New Economy Skills: Building AI, Data and Digital Capabilities for Growth

As AI and data-driven technologies transform economies, the digital skills gap is widening faster than education and workforce systems can respond.

This second instalment of the New Economy Skills series, developed in collaboration with Cognizant, analyses global supply and demand trends across AI, data and foundational digital skills, revealing rising employer expectations, uneven regional preparedness and accelerating wage premiums for advanced capabilities. The report outlines a practical framework for developing, assessing and credentialing digital skills, and highlights pioneering models from industry and government. Its insights provide leaders with actionable guidance to build resilient, future-ready workforces equipped to harness the growth potential of the Intelligent Age.