India proposes mechanism for ‘digitally skilled future-ready’ workforce at G20 meet

As the three-day meet of G20 Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) concluded on Wednesday in Lucknow amidst discussions on the importance of digital public infrastructure and cybersecurity, India pitched proposed mechanisms for a “digitally skilled future ready workforce” that can be recruited laterally through a universal platform.

Sources said during the first meeting of DEWG, the participants agreed that a roadmap for the platform should be prepared and it should be taken up for discussion in the upcoming G20 meetings scheduled to be held in Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad later this year.

As part of India’s G20 Presidency, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) hosted the first DEWG meeting in Lucknow from February 13-15.