54% of UAE employees say their formal education was not adequate for today’s digital world

54% of UAE employees say their formal education was not adequate for today’s digital world

ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) today released the findings of a new study that explored employee sentiment on the impact of technology …

The post 54% of UAE employees say their formal education was not adequate for today’s digital world appeared first on TahawulTech.com.ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) today released the findings of a new study that explored employee sentiment on the impact of technology and digital skills on their career and the future of the workplace.

79% of surveyed UAE employees agreed that digital skills give people an edge in business and an almost equal number (84%) said new technologies are helping them reach their potential.

The study — which surveyed 5,500 working adults (18+) in the UAE, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the UK — also highlighted that UAE employees are far more positive about the impact of AI on their jobs, compared to their EMEA peers.

Almost three quarters (74%) — a whole 26 percentage points higher than the EMEA average — agree that AI is the biggest opportunity for the future of the workforce. An equal number agreed that AI will boost productivity in the workforce, while only 52% of EMEA employees shared the same sentiment.

Although UAE employees are largely