IT looks like the spirit of “Malaysia Boleh!” is very much alive with us Malaysians as a survey by Randstad Malaysia revealed that the local workforce is confident about the future.
Facts and figures from the 2018 Q4 analysis
* 80% of survey respondents claimed students are being taught and exposed to the right digital skills that will help prepare them for the future workforce.
* Close to nine in 10 Malaysia-based workforce are positive that digital technology presents them with new opportunities.
* About nine in 10 respondents agree they will need to acquire new skills if they want to work in a digitalised environment and 93% are willing to personally acquire these skills to guarantee their employability.
* 69% of respondents said that their employer is investing in new technologies within the field of AI, such as machine learning, robotics and automation.
* More than eight in 10 respondents agree that these emerging technologies will have a positive impact on their job in the next five to 10 years.
* 82% think their employers should provide them with adequate training to acquire these new digital skills to increase productivity but only 63% said their employers are doing so.
