Technology as a growth engine for every business Katie O'Donovan, Public Policy Manager, Google UK
Technology as a growth engine for every businessKatie O'Donovan, Public Policy Manager, Google UK
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There are challenges
Starting in April 2015, Google opened 7 physical Garages across the UK
Birmingham
Leeds
Manchester
Liverpool
Newcastle
Glasgow
Cardiff
Google also offers the Digital Garage training online (g.co/DigitalGarage)
:: 23 topics:: 89 lessons:: Engaging activities:: Certificate endorsed by IAB
Source: “The Digital Garage from Google - an independent evaluation” IPPR North, Nov. 2015
● 9 in 10 people made changes to the way they run their business online
● 2 in 3 had seen some positive results - in sales, bookings, traffic or followers
● 1 in 10 hired additional staff to manage their digital work
Independant research provided validated the value of the Digital Garage training
Source: goo.gl/QgZq7A
These statistics are made of real stories - Jonathon’s example
Five hours of digital skills for everyone