A06B-2247-B605 In response to digital change, collaborative ecology is a good way to make up for the lack of skills

A06B-2247-B605 It is widely accepted that digitalization will bring about a huge change in the work of industrial workers. The study found that 73 percent of organizations believe digitalization will significantly change the nature of work in the next three years. 60% of organizations believe that the role of operational technology (OT) will change moderately or significantly in the next three years. 31% of companies believe that digitization will significantly enhance the function of quality control positions.

A06B-2247-B605 But how to deal with the trend of digital change? The lack of skills has become an important challenge for enterprises. According to the survey, 49% of companies surveyed said they lack relevant skills in robot programming and integration; More than 30 percent of respondents reported a lack of data processing, visualization, and analytics capabilities that need to be replenished in the next three years.

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A06B-2247-B605 In the digital era, application scenarios and needs are highly diversified, and no company can independently meet all needs, and collaborative ecology is the way to win-win. As a practitioner and enabler of digital transformation, Schneider Electric recommends in the report that industrial companies need to extensively collaborate with ecological partners, through solutions, training, etc., to jointly face the challenge of inadequate technical capacity and lay the foundation for future talent training. Schneider Electric’s successful experience also reflects the feasibility of this path: Schneider Electric collaborates with upstream and downstream ecological partners in the industrial chain to carry out joint innovation, for example, through the “green intelligent manufacturing” and “green energy management” two major win-win programs, as well as the AI giving cup event, enabling small and medium-sized enterprises, developers and other ecological partners to improve their digital innovation capabilities.

A06B-2247-B605 Alex West, Senior Principal Analyst for Industrial iot and Sustainability at Omdia, said: “As the nature of industrial Labour continues to change, there is an increasing need for businesses to invest in digitization to empower their workforce, improve productivity and efficiency. If companies fail to keep up with digital trends, the talent shortage will be more difficult to alleviate and their innovation will suffer in a profound way.”