b'Member News March 2023 21Solving societal challengesPolicy FocusDigital skills challenge brings fresh call for prioritised fundingFrom healthcare toare keen to get supportThe IET has formed three key actions for government:transport, digital skillsto develop skills within are not only important,their existing workforce.F unding for upskilling and reskillingbut will drive the futureHowever, while the desiree.g. using the unspent apprenticeship levyof engineering. to innovate is evident, With the Governmentalmost half of engineering Sustained support for skills in emerging technology estimating that the shortageemployers report a lack of digital skills costs theof skills in their currentseeing training as an investmentUK economy 63 billiontechnical workforce, which per year, the IET hasis proving a major barrier T argeted support for SMEs taken a deep dive into theto success. The digital skillswho may find it more challenging to provide trainingcauses and consequencesgap is most apparent in of this gap, by askingemerging areas and, amongBoosting the UKs digital skills capability can unlock engineering employers whatemployers that expect AI they think about digitalto be important for theirour huge technological potential and boost growth.skills in the workplace. sector, 50% say they do not In short, a digital skills gaphave the associated skills. To read our Skills for a Digital Futuremay be holding back the UKIts clear the UKs digitalreport, visit: http://bit.ly/3H8mjPWeconomy, but employeesskills strategy must align are agile, and employerswith the needs of employers. Welcome to RPG 2023research results in the sector. Papers from The International Conference on Renewable Powerthe RPG conference will be available on Generation (RPG) is one of the IETs most successfulthe IET Digital Library, indexed by IET Inspec, IEEE Xplore, and submitted to Ei international events and this year RPG 2023 will beCompendex for consideration of indexing.held on the 14-15 October in Shanghai.Professor David Infield, editor in chief of the IET Renewable Power Generation Since surpassing Europe in 2013, China hasJournal and the initiator of the RPG been the leading renewable energy investorconference, commented worldwide. In 2020, China pledged to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. The conference continues to provide an excellent opportunity for RPG 2023 will focus on how toresearchers to present their work and achieve the carbon peaking andfor the best to receive recognition carbon neutrality goals from athrough the best paper awards.The conference provides an internationalrenewable power generation platform for experts, scholars, andperspective. organisations in the field of renewableIn total around 30 papers from the energy to gather for academic andconference will be awarded 1st, 2nd, and technical sharing and discussion, toWorking with Shanghai Jiaotong3rd prizes and will be invited to submit an promote the development of the industry.University, this edition will share the mostextended version to special issue of the Join us to learn from our internationalup to date information, technologies, andRPG Journal. speakers experience and network with other delegates on site. Learn more about the event at rpg2023.org'