§ Mr. David Priceasked the Minister of Technology whether he will bring up to date the estimate of over 3,000 computers in operation or on order in the United Kingdom with an additional 1,000 at the planning stage by 1970, given in the report of the Interdepartmental Working Group entitled Computer Education.
§ Mr. BennIt is estimated that the number of computer installations in operation or on order in the United Kingdom will not be less than 5,000 by 1970. It is more difficult to estimate numbers at the "planning stage" but I would not expect this to be less than 1,500.
§ Mr. David Priceasked the Minister of Technology whether, in the light of current trends, he will revise the estimates of the numbers of advanced programmers, systems designers, systems analysts and operators needed in the United Kingdom by 1970 and given in paragraph (5) on page 6 of the Report of the Interdepartmental Working Group entitled Computer Education.
Mr. BeanThe estimates given in paragraph (5) on page 6 of the Report of the Interdepartmental Working Group on Computer Education were based on figures prepared in 1964 and 1965. It is not possible to be precise, but applying240W the same basis to 5,000 installations in 1970, then the revised estimates for the categories mentioned are:
Advanced Programmers 300 Systems Designers 20,000 Systems Analysts Operators 25,000