The digital transformation and economy is opening up major opportunities for companies and their employees. However the majority of businesses are not seizing the opportunities and succeed in the digital transformed economy. The first issue is to provied leaders and amployees with the right skills to compete in a different world.
As Big Data, cloud computing, internet of things, machine learning and business networks radically alter products, services and entire industries, corporate learning has to close the skills gap now. The digital skills gap is among the top barriers to digital transformation,” said Dr. Bernd Welz, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Scale, Enablement & Transformation at SAP. “Business and IT need the right skills to define a digital vision for their companies, and develop execution plans to get there.”