Digital Healthcare: A vehicle for capacity building in ICT skills and public engagement

新冠肺炎的流行普及了计算机科学和数学中的许多概念。计算机模型和不确定性等短语越来越多地出现在公众视线中。因此，现在是时候推行一项旨在提高人们对使用计算机模型的信心的活动计划，将医疗保健带来的挑战作为动力。我们的活动计划以英国最年轻和最多元化的城市伯明翰为中心，将在一个28%的儿童生活在收入匮乏的家庭的公民地区激发和能力建设数字技能信心。在对数字技能的需求日益增加的时候，我们必须激励和提供有意义的机会，让不同的年轻人尽早培养对信息和通信技术职业的兴趣。如果从一开始就不培养这个基础，数字技能差距就会扩大，青年失业、社会流动性不变和未来劳动力的僵化也会扩大。这笔赠款将把具有研究、表演和视觉艺术背景的人、专业人士和有过疾病经历的人聚集在一起。这些人将为11-16岁的年轻人创造实践技能发展活动。他们将在励志智库伯明翰科学博物馆中团队合作，通过一系列研讨会、黑客马拉松和公开展示来‘解决’这些挑战。还将为学生提供带薪的SMQB工作经验实习机会，使他们能够跟踪大学研究人员和专业服务人员。参与将通过减少准入障碍和奖励参与来激励。这将为年轻人和他们的家人提供鼓舞人心的后续STEM活动，让他们一起享受。我们的愿景是确保年轻人认为计算机科学的职业是多样化的、有价值的、可实现的和成就感的。第二个目标是提高信息和通信技术研究人员的公众参与技能。参与我们活动的研究人员将在公众参与方面增强信心和经验。此外，他们还将在全国研讨会上与更广泛的信息和通信技术社区分享他们的学习成果。总体而言，这将有助于创造一个生态系统，在这个生态系统中，公众参与被视为有意义、有影响力和高质量研究不可或缺的部分。

The COVID pandemic has popularised many concepts from computer science and mathematics. Phrases such as computer models and uncertainty are increasingly in the public eye. It is therefore timely to pursue a programme of activities designed to increase confidence in the use of computer models, using challenges from healthcare as a motivator. Centred in Birmingham, the UKs youngest and most diverse city, our programme of activities will inspire and capacity build digital skills confidence in a civic region where 28% of children live in income deprived households. At a time when there is increasing demand for digital skills, it is vital that we inspire and provide meaningful opportunities for diverse young people to develop an interest in ICT careers early on. If this foundation is not nurtured to begin with, the digital skills gap widens and so too does youth unemployment, social immobility and inflexibility of the future workforce.This grant will bring together people with backgrounds in research, performance and visual arts, engagement professionals and people with lived experience of disease. These individuals will create hands-on skills development activities for young people aged 11-16. They will work in teams in the inspirational Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum setting to 'solve' these challenges through a series of workshops, hackathons and a public showcase. Paid SMQB work experience placements will also be offered to students, enabling them to shadow university researchers and professional services staff. Participation will be incentivised through reducing access barriers and rewarding involvement. This will access to inspirational follow-on STEM activities for young people and their families to enjoy together. Our vision is to ensure that young people view computer science careers as diverse, valuable, attainable and fulfilling.A secondary objective to increase public engagement skills in ICT researchers. Researchers involved in our activities will grown confidence and experience in public engagement. Further, they will share their learning with the wider ICT community in a national symposium. Collectively this will help create an ecosystem where public engagement is viewed as meaningful, impactful and integral to high-quality research.