Understanding the US Skills Gap
Cognizant Podcasts - A podcast by Cognizant
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Digital technologies are fundamentally changing the way we live, socialize and work. Blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning and connected devices are supercharging industry at an astonishing rate. On the face of it, our business and personal lives seem to be heading for a state of nirvana. However, behind the scenes at many organizations, leadership is struggling to cope with one major issue. A lack of digital skills. And this skills gap is only increasing, the bureau of labor statistics indicates that over the next decade the US will need as many as 100,000 new IT workers, however only around 60,000 relevantly skilled workers enter the workforce each year. In this podcast we get to grips with what organizations are doing to address this hot topic.