Britain is squandering its history of technological innovation, according to Google chairman Eric Schmidt
Google chairman Eric Schmidt has criticised the education system in Britain for failing to ignite young people’s passion for science, engineering and maths.
Delivering the MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, Schmidt also said that not making IT compulsory as a subject at GSCE-level and not providing enough support for science students at college meant the country was “throwing away” its computing heritage.
“I was flabbergasted to learn that today computer science isn’t even taught as standard in UK schools,” he said. “Your IT curriculum focuses on teaching how to use software, but gives no insight into how it’s made.
“It’s not widely known, but the world’s first office computer was built in 1951 by Lyons’ chain of tea shops. Yet today, none of the world’s leading exponents in these fields are from the UK.”
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