Investing in digital up-skilling of APEC's workforce critical: report 24th February 2021 APEC Illustration — A digital readiness checklist has been designed to help APEC governments, employers, and academia understand their levels of preparedness for jobs in the digital age and to support their efforts to up-skill and reskill workers amid COVID-19. (ANTARA/HO-APEC Secretariat) Jakarta (ANTARA) - Hiring of workers with digital skills has grown substantially in the last three years across the APEC region, according to a recent report issued by the APEC Human Resources Development Working Group and received here on Tuesday. The report highlights the gap between workforce supply and demand and emphasizes the urgent need for member economies to invest in digital up-skilling and reskilling of their workforce.