📱 AI and Digital Skills #18

This week, Aboitiz partnered with the Filipino government to launch Elevate AIDA to empower over 300K women in underprivileged regions through AI data and digital training courses. Mapúa University collaborates with Alibaba Cloud, committing to empowering students for the digital workforce through over 250 certification courses. Microsoft bolsters Switzerland’s AI and Digital ecosystem with over $400M investment, increasing its workforce AI capabilities.

Upskilling and workforce developments in the AI and Digital sector kick off with E.ON’s partnership with Infosys to train 70000 employees with digital transformation skills. MTN Nigeria launches a free digital training program targeted at the Nigerian youth, which encompasses both career guidance and certification programs in cloud computing and data analysis. IBM collaborates with the Egyptian government to upskill 100000 workers in AI by 2030.

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AI and Digital Labor Market Trends

🤝 OPAPRU & Aboitiz Launch “Elevate AIDA” to Empower 300K Women. Elevate AIDA provides AI data annotation training to underprivileged women in conflict‑affected regions, offering remote work, freelancing, and digital entrepreneurship opportunities. Over three years, the program will roll out in seven priority areas, granting participants hands‑on skills in labeling datasets for AI models. 

☁️ Alibaba Cloud & Mapúa Partner to Elevate AI & Cloud Skills. Equipping students and faculty with hands-on labs, certification paths, and technical resources, this collaboration supports the Philippines’ National AI Strategy, bridging academia and industry to foster a future-ready digital workforce. By integrating global cloud platforms into Mapúa’s curriculum, graduates will gain critical skills for emerging tech roles, driving long‑term innovation and economic growth.

💵 Microsoft Invests $400M to Strengthen Switzerland’s AI & Digital Ecosystem. The initiative will expand data centers near Zurich and Geneva with advanced GPUs to serve over 50,000 customers in regulated sectors. The investment also bolsters startups and SMEs through partnerships with Switzerland Innovation Parks and the Swiss AI Tech Accelerator, while aiming to skill 1M Swiss by 2027. Finally, Microsoft deepens collaborations in International Geneva to advance responsible AI governance.

AI-Exposed Industries Have 3x Higher Employee Productivity

📱 The most AI-exposed quartile's 16.7% wage growth per employee was more than double the 7.9% seen in the least exposed quartile.

⚡ Since ChatGPT's 2022 launch, revenue growth in AI-exposed industries has accelerated, with AI adoption significantly boosting value creation.

💻 AI's job transformation demands new collaborative skills, emphasizing creativity, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence.

Upskilling/Reskilling Intiatives 

💻 Infosys partners with E.ON to launch an AI-powered digital workplace for 77,000 employees across Europe. The collaboration leverages Infosys Topaz to enhance productivity, employee experience, and digital transformation. It aims to create a human-centric, data-driven environment that supports flexible work and innovation, while advancing E.ON’s strategic goals in operational efficiency and technology modernization.

🦾 MTN Foundation launches a free digital skills platform to empower Nigerian youth for the modern economy. The initiative provides career guidance for students and offers professional certifications in high-demand tech fields, including DevOps, UI/UX, and cloud computing. Aimed at unlocking youth potential, the program invites broad participation via skillsacademy.mtn.com.

🤖 Egypt’s MCIT has partnered with IBM to train 100,000 Egyptians in AI by 2030 under the National AI Strategy. Delivered via IBM’s free SkillsBuild platform, the program targets youth, ICT professionals, and government employees. It supports Egypt’s goal to develop 30,000 AI professionals and boost the ICT sector’s GDP share, while aligning with IBM’s global commitment to train 2 million people in AI by 2026.

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