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Presentation at the Microsoft Enabling Opportunities Summit

The presentation was made at the Microsoft Enabling Opportunities Summit and focuses on skills for the digital economy.

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Presentation at the Microsoft Enabling Opportunities Summit

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  1. Enabling Opportunities Summit Randeep Sudan Adviser Digital Strategy and Government Analytics The World Bank June 28, 2016

  2. Burning GlassSource: Beyond Point and Click, Burning Glass, June 2016 • Analysis of 26 million US online job postings in 2015 • 7 million openings in occupations that value coding • Programming jobs growing fastest, 50% faster than the market overall Wikimedia Commons: Image by AlejandroLinaresGarcia

  3. Online Talent PlatformsA Labor Market That Works: Connecting Talent With Opportunity In The Digital Age (McKinsey June 2015) • Could add $2.7 trillion or 2.0 percent of global GDP by 2025 • Increase employment by 72 million full-time-equivalent positions • Could benefit up to 540 million individuals Wikimedia Commons

  4. Earning Countries1. United States2. Philippines3. Russia4. Bangladesh5. United Kingdom6. Romania7. India8. Ukraine9. Pakistan10. Canada Upwork Example (2014) Hiring Countries1. United States2. United Kingdom3. France4. Germany5. Israel6. Netherlands7. Singapore8. Switzerland9. Australia10. Canada Source: Wikimedia Commons

  5. Answer to the ultimate questions about life, the universe, and everythingSource: Xavier Niel explains 42: the coding university without teachers, books, or tuition, Venture Beat June 16, 2016 • The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams • “We only ask for a name, a last name, and a birthdate”. • The candidates have to be between 18 and 30.  • Online test of logic, followed by ‘La Piscine’ - 450 hours work over 30 days • 21 levels to finish school • C and C++ the most universal and hardest • A good coder is someone who is capable of adapting, and capable of working in a group  42

  6. Real-Time Labor Market AnalyticsPartly sourced from: Global Value Chains and the Future of High Skills, UK Commission on Employment and Skills, August 2015 • Combination of existing data sets with ‘real-time’ labor market analytics • Global network of companies, universities and research establishments • Online talent platforms • Leading global players • Patent filings • Venture capital • Mega trends • Other signals • This can become a source of competitive advantage “Learning analytics” by FreePik Open licence (Free use permitted)

  7. Thank you!rsudan@worldbank.org

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