Developing the Future

Developing the Future - a report on the challenges and opportunities facing the UK software development industry

Developing the Future is an annual report examining the impact of the software development industry on the UK economy, from both a local and global perspective. The report is a collaborative work with partners from the IT industry and academia. By exploring emerging trends, the report stimulates debate between stakeholders and calls for positive action to support the UK software industry.

Developing the Future 2007

The second edition of Developing the Future, produced in conjunction with Intellect, City University and the BCS opens a fresh debate on the future of the UK economy and offers some startling insights into the way in which technology is about to impact all our lives:

•Developing the Future 2007 shows how the UK is undergoing economic changes just as far reaching as those of the first Industrial Revolution of two hundred years ago.
•Will Hutton, former editor of the Observer and author of 'The Writing on the Wall', and Ian Brinkley, of the Work Foundation, examine the economic impact of off-shoring work from the UK to developing economies.
•The report reveals the ways in which technology will continue to destroy traditional value chains in a growing number of business sectors.
•Julie Meyer, founder of First Tuesday and chief executive of Ariadne Capital, reveals why London is becoming a major engine driving UK innovation.
•The report details how the UK is facing a skills gap in those parts of its economy that are growing fastest and what can be done to address the problem.
•Sir Digby Jones, former head of the CBI, says why he thinks the UK education system is failing the economy as a whole.
•Read Developing the Future 2006
•Read Microsoft’s response to Developing the Future 2006

Download the slides from the launch event

Gordon Frazer, Microsoft: Introduction to Developing the Future

Ben Page, Ipsos MORI: The State We’re In

Dr Andrew Tuson, City University: The Future: DtF 2015 Preview

Ian Brinkley, The Work Foundation: Globalisation and the Knowledge Economy

Professor Keith Mander, Council of Professors and Heads of Computing: Skills and Education

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