate the FIT training for employment model

across Europe• Engage with EC research group JRC on projects relating to

measuring impact of work carried out by agencies engaged in social related activities

• Active member of Telecentre Europe• Member of Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs• Actively seeking funds from EC for projects relating to IT

training for employment.• Working on pilot project to provide IT support to SME’s

through IT-upskilled job seekers.

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Company LinkFIT Ltd. www.fit.ie

INDIE www.digitalinclusion.ie

Telecentre Europe http://www.telecentre-europe.org/

Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/grand-coalition-digital-jobs

Digital Agenda for Europe https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en

European Grants http://ec.europa.eu/contracts_grants/grants_en.htm

Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

http://ec.europa.eu/social/home.jsp?langId=en

Useful Links

If you want to contact me, please do soManus HanrattyFIT Ltd.Phone 01 882 5570Mobile 086 8112136manushanratty@fit.ie LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/manus-hanratty/0/648/7aa

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Thank You

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