Digital Economy and Career Development

Topics covered include:

• Skills in the digital economy
• Infrastructure needs of the digital economy
• How the digital economy affects leadership
• The state of digital literacy
• Assessing the social dimension of the digital economy
• How to future-proof your career

The Digital Economy

Literature Search

June 2018

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