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The Corporate IT Forum exhibited at and participated in the Coalition Autumn 2012 Party Conferences, campaigning on members' behalf around three priorities:

  1. Skills Shortages.
  2. Awareness, prevention, mitigation and resolution of Cybercrime
  3. Promoting Business IT Innovation

Ministerial Announcements and Comments


"Schools reform - the single most important economic investment this country will make" - George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer

"We urgently need to ensure our children study rigorous disciplines instead of pseudo-subjects. Otherwise we will be left behind" - Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education

"We need innovation in the education system to get where we need to be." - David Laws, Minister of State, Education & Cabinet Office

"How many innovators and wealth creators have we foregone because of their lack of opportunity?" - Tim Farron, MP; President of the Liberal Democrats

"A skills policy [is] required for economic growth which takes into account the needs of business...[we] need to engage business to form policy on skills" - Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Ministers, MPs and House of Lords representatives met included:

  • Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury
  • Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
  • Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
  • Lord Feldman, Party Chairman
  • Julian Huppert, Home Affairs Select Committee, Lib Dem Science & Technology Policy committees
  • Baronness Judith Jolly, Co-Chair, Parliamentary Party Committee on Health and Social Care
  • David Laws, Minister of State, Education & Cabinet Office
  • George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer
  • Grant Shapps, Minister of State (without Portfolio)
  • Chloe Smith, Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office
  • Jo Swinson, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Business, Innovation and Skills
  • David Willets, Minister of State, Universities & Science

Current Results

  • The Corporate IT Forum collaborates with Royal Academy of Engineering
  • V3.co.uk has invited the Forum's Education & Skills Commission to be their partner in a campaign about better visibility of creating ICT curriculum.
  • CompTIa and Cambridge Assessments request collaboration
  • Written statement to Coalition on lack of confidence in Government approach/investment/support for Business
  • The Corporate IT Forum accepts Vince Cable's invitation to join the Digital Debate, to build a stronger relationship with the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills

 
 
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