Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 2:08 pm on 17 October 2018.
So, we have a very specific and clear programme that the Cabinet Secretary is leading in relation to digital skills in schools. We are also very aware, in terms of the skills in the sector, that we need to move in this area. That's why we have commissioned Professor Brown to look at automation, the impact that automation and digitalisation will have on our economy and how we should best, as the Welsh Government, respond to that. So, we are on this case. We are very aware that there could be, potentially, tens of thousands of jobs that will be changed, that will be eliminated as a result of the digital age, but we need to also see this as an opportunity, because of course there will be thousands of new jobs that will be created and we need to make sure we have the skills in the workforce to make sure that those are appropriately provided for. We're on this case; we're awaiting, with anticipation, that report from Professor Brown.