Competencies and opportunities of digitalization

Today, digitalization affects almost every area of life and every profession. Those who are able to think their way into new subject areas and the digital field have the opportunity to benefit enormously and make themselves indispensable in their position. To this end, it is important and necessary to take advantage of the positive aspects and opportunities of digitalization and not just focus on the questions and challenges that undoubtedly still exist. It is also always about expanding our own skills, which should help us to be successful in the long term and to position ourselves optimally for the market of the future, which is waiting for us at various levels. To this end, one or other type of further training is necessary and extremely helpful.

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how we rise to the challenges of digitalization and take full advantage

of the opportunities it presents. For example, anyone grappling with the question of how we can back up documents and data today has simple solutions at their disposal—solutions that allow a backup to be performed with just a single click, which can make a significant contribution to organization. If we want to take on the major challenges that life presents us with, we must adapt to a new era in which the digital sector exerts a significantly greater influence than it did in the past. This adaptation to the modern age certainly also includes continuing education that familiarizes us with new terminology and subject areas. Many may not yet have heard of ADSL, VDSL, SDSL, and the like. Therefore, it is first necessary to grapple with the fundamentals of these new technologies so that, in the end, we can master them and use them for our own personal benefit.

The demand for skilled workers will rise once again and is essential

in the long term; skilled workers are in high demand across a wide variety of sectors in our society. This applies above all to fields and sectors that involve working with people. The social sector in particular—such as work with seniors or people with disabilities—is desperately seeking individuals who are eager and passionate about making a difference in these areas. But when we return to the central theme of this essay, it becomes clear that this is precisely the sector most affected by digitalization. Large companies, in particular, are constantly on the lookout for people who can bring their IT systems up to speed and address the technical issues that urgently need to be resolved.

It’s not just computer scientists who are needed, but people with a wide variety of skills

. Are computer scientists the only ones being sought after and needed to tackle the entire field of digitalization? In fact, there are significantly more job roles that are needed, and their influence will grow considerably in the coming years. For example, how do we adequately address the ethical questions that accompany technological advancement? In this area, it is ethicists who carefully weigh what powers should be granted to technology and where clear boundaries must be drawn. In any case, it already seems clear today that the final decision on important steps must continue to rest with humans.