Closing the Digital "Skill" Divide: The Payoff for Workers, Business, and the Economy

Autor/inn/en	Bergson-Shilcock, Amanda; Taylor, Roderick
Institution	National Skills Coalition; Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Titel	Closing the Digital "Skill" Divide: The Payoff for Workers, Business, and the Economy
Quelle	(2023), (58 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Technological Literacy; 21st Century Skills; Labor Market; Labor Needs; Adult Education; Job Skills; Job Training; Economic Impact; Labor Force Development; Access to Computers; Access to Education; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Disproportionate Representation; Employment Experience; North Carolina; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Technisches Wissen; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Labour needs; Arbeitskräftebedarf; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Ökonomische Determinanten; Arbeitskräftebestand; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Occupational experience; Job experience; Work experience; Berufserfahrung
Abstract	Even before the coronavirus pandemic began, policymakers, businesses, and workforce advocates were already recognizing that workers were not being replaced by robots, but rather, being called upon to work hand-in-glove with rapidly evolving technology. When the pandemic struck, millions of U.S. companies hustled to change how they did business. Nearly every worker suddenly had to contend with new digital demands -- even those in frontline, essential roles. The impact of the digital skill divide became more acute, weighing disproportionately on workers of color and smaller businesses struggling to survive a tumultuous economy. Now -- as leaders design labor market policies to drive a thriving and inclusive economy -- it is imperative to understand this digital transformation. This report takes a first-ever look at the demand for digital skills in the U.S. economy, as measured by a dataset of 43 million "Help Wanted" ads posted during 2021. The findings in this analysis are unequivocal: (1) there is overwhelming demand for digital skills in the labor market; (2) many workers have not had sufficient opportunity to build such skills; (3) public investments in workforce development and education are especially vital; (4) closing the digital skill divide has major payoffs for businesses; and (5) closing the digital skill divide can also generate economic benefits for individual workers and the broader economy. [This report was written with Nye Hodge.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Skills Coalition. 1250 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-223-8991; e-mail: info@nationalskillscoalition.org; Web site: https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01