by Brian Pereira | Jun 20, 2021 | EDUCATION & LEARNING, BIZ NEWS, PEOPLE IN TECH, TECH @ WORK
According to the World Economic Forum, closing the global skills gap could add US$11.5 trillion to global GDP by 2028, but education and training systems need to keep pace with market demands. In addition, as reflected in a new study from the IBM Institute for...
by Brian Pereira | Dec 13, 2020 | CLOUD & DATA CENTER, TECH NEWS
For many years, Amazon has been talking with business and government leaders about how to bridge the technical skills gap. All parties involved in these discussions acknowledged the importance of democratizing knowledge and giving all individuals—regardless of their...
by Brian Pereira | Mar 21, 2020 | TRENDING, AI - ML, BIZ NEWS, INDUSTRIES, IT/ITES/BPO/KPO, TECH @ WORK, TECH NEWS
For the past four years, the strongest demand for talent with artificial intelligence (AI) skills has not come from the IT department, but rather, from other business units in the organization, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner Talent Neuron data shows that although...
by Brian Pereira | Feb 6, 2020 | TRENDING, BIZ NEWS, CLOUD & DATA CENTER, MERGERS & COLLABORATIONS, TECH FOR LEARNING, TECH NEWS
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has announced its partnership with Salesforce, to enhance NSDC’s skill development and capacity building initiatives through Trailhead–Salesforce’s free online learning platform that empowers anyone to skill up and...
by Brian Pereira | May 20, 2019 | TRENDING, AI - ML, BIZ NEWS, SOFTWARE & WEB DEVELOPMENT, TECH NEWS
A study by EY and NASCCOM found that by 2022, around 46% of the workforce will be engaged in entirely new jobs that do not exist today, or will be deployed in jobs that have radically changed skillsets. Artificial Intelligence will be a key skill requirement for the...
