[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] It is projected that an additional 15.6 million digital workers will be needed in South Korea by 2025. Digital workers refer to those who possess the ability to apply digital technologies to their tasks.
The report titled "Digital Potential in the Asia-Pacific Region: Changing Digital Technology Demand and Policy Approaches," released on the 23rd by AlphaBeta, a strategy and economic consulting firm commissioned by the global cloud company Amazon Web Services (AWS), contains this information.
This represents a 93% increase compared to the existing number.
Among them, only about 15% are current students who will be part of the labor force in the next five years, indicating an urgent need to acquire digital skills.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies were identified as the most important competencies to develop over the next five years.
Yoon Jungwon, Head of AWS Korea's Public Sector, stated, "Cloud experts with AI knowledge and expertise will become key personnel driving South Korea's economic growth."
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