Nikkei Asia
In Nikkei Asia, BCG’s Global Chair Rich Lesser explains that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is on the cusp of a digital transformation, but must first upskill their labor force across all industries—not just hardware, software, and telecommunications. BCG forecasts that the value of ASEAN’s digital industries will increase from $300 billion to $1 trillion by 2030. “ASEAN, like other parts of the world, will have to invest to upskill and reskill the current generations of workers and to offer different kinds of learning and skills development to younger people to make them prepared,” Lesser says.