Enterprise Policies for Tackling the Digital Skills Shortage

Daniela Borisov () and Adrian Tan??u ()
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Daniela Borisov: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Adrian Tan??u: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Adrian Dumitru Tanțău ()

Economia. Seria Management, 2013, vol. 16, issue 1, 161-176

Abstract: Nowadays as results of the turbulent crisis, economies are confronted with the effects of the financial crisis, consequently many European states members are faced with strategic challenges in decisions about personnel development. Some of industries have faced shortages in the digital skill attainment of the currently employed personnel, or short supply of IT-related personnel due to the inadequacy of new entrants on the labor market. These problems are encountered in several traditional industries affected too rapidly by the technological advance. Along to these aspects, there are other difficulties for employers and employees as well, such as structural changes in job offering in various sectors or disparity in the employees; age categories – because of high unemployment rates in youth for instance. These are complemented by fewer job opportunities for young individuals (eventually, graduates for the tertiary sector of formal education) that fit according to their specializations or even new type of skills’ demand – much oriented on the digitalization. The paper intends to presents some empirical aspects raised from the statistical evidence useful to point out critical aspects in the domestic and eventually, European approach to entreprice policy, in developing proper curricula to empower the academic institutions to provide knowledge, to foster skills for current enrolled students. On short term already, the future workforce needs to be prepared for the digitalization of the professional activity, regardless the specific domain of work and, in this view; companies should be in the position to manage this potential crisis of the labour market.

Keywords: digital divide; digital literacy; digital shortage/gaps; personnel policy. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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