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July 30, 2020

Sherry Coutu and Coursera step in to upskill UK’s digital laggards

Low digitalisation is costing the UK £100bn in GDP, as SMEs struggle to go online. Can an army of volunteers and free training courses change that?


Maija Palmer

3 min read

The Covid-19 crisis has left many of the UK’s small businesses and charities struggling. Some 67% of them have had to temporarily close and many have had to let go of staff.

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Jeff Maggioncalda CEO of Coursera
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