As mentioned in our article “Shortage of ICT Specialists Threatens Global Innovation”, the ICT industry is the backbone of innovation and growth in most industries. From hospitality and finance, to healthcare and manufacturing, the worlds reliance on advanced technology and innovation is and continues to grow rapidly. However, these rapid advancements have exposed the widening skills gap in ICT that is leaving more and more organisations struggling to find qualified ICT specialists required to assist with their technological needs.
The Growing Demand for ICT Specialists
This demand for ICT specialists is driven by multiple factors, such as:
- Digital Transformation Initiatives: Organisations are placing a huge focus on movements towards cloud computing, data analytics, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, all of which require specialised ICT skills.
- Cybersecurity Threats: Just as all criminals continue to evolve, so do cyberthreats and as they become more advanced, the need for cybersecurity experts grows.
- Emerging Technologies: IoT (Internet of Things), 5G, blockchain as so on are all innovations that are creating new opportunities in the market but they’re also adding to the ICT skill shortage as these innovations require a skilled workforce in order to design, develop, implement and manage.
- Remote Work: Remote work and work-from-home working styles is being adopted by more and more companies which places an increased demand on ICT specialists to ensure that the organisations digital infrastructure can and will continue to support this.
The Skills Gap:
While we know that the need for ICT specialists is growing rapidly, there just aren’t enough resources available to meet this need. One reason is because of the fast pace of technological change happening, educational and training institutions can’t keep their course content up-to-date and are falling behind. There also aren’t enough qualified educators / trainers available to meet the demand for ICT education. The consequences from this skills gap are quite significant. It could cause organisations to face delays when implementing projects and it could lead to increases in their operational costs as well.
This global need for ICT specialists is where we step in. With a team consisting of over 100 years of joined ICT experience and products developed to assist our customers with their ICT environments, our customers can focus on their core activities while we handle their ICT environments and take it from a cost to business, to a critical asset.
