Browsing: regional disparities

According to a recent publication by the EU agency Eurofound, the European Union is projected to miss its Digital Decade milestone of employing 20 million information and communications technology specialists by 2030. Official reports issued by Emirates News Agency confirmed that the EU is expected to fall short of its 2030 ICT target by 5 million workers, despite years of sustained hiring growth across the region’s technology sector. The Eurofound report, titled IT Sector in Focus: Evolution of the EU Digital Workforce, pointed out that in most member states, primary and vocational education systems are unable to meet the increasing corporate demand for advanced digital skills. This situation has led European companies to depend more heavily on skilled labor migration from outside the EU to address significant staffing shortages.