Raising 'techquity': closing the skills gap starts with sharing the possibilities

Policymakers and business can increase equity and opportunity in the global labor market by improving access to digital skills training, writes Shelley Zalis

We’ve seen the stats: the global talent shortage could reach more than 85 million people by 2030. It will take 132 more years to close the gender gap. The average career is now expected to span 60 years. What does this all boil up to? We are at the “flipping point” – a time when collective, meaningful action meets the moment. This is where good intentions need to turn into intentional action. There isn’t a leader, employee, or student who is not in need of a skills refresher or enhancement. Being a digital expert is not “a one (degree) and done”, it’s a continual learning process. Just this summer, we saw the launch of Google Analytics 4, Threads, Twitter’s rebrand to X, and the phrase “generative AI” referenced in every…

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