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2 mn Indian jobs in AI, cybersecurity to remain unfilled in 2023: Study

Country will need 30 mn digitally skilled professionals by 2026; 50% workforce will have to re-skill

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The report recommended that companies have a training strategy, track learning, and make skilling part of their culture

Sourabh Lele New Delhi
A "significant" skill deficit in India could cause more than two million jobs in artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and blockchain to remain unfilled in 2023, said a report on Thursday.

Digitisation, automation and AI adoption have intensified but professionals are unable to evolve for these roles because they do not have the skills, said the report by TeamLease, a HT services company. Automation, data analytics and AI require employees to re-skill themselves in the next two years and stay competitive in work.

According to the report called ‘Skills Strategies for a Strong, Sustainable and Balanced World of Work’, India will

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