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Skills for the Future: Capturing the Economic Opportunity of Digital Skills in Indonesia

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This study examines how accelerating the pace of providing digital skills to workers could contribute $303.4 billion to Indonesia's economy by 2030.

Indonesia needs to improve labor productivity to be able to sustain a 7% annual growth through 2030. One of the ways to do this is to ensure workers have digital skills.

The country currently faces a shortage of digital skills. 

This study finds that with the right support, digitally skilled workers can contribute $303.4 billion to the economy by 2030.

The study identified three areas of action: equip the current workforce with digital skills, prepare the next generation of workers, and broaden digital access to all.

Contents

  • Executive Summary
  • The Value of Digital Skills in Indonesia Today
  • The Digital Skills Prize in 2030: a Rp4,434 Trillion GDP Opportunity
  • Three Areas of Action Will Be Needed to Fully Unlock Indonesia’s Digital Skills Opportunity

Published March 2021