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

Industry 4.0 Requires Digital Skills

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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.

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