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An ambitious nationwide technology initiative will encourage the public to take up computer programming, new BBC director general announced on Tuesday.
Reviving the spirit of its acclaimed 1980s home computer the BBC Micro, the corporation wants to address the UK’s technology skills shortage by inspiring both children and adults to explore computer science and creative technology.
Working with partners in industry, government and education, the BBC will provide resources to help the public build websites, apps, games, art and robots, and aims to have affected a shift in mainstream public perception of computer science by 2015.
As part of Hall’s announcement, particle physicist and TV presenter Brian Cox said coding is becoming as essential as reading and writing.
“An equally valuable skill is to be able to interact with computers … to be able to tell them precisely what to do,” he said.
“The BBC has a transformative role in this – to inspire.”
According to UK digital champion Martha Lane Fox, the UK needs more than a million technology professionals to join the industry in the next decade.
In keeping with the current vogue for all things 80s, Hall recalled the popular success of the BBC Micro computer, which made coding accessible to a new generation.
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