Digital skills key to bolstering workforce innovation 22 Feb 2021 / 10:00 H. AS digital technologies have notably begun to play an even more critical role in the economy, it is increasingly clear that there is a real need to prepare talent – newly graduated or now in the workforce – for digital jobs. More companies are becoming digital by default, with 91% of organisations having to adopt or have plans to become a “digital-first” business strategy. In fact, an average of US$15.3 million (RM61.85 million) over the next 12 months will be spent on digital initiatives, according to the IDG Digital Business Survey 2019. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) has revealed that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) now comprise 48.4% of Malaysia’s employment and another similar report from Huawei revealed how 48% of SMEs recognise the lack digital skills.