There is a massive task ahead of skilling and reskilling people to meet the changing needs of the workplace and economies as they manage the transition towards greater use of technology in almost all industries, and the need to steer economies toward higher productivity and job growth.  There is critical need for soundly based data and other information and insights to be able to respond to required workforce changes.

 

All stakeholders in the economy of any country - policymakers, training and education institutions, companies and all other organizations - will need to make a substantial effort to manage the need for more retraining, job matching, remote working and flexibility in workforce planning.