27.3 million people in India need digital skill training immediately: Amazon Web Services

Over 27 million people in India are required to be imparted digital skills especially in cloud related technologies to unlock USD 1 trillion digital economy potential by 2025 as well as to enable the country to compete at global level, a senior Amazon Web Services official said on Wednesday.

While sharing updates of the cloud skilling programme aimed at narrowing the talent gap in India, Amazon Web Services (AWS) managing director of Asia Pacific and Japan commercial sales Phil Davis said AWS has trained over 2 million individuals in India and continues to bridge the cloud skills gap in the country.