Coding is the new language everyone should know. It is “so central to business life that the common mantra around technology experts is that today’s children will need to learn to code “or get coded”.”

As the coronavirus pandemic grips the world, it’s easy to see how critical the data we collect will be in tackling future outbreaks.

“AI-powered robots and programs are on course to be so sophisticated that as many as 400m to 800m jobs are predicted to be lost to the technology by 2030.”

— Hargrave, Sean. “Rise of the machines: why coding is the skill you have to learn.” The Guardian, 25 October 2018, www.theguardian.com/new-faces-of-tech/2018/oct/25/rise-of-the-machines-why-coding-is-the-skill-you-have-to-learn