University Presidents join business leaders and policymakers to tackle critical skills shortage in Data Science & Analytics (DSA) and support regional competitiveness In Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), a network of leading
universities in the APEC region, announced yesterday that it would
partner with APEC’s Project DARE (Data science and Analytics
Raising Employment) to bridge the looming skills gap in
Data Science & Analytics (DSA).
“The lack of DSA skills currently sits on top of the skills shortage in
the APEC region not just in terms of the size of the gap but also its
essential role in driving artificial intelligence, Internet of Things,
cyber-physical systems that are at the center of the Fourth Industrial
Revolution, the future of work and the future of global prosperity,”
said Clay Stobaugh, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President
of global research and learning company Wiley and a co-Chair of APEC
Project DARE. “Project DARE will benefit from the leadership of APRU and
its members in addressing this skill gap, leveraging the APEC platform
to bring universities together with industry.”
APRU Secretary General Dr. Chris Tremewan announced the Project DARE
collaboration during the inaugural APEC University Leaders Forum, which
took place in Da Nang on November 8, immediately prior to kick off of
the 2017 APEC CEO Summit. Organized by APRU, this year’s Forum focused
on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, convening leading academic,
industry and government leaders to address sustainability and skills
challenges facing the region. According to Dr. Tremewan, the Forum
reflects the organization’s commitment to “building the infrastructure”
necessary to link academia to the business and policy communities to
jointly solve urgent challenges of our time.
Launched earlier this year under the APEC Human Resources Development
Working Group (HRDWG), Project DARE has brought together global
employers, university representatives and government from across APEC
member economies to develop a set of workplace-ready competencies for
DSA-enabled workers. The Project DARE framework introduces a first of
its kind list of core DSA competencies combining technical skills and
critical soft or workplace skills needed by employers. Supported by
Wiley and the Business Higher Education Forum (BHEF), DARE is currently
building on this framework to develop tools, content and other resources
to deploy these skills competencies in university and corporate settings.
“Higher education institutions will play a critical role in addressing
the future DSA skills-shortage,” says Nguyen Kim Son (Nguyễn Kim Sõn),
President of Vietnam National University, Hanoi, who also emphasized
during the Forum that higher education must find its voice on matters of
skills training. “We need to ensure that higher education institutions
are positioned to take a seat at the table with businesses and
policymakers in the APEC economies to better enhance the economic
development and secure the prosperity of the highly dynamic Asia-Pacific
region.”
Both the University Leaders’ Forum and CEO Summit will conclude with the
APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, the first APEC meeting for US President
Donald Trump, South Korean President Moon Jae-In, HK Chief Executive
Carrie Lam and incoming New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Delegates at the meeting of world leaders are expected to discuss trade
and economic development in the APEC region.
The inaugural APEC University Leaders’ Forum was organized by the
Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), a network of leading
universities of the APEC economies.
About the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)
As the only network of leading universities linking the Americas, Asia
and Australasia, the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) is
the Voice of Knowledge and Innovation for the Asia-Pacific region. We
bring together thought leaders, researchers, and policy-makers to
exchange ideas and collaborate on effective solutions to the challenges
of the 21st century.
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