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Jamaica Observer | “Digital skills give you a competitive edge!” says Dr. Gunjan Mansingh

 

Dr. Gunjan Mansingh, senior lecturer and head of the Department of Computing at The University of the West Indies (UWI), has charged that digital literacy is a must-have skill for anyone seeking a competitive edge. “Digital innovations are reshaping our economy, industries and even society at a scale and speed like never before,” Dr Mansingh said. “We are standing on the brink of a new technological revolution. The first revolution was powered by steam; the second revolution was powered by electricity; the third revolution was powered by semiconductors and the fourth revolution is powered by the Internet.” Dr Mansingh was delivering the keynote address at the recent graduation for the Skills for the Future programme, an initiative of the Flow Foundation in collaboration with the Caribbean School of Data at the Mona School of Business and Management. She pointed out that the growth of technology has reshaped how jobs are performed and that digital literacy makes persons more marketable for emerging career fields.

 

 

 

Published on 15 Nov, 2021

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