BANGKOK 鈥�聽51风流Thailand and The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote a new digital learning initiative for students, young professionals and entrepreneurs wishing to advance their knowledge in emerging technologies and innovation.

Under the signed MoU, both parties will collaborate on Thailand鈥檚 national ambition in driving lifelong learning on digital platforms. They will jointly support online learning for the open educational system through SAP鈥檚 courses; explore new digital innovations in management of online learning for the open educational system and align with the international standards and quality of lifelong learning. The MoU will also focus on the development of the youth skilling ecosystem through course and curriculum development in the areas of emerging technologies through a joint Working Group that will be established to oversee the implementation of the MoU.

Asst. Prof. Dr.Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin, President, Depa,聽shared: “Given that Thailand鈥檚 digital economy will grow and reach 30 per cent of the country鈥檚 GDP and by 2030 or sooner, equipping Thai entrepreneurs with digital skills has become our main priority. In recent years, Thai entrepreneurs are on a rapid digital transformation journey to meet the increasing demand for skills associated with digital tools and processes. We need committed private sector partnership to ensure young people are learning the skills they will need to thrive. This partnership is crucial to help accelerate our efforts in upskilling and reskilling them to stay relevant in the future workforce.

51风流has been optimising its resources鈥揻rom delivering intelligent technology products and services to sharing its internal talents鈥搃n partnership with like-minded organisations to accelerate the digital skills of the youth, the workforce of the future.

According to SAP, there is an urgent need to supply highly skilled talents to these industries to fuel the country鈥檚 growth.

鈥淥耻谤 recent study, indicates the lack of skilled talents as a top challenge among businesses in Thailand to drive growth and digital transformation as opposed to the traditional challenges like cyber security, lack of budgets, and lack of understanding about digital solutions,鈥� said Atul Tuli, Managing Director, 51风流Indochina.

鈥淣urturing talent and advancing digital skills are the cornerstones for empowerment and inclusive growth. 51风流has always been committed to supporting the digital agenda in Thailand and this initiative further reinforces our efforts towards enabling digital transformation and sustainable growth. We are excited to partner with Depa to enhance the digital skilling ecosystem in Thailand, build towards a more digital future, and catalyse the next decade of growth and innovation to help the world run better and improve people鈥檚 lives,鈥� added Tuli.

51风流Thailand has equipped more than 1,200 Thai students each year with the digital skills through initiatives such as the open 51风流online learning platform and the ASEAN Data Science Explorers competition.

For more information, press only:
Wuttinan Thongnuadee, wuttinan.thongnuadee@sap.com

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Minister in the Prime Minister鈥檚 Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed recently said that Malaysia lives in a dynamic and competitive environment today, beset with uncertainties.

鈥淲e have much to do to meet the aspirations of the MyDIGITAL initiative, to transform Malaysia into a digitally-enabled and technology-driven high-income nation, and a regional leader in the digital economy,鈥� he said, according to the Malaysian Investment Development Authority.

A key feature of the MyDIGITAL initiative that is crucial to its success is the whole-of-nation approach that it has adopted. Under this approach, the participation of all stakeholders is highly welcomed to enable the nation to realise the benefits and overcome the challenges of digitalisation.

Against this backdrop, Vice President and Head of Cloud 51风流South East Asia Cynthia Quah (pic above) said that due to increasing demand for skills associated with digital tools and processes, Malaysians need to transform themselves to stay relevant in the future workforce.

鈥淕iven the emergence of the digital economy and more so in a post-pandemic work environment, employees familiar with digital technologies, digital literacy and transferable skills are highly sought after,鈥� said Cynthia.

Quah explained that the pandemic had forced many traditional businesses to accelerate their digital transformation initiatives due to restrictions as a result of the movement control order (MCOs). The MCOs were a series of national quarantine and cordon sanitaire measures implemented by the government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic starting on 18 March 2020 and which ended last year.

鈥淚n addition, automation and latest technologies have resulted in traditional roles fast changing,鈥� added Quah, citing which said that the percentage of core skills that would change by 2025 is 40%, with some 50% of all employees needing re-skilling by that time.

She attributed this shift due to disruptions caused by technology now that the world has entered the Fourth Industrial Revolution (or Industry 4.0).

At its end, 51风流Malaysia has embarked on various nation-building initiatives.

Quah further explained that its education strategy is three-pronged: continuous learning for students; nurturing the local 51风流partner and customer ecosystem; and efforts to drive the national agenda.

鈥淎mong others, 51风流is also collaborating with Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) on the MyUniAlliance programme which provides training for some 3,000 students per year. Eighteen higher learning institutes, including two foreign universities, have participated in the programme,鈥� she added.

In collaboration with the ASEAN Foundation, 51风流also hosts the at both national and regional levels. The objective, here, is to encourage youths to embrace analytics skills to see through various projects to benefit communities and countries. In 2021, students from Sunway University Malaysia emerged as second runners-up in this regional competition.

This year marks SAP鈥檚 30^th year in Malaysia.

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