Content1 - The Digital Workforce and The Workplace - Slides PDF
Content1 - The Digital Workforce and The Workplace - Slides PDF
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Crowd Business Innovation Group UiTM
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The
background of
The technology
digital
that shapes the
workforce
workforce
▪ Intuitive learners
• The term digital immigrant may also apply to individuals who were born after the
spread of digital technology and who were not exposed to it at an early age.
• They can be considered as adults who have readily adopted technology as it has
become available are also increasingly comfortable with and reliant on
technology.
• With this increasing use of technology, major changes have occurred in the way
that people live their lives. We are in near constant communication with one
another, and our lives are chronicled for friends and followers in real time on
social media.
• The rapid advances and adoption of digital technology have increase people
ability to use digital technology, communication tools or networks to locate,
evaluate, use and create knowledge and information.
• High digital literacy of people can mitigate the risks and can improve the
chances of successful adoption.
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Background of Digital Workforce
Driving Forces of Digital Technology Adoption
iii. Economic Development
• The measures of economic development are most often based on the increase in
income, job creation and clientele for organizations.
• The growth of and development of the businesses can bring the greater IT adoption.
This lead to more technology being purchased and an improvement in the organization
and its environment including the users of the technology
• However, the greatest gains to development are not from the adoption of ICT in itself,
but from the innovative ways in which technology has been adopted.
• The innovations is the implementation of a new change that affects and alters a market
which enable businesses to survive businesses cycles.
• The entrepreneur who are mostly most digital natives and digital immigrants is the agent
of innovation whose adoption of the innovations will enable the business to survive and
potentially grow.
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Review Questions
Understand the background of digital workforce
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The background
of digital The technology
workforce that shapes the
workforce
• The skills and capabilities required in a digital age will vary based on
industry and role.
• Finally, new jobs might be created with their own specialized skill sets,
such as digital copywriters, scrum masters in IT, or digital product
managers.
The growth in
technological capabilities
force management
research to examine the
assumption and effects of
the changing workforce. Digital
The wide technologies technology
adoption has shaped
identity development and
Identity development
interpersonal relating, and Interpersonal
competencies and Relating
workforce trends.
• For example, while waiting in line at the grocery store, most people with smart
phones will be busy texting or curating a social media profile, thus provide
limited opportunity for reflection that increase our self awareness.
• Most digital natives prefer communication via text through social networks
and email. Connecting via text is seen as more efficient and allows us to edit
compared to face-to- face or telephone conversations.
• Both digital natives and digital immigrants may have achieved a level of
proficiency that allows them to manipulate information, construct ideas, and
use technology to achieve strategic goals (Hsi, 2007).
• The internet of things (IoT) is at the early stages of growth. The internet
of things make technology become more functional, with impacts on
jobs and employment markets.
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The background
of digital The technology
workforce that shapes the
workforce
The current
landscape of Digital
Workforce
• However, existing regulations, laws and policies will have to be adjusted and
keep pace with the changing working conditions and emerging issues.
• Freelancer has its challenges, such as lack of stable income and difficulty
finding work, but advances in technology and more globally connected
environments are drastically changing these dynamics.
Source: The Global Opportunity in Online Outsourcing, World Bank Group, June 2015
Source: The Global Opportunity in Online Outsourcing, World Bank Group, June 2015
Reference
World Economic Forum, 2016, The Future of Jobs, pp 7-8.
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Review Questions
Describe the current landscape of Digital workforce