"ICT Workforce Preparation for California Initiative"

Bill Cullifer
Executive Director
WebProfessionals.org
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In this session, you will learn about efforts underway to support California to remain competitive by advocating and developing strategies to promote:

• A digitally literate labor pool
• A technically competent
and educated workforce
• An educated and digitally literate consumer base
• An economic development focus on key growth sectors in the 21st century California economy
• Business, Industry and Government collaboration
• Legislative and regulatory support

Leading Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) industry and professional
associations, ICT practitioners, students, educators and government agencies have formed the WhyITNow.org Workforce Preparation for California Initiative and petition in order to express strong support for ICT Workforce Preparation in California.