Harnessing and Accelerating the Acquisition and Implementation of Digital-Technological- Based Skills for Sustainable Economic Growth and Development
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10023083Keywords:
Digital skills, Technological Skills, Sustainable Development, Economic Growth, Sustainable EconomyAbstract
Because of the necessity in the revolution of economic growth and development, as well as the faster demand for them caused by COVID-19 lockdown measures, digital-technological skills are becoming more vital than ever. Efforts have been made to help harness and accelerate digital-technological talents. Despite these efforts, many people still struggle to obtain sufficient proficiency in digital-technology-based skills. Impartiality in digital-technological-based skills across the population is projected to play a particularly important role in distributing the prosperity promised by long-term economic growth and development. As noted, and held as one of the five foundational pillars of the World Bank's Digital Economy for Africa (DE4A) initiative, a concentrated effort is required to equip the young population with digital-technological-oriented skills. The development of technological skills is a critical issue for a country's educational and social policy. As a result, sustainable economic growth and development necessitate various digital-technical skills that vary by country and cohort, depending on economic and technological growth and development levels. The debate in this chapter will be focused on the concept of digital technology and digital-technologically based skills, as well as the importance of digital-technologically based skills for sustainable development and economic progress. Also, describe how digital-technological-based skills contribute to economic growth and development and the impact of digital-technological-based skills on the economy and society at large. Finally, the chapter will elaborate on the need to harness and increase digital-technological-based capabilities for long-term economic growth development. The chapter concludes with a summary and suggestions for economic growth and development.
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