Australia needs 6.5m digital workers in the next four years
Feb 18, 2021 – 12.15am
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Australia will need an extra 6.5 million digital workers in the next four years to keep up with technological change, according to research from Amazon that reveals the technology skills gap continues to deepen.
The number of newly skilled and reskilled technology workers will need to increase 79 per cent by 2025 and the average worker will need to gain seven new digital skills to keep pace, the report from Amazon Web Services says.
Kyle Turner launched his dental tech start-up Pearlii after upskilling in AI and machine learning while working as a university lecturer.