Here's your weekend reading on Who Will Build the Future Digital Economy?: the debate on Monday 10 October about the current state of the UK's digital skills, and the steps the government and others are taking to support the next generation of technology worker bees.

A-Level IT curriculum needs urgent review to prevent future skills gap - Computer Weekly

Chairman of Google condemns British Education system - The Guardian

Eric Schmidt challenges teachers: "Get with the program" - GigaOM

IEEE boss urges a reform to engineering in education - TechEye

Ed Vaizey calls for BBC backing on computer sciences - TechEye

UK computer grads have 'lowest employment rate' - PCR Online

UK tech industry says ICT curriculum failing - PCR Online

Willetts announces new school IT curriculum (15 Sept 2011) - Financial Times

BCS welcomes move by David Willetts to transform ICT school curriculum - British Computing Society

Creating a web literate planet - Commonspace

Scholar examines links between Stanford, Silicon Valley - University of Stanford

History of Stanford Pt 3: The rise of Silicon Valley (Stanford University) - University of Stanford

Computing at School, in partnership with BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT - Computing at School

If you have anything to say about the UK's digital skills, or what the UK's Stanford Solution should be, please add your comments below.

The recommended Twitter hashtag for this event is #TWTC1.

See our Eventbrite page for more information on how to attend the debate on Monday 10 October, and how to sign up for the others talks in the series.