Challenges of the digital transition and training of the work-force

Anne Macey Chief executive, Confrontations Europe [vc_btn title= »Download the minutes of the seminar » style= »outline » color= »blue » align= »right » i_icon_fontawesome= »fa fa-file-pdf-o » add_icon= »true » link= »url:http%3A%2F%2Fprod.confrontations.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F03%2F2015-07-15-Minutes-seminar-digital.pdf|| »] Html code here! Replace this with any non empty text and that's it. We hold our seminar with the following guestspeakers: Antoine FOUCHER, Deputy Director-General, MEDEF Christophe GAUTHIER, Mission Director, SECAFI Wolfgang KOWALSKY, ETUC’s Political Advisor Robert PLUMMER, Adviser, social affairs Department, BusinessEurope Alexander RIEDL, Deputy Head of Unit, European Semester and Knowledge Base, DG CNECT, European Commission The digital transformation is profoundly changing our economies (all sectors) and societies. Our ways of life, methods of production, patterns of consumption, value chains and qualifications are transformed. In the near future 90% of jobs will require some level of digital skills. Yet, Europe is not investing effectively in education and skills, which poses a threat to our competitiveness position in the medium term and the employability of our labour forces. For