Systematic Needs Analysis of Advanced Digital Skills for Postgraduate Computing Education: The DIGITAL4Business Case

Somers, Carmel, Feenan, Dave, Fitzgerald, David, Henriques, Roberto, Martignoni, Matteo, Parletta, Daniela A., Cibin, Eva, Chis, Adriana E. and González-Vélez, Horacio (2024) Systematic Needs Analysis of Advanced Digital Skills for Postgraduate Computing Education: The DIGITAL4Business Case. In: Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners, Doctoral Consortium and Blue Sky. AIED 2024. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 2150 . Springer, Cham, pp. 179-191. ISBN 978-3-031-64314-9

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Abstract

A 15-partner funded project, DIGITAL4Business aims to revolutionise the digital landscape in Europe, fostering strong industry partnerships to empower digital transformation organically and providing postgraduate programmes through a unique multi-academic pan European approach. This paper identifies the needs and gaps in advanced digital skills in countries of the European Union to enable digital transformation. Validated via desk research and surveys, our results indicate that the top two advanced digital skills for companies are Cybersecurity and Cloud Computing, followed by Data Science for small and medium-sized enterprises and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for large companies, respectively. Businesses also indicate notable concerns about the digital divide, digital literacy, the potential impact of automation and job displacement, the role of regulatory frameworks, and training. Our recommendations encompass flexible and accessible education models, ex-professo AI & Data Science modules, stakeholder collaboration, and diversity & inclusion initiatives.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	This preprint is released as Open Access under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license. It has not undergone peer review (when applicable) or any post-submission improvements or corrections. The Version of Record of this contribution is published in Springer's Communications in Computer and Information Science volume 2150, and is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64315-6_14
Uncontrolled Keywords:	digital transformation; advanced digital skills; needs analysis; postgraduate education; upskilling; reskilling
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education Q Science > QA Mathematics > Electronic computers. Computer science T Technology > T Technology (General) > Information Technology > Electronic computers. Computer science H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Issues of Labour and Work > Labour Market H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management > Human Resource Management > Training and Development
Divisions:	School of Computing > Staff Research and Publications
Depositing User:	Tamara Malone
Date Deposited:	08 Jul 2024 10:49
Last Modified:	08 Jul 2024 10:49
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/6992

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