10,000+ ICT jobs may go unfilled in Ireland
In the long term, the rising digital skills crisis could threaten the economic development of Ireland.
To counteract the effect of automation, Ireland needs to double its investment in training and skills development because that could possibly put 40,000+ traditional jobs at risk in the years to come. There are 10,000+ ICT jobs that haven’t been filled yet because of lack of skills and this may go unfilled for the next 2 years according to a new white paper published on the subject.
The worldwide shortage of ICT talent that is threatening job growth across the globe is also a major problem here in Ireland. This will have a direct impact on employee productivity or growth and thus on the performance of the companies.
The digitalisation of global economy
Ireland currently has one of the lowest levels of basic digital skills in the EU, as stated by the European Commission. Research studies make it clear that nine out of 10 jobs needing digital skills in the future and for substantial government investment is required.
The government’s own report,’ Digital Transformation: Evaluating the Effect of Digitalisation on Ireland’s Workforce,’ stresses the need for further investment, warning that 46,000 hypothetical jobs are at risk due to automation.
To help the country get the right talent so that the businesses of Ireland get the benefit of the Digital and IT demand of the world, IT Staffing could be one of the best options till the deficit of manpower in Ireland is locally available. With IT Staffing, the Irish companies can have the best talent from the world work for them rather than outsourcing the entire work, they hire the best talent that can work remotely and add to the growth of companies based in Ireland.
In order to have the right digital talent, we actively work with HR and Technical departments of the companies and provide easy, cost-effective ways to bridge the gap, whether it’s creating a digital talent strategy, providing a line of sight to some of the best new developers from across the world.