UK Faces STEM Skills Shortage: Blockchain & Cryptography Lead the Future Workforce 🚀

🚨 Blockchain and Cryptography are among the most in-demand STEM skills in the post-Web economy.

🇬🇧 According to a new report from POST, UK Parliament, nearly half of engineering and tech businesses are struggling to recruit skilled talent. STEM skills shortages are costing the UK economy £1.5 billion per year.

📈 Yet, demand for digital, data, and decentralised technology skills - especially in #Blockchain - is growing faster than ever before.

Since 2017, BBA has been actively addressing this gap through education, research, and policy engagement:

✅ The #JBBA – the world's peer-reviewed Web3 Journal in print and online - publishes cutting-edge research and educational content on blockchain science and #policy.

➡️ Blockchain Skills in Demand and Labour Market Cryptoeconomics:
https://jbba.scholasticahq.com/article/13390-who-is-the-blockchain-employee-exploring-skills-in-demand-using-observations-from-the-australian-labour-market-and-behavioural-institutional-cryptoeconomics

✅ #CEBB –The Centre for Evidence-Based Blockchain supports researchers, educators, and technologists with structured frameworks, mentorship, and global collaboration:
https://britishblockchainassociation.org/cebb/

✅ APPG on Blockchain Technologies – We guide UK policymakers on education reforms, digital economy alignment, and skills-based pathways for Web3 - inviting both Academics and Industry to the discussions.

➡️ Read policy briefings:

https://britishblockchainassociation.org/appg-news-events/

Web3 Skills and Workforce planning for the UK Economy (APPG, 2024):
https://britishblockchainassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Blockchain-Technologies-APPG-Minutes-from-APPG-Roundtable-May-2024.pdf

https://britishblockchainassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Blockchain-Technologies-APPG-Minutes-from-APPG-Roundtable-January-2024-FINAL.pdf

✅ #ISCs – 🌍 Our International Scientific Conferences convene global blockchain researchers to ensure a resilient, future-ready ecosystem:
https://britishblockchainassociation.org/isc2025/

✅🎓 SIBIS – The world’s first “Scholars in Blockchain” Symposium featuring 100+ professors from six continents.
https://britishblockchainassociation.org/sibis2024/

✅ #BAF - The Blockchain Associations Forum unites 51 countries to share strategies on workforce training and skills development:
https://britishblockchainassociation.org/baf/

✅ UK National Blockchain Roadmap (#NBR) 2021:
Set the foundation for investing in blockchain education and digital economy alignment:
https://britishblockchainassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/UK-NBR-Excellence-Standards-Framework.pdf

✅ BBA Metaverse HQ:
https://britishblockchainassociation.org/bba-metaverse-initiatives

🌐 We believe that evidence-based blockchain education and digital upskilling must become a national priority for economic resilience, global competitiveness, and a future-proof UK workforce.

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