📱 AI and Digital Skills #14
HolonIQ is tracking reskilling and upskilling efforts to meet the rising demand for AI, machine learning, and cybersecurity skills. As these fields evolve, continuous learning is key to staying competitive and building a future-ready workforce.
This week, APEC economies met in Jeju to address workforce challenges like AI impacts, aging populations, and education gaps, emphasizing the need for education reform. Salesforce launched a Life Sciences Partner Network to streamline digital labor, enhance data integration, and improve patient outcomes in the life sciences sector. Indosat and the Wadhwani Foundation launched an AI training program aimed at preparing young talent. Google.org promotes progress and expands opportunity by focusing on learning, science, and communities. The Federal Government trained 200,000 Nigerians in AI to build a digitally skilled workforce. The Department of Skill Development and Microsoft are collaborating to upskill the Thai workforce in AI through the THAI Academy.
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AI and Digital Labor Market Trends
🦾 APEC Confronts AI Challenges And Labor Gaps In Jeju. APEC economies met in Jeju to address AI, aging populations, education gaps, and labor market challenges, aiming to reform education, boost digital skills, and create inclusive, future-ready workforce policies.
🧠 Salesforce Launches Life Sciences Partner Network to Streamline Digital Labor and Data Integration. Salesforce launched the Life Sciences Partner Network to accelerate digital labor adoption, streamline data integration, and enhance AI-driven workflows, collaborating with major partners to support scalable, compliant transformation in healthcare.
🌐 Indosat, Wadhwani Foundation Launch AI Training Program. Indosat and Wadhwani Foundation launched an AI-based training program via myIM3 and bima+ apps to equip Indonesian youth with digital skills, promoting job readiness, entrepreneurship, and inclusive economic growth.
Daily AI Usage Among Adults in Britain
🖥️ Significant Portion of the Population Does Not Engage with AI: A substantial 50% of adults reported no AI usage in their daily lives in the month before the survey
📈 Age is a Strong Determinant of AI Adoption: AI usage is significantly lower among older adults, with 68% of those aged 70 and over reporting no use at all.
📉 Chatbot use varies by age: older adults favor practical applications like customer service and advice, while younger adults prefer experimentation and entertainment, influencing AI development and market strategies.
Upskilling/Reskilling Intiatives
⚡ Avpn Is Introducing 49 Organisations That Will Train APAC Workers. AVPN, with support from Google.org and the Asian Development Bank, is funding 49 organizations across Asia-Pacific to train 720,000 workers and 100,000 MSMEs in AI skills, addressing awareness gaps and promoting inclusive workforce development.
⚙️ FG Trains 200,000 Nigerians on Artificial Intelligence. Nigeria’s government trained 200,000 people in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, aiming to build a digitally skilled workforce and strengthen AI-driven innovation, sustainability, and national development across sectors.
💻 Department of Skill Development Collaborates with Microsoft to Upskill Thai Workforce in AI through THAI Academy Initiative. The Thai Department of Skill Development and Microsoft launched the THAI Academy to train 100,000 workers in AI, aiming to boost Thailand’s digital economy and global workforce competitiveness by 2025.
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