Challenges, context & opportunities in 2023

The overall system of our time: How are digitalization, dacarbonization and demographic change connected and which actions in education can positively influence these challenges?

University4Industry has taken a look at the current issues to provide an overview.

In this text, you will get an overview of the current challenges, which we put into context in the infographic below as part of an overall system, so that connections become apparent. The infographic makes it clear that reskilling and upskilling are necessary to free employees from old technologies and inefficient processes, as well as to empower them to to take advantage of new technologies to work efficiently. The solutions presented show how reskilling and upskilling help to ensure the long-term success of companies.

The challenges of our time

Demographic change
In the upcoming years, we can expect a change in the population structure, as there will be significantly fewer people in the workforce due to the retiring baby boomer generation. In addition, New Work is changing our working world. This will intensify the shortage of skilled workers and pose an enormous challenge for recruiting.

Digitalization
Digital transformation is progressing only slowly in Germany and the EU. Due to issues such as data protection, consumer expectations, technology adoption, and competition, companies are now increasingly focusing on the digitalization of business processes.

Decarbonization
The German and European economy have set the goal of counteracting climate change through decarbonization. This requires innovations for sustainable products and abusiness models. Crises and the security of supply chains pose an additional challenge for implementation.