Around half of today's occupations necessitate some kind of digital proficiency. By 2030, that percentage will have risen to 77 percent, thanks to several other new technologies that are transforming not only the types of employment available but also the skill sets required to thrive in them.
The next generation of kids in the MENAP region (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan) will enter a dramatically transformed labour market, according to McKinsey's August 2021 Opportunity Youth report.
Students nowadays will require more than just a diploma; they will also require digital savvy and real-world abilities that will make them more employable in the future workplace. As a result, educational institutions will need to foster traditional IQ as well as digital literacy and skills, as well as provide learners with the tools they'll need to independently innovate, create, and collaborate in a global digital economy that demands nimble, resilient mindsets.
During the pandemic, we saw first-hand how ministries of education, Microsoft, and donors like UNESCO, UNICEF, and the Global Partnership for Education worked together to deliver remote learning options. Indeed, the pandemic provided an opportunity for much-needed educational reform.
According to a recent YouGov survey commissioned by Microsoft, 82 percent of educators feel that technology has accelerated the pace at which innovation in teaching and learning has occurred in the past year.
While the education...
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