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, and South Africa is no different. Walk into any office and Outlook, Word, Teams, PowerPoint and Excel will be the productivity and collaboration tools on offer – not to mention SharePoint and OneDrive.
However, while digital solutions have streamlined the way we work and enabled better, faster businesses, South Africa is facing a significant digital divide., 77% of participants stated that their organisation struggles to recruit individuals with critical skills, with the demand for ICT skills remaining unprecedented and climbing: 14% of businesses say that they struggle to source skilled professionals to drive their operational demand to transition into the digital economy.
, which includes a specific target that by 2030 the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills – including technical and vocational skills – for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship has been substantially increased. Ultimately, ICT skills are becoming essential in an environment that’s shifting from industry and manufacturing to a knowledge and digital economy.The ability to operate in a digital age requires digital skills.
The good news is that tools like Microsoft 365 have become so ubiquitous that understanding one solution easily translates into being able to use all Microsoft-based tools, with systems, applications and data all integrated. Microsoft’s solutions have been designed to work for almost every organisation across different scenarios and modes of work, and most employees are already familiar with Microsoft products.
Employees who are skilled in using Microsoft applications can complete tasks more quickly and efficiently, collaborate with ease, and ultimately be more productive. The ability to analyse data, organise information and present findings contribute to better decision making and problem solving.Employees today are working across different offices, off-site, remotely and even occasionally in different time zones.
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