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Poor IT skills curb growth of UK knowledge economy, says report

UK citizens lack the skills needed to prosper in the digital society, according to the results of a new study.

Almost a third of adults say they have poor or no computer skills and one in six workers today feel they lack the IT skills needed to do their job adequately.

The report, commissioned by Microsoft, revealed that almost half of all adults feel their computer skills are in need of improvement and 43% are concerned they are not keeping pace with advances in IT and technology.

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