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Future of jobs: Employers rank ICT skills above all else
Multiple contemporary projections have shown that technological adoption, automation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data-driven production will continue to shape both the fastest-growing and fastest-declining occupational classes.
Demand for ICT skills is emerging as the most defining feature of Kenya’s labour market, with a new nationwide research showing that three out of every four employers now rank digital capability as their top recruitment priority.
A local skills gap study conducted jointly by the Mastercard Foundation and online job-listing firm BrighterMonday, across multiple sectors, indicates that 75.9 percent of employers prioritise ICT skills above all other technical competencies.
