Global study finds that 56% of employees lack the digital skills they need for jobs in the future

Berlin (ots) - The Vodafone Institute today published the results
of a global study that found that employees globally feel that they
don't have the digital skills they need for jobs in the future.

The "Industry and Employment" report is the second part of the
"Digitising Europe" study, conducted by Ipsos on behalf of the
Vodafone Institute, which examines whether the different degrees of
digitisation correlate with the attitudes of the population. 9,000
people across 9 countries were surveyed for one of the first global
studies on technology acceptance against the background of
digitisation.

Key findings:

- Globally, 85% of respondents said they need digital skills in
their job, but 56% said their skills need expanding and only 29%
said their skills are sufficient.
- 78% of respondents in China and 70% in Bulgaria see a need to
expand their digital skills, in contrast to 42% in the USA, 42%
in the UK, 43% in Germany.
- Only 32% of European respondents learned their digital skills at
work or during their studies, with 67% saying they had to teach
themselves.
- 83% of Indian respondents and 76% in China get up to five or
more hours of digital training each week, compared to less than
50% in Western Europe.

According to experts interviewed as part of the study, there are
two factors that explain why Europeans feel less inclined to enhance
their skills. Firstly, an individual's efforts to acquire new skills
are not met with sufficient merit or financial reward. Second, the
idea that one person takes one job for life is still prevalent in
Europe. In contrast, individuals in China and India have directly
benefited from the rapid growth of digitisation in recent years.

Joakim Reiter, Chairman of the Advisory Board, Vodafone Institute,
and Group External Affairs Director, Vodafone, said: "Digitisation is
rapidly changing the world of work and the results of this study show
that digital skills are now essential for every job. However, the
expansion of digital skills must keep pace with the ever changing
world of technology, which requires a major shift in the way we teach
digital skills in schools, universities and the workplace."

The "Industry and Employment" study, which includes expert
commentary, is available here: http://ots.de/rV43aY

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Friedrich Pohl
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friedrich.pohl@vodafone.com

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