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January 17, 2020 Friday 11:35:04 AM IST

Industry 4.0 Requires Digital Skills

With digital transformation of manufacturing heralding Industry 4.0 there exists serious skills gaps which the policy makers and corporate leaders need to address, according to a recent study by Deloitte/Manufacturing Institute study.The top five future skills required to support digital transformation in manufacturing are:deep understanding of modern programming or software engineering techniques, Digital Dexterity or the ability to leverage existing and emerging technologies for practical business outcomes, Data Science,Connectivity and Cyber security.