Region Profile 1 / 2 South Asia Trend outlook Global trends and their impact on job creation Technologies and their impact on job creation Trends most most likely to drive industry transformation and their expected impact job creation, ordered by net Technologies most most likely to drive industry transformation and their expected impact job creation, ordered effect (share of organizations surveyed) by net effect (share of organizations surveyed) Job creator Job displacer Net effect Global net effect Job creator Job displacer Net effect Global net effect Broader application of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards Big-data analytics -100% +100% -100% +100% 58% 62% Increased adoption of new and frontier technologies Digital platforms and apps -100% +100% -100% +100% 58% 54% Broadening digital access Encryption and cybersecurity -100% +100% -100% +100% 54% 53% Investments to facilitate the green transition of your business Cloud computing -100% +100% -100% +100% 52% 45% Climate-change induced investments into adapting operations E-commerce and digital trade -100% +100% -100% +100% 47% 44% Consumers becoming more vocal on environmental issues Education and workforce development technologies -100% +100% -100% +100% 35% 42% Consumers becoming more vocal on social issues Internet of things and connected devices -100% +100% -100% +100% 30% 41% Slower global economic growth Artificial intelligence (e.g. machine learning, neural networks) -100% +100% -100% +100% -42% 41% Role outlook Skill outlook Churn in five years Core sRills 24% Five-year structural labour-force churn (percent) 6kills needed to perform well in key, stable roles within the company (share of organizations surveyed) Global 23% Skills, knowledge and abilities Attitudes Key roles for business transformation Roles most selected by organizations surveyed (as either growing, stable or declining), ordered by net role 24% 14% 18% 21% 11% growth, and their net growth and structural churn (percent) REGION GLOBAL NET GROWTH REGION GLOBAL ROLES -50% 0 50% CHURN CHURN 24% 26% Cognitive skills 41% 40% AI and Machine Learning Specialists 7% 6% Engagement skills 24% 24% Business Development Professionals 14% 12% Management skills 21% 25% ProMect Managers 2% 3% Physical abilities 15% 14% General and Operations Managers 18% 16% Technology skills 3% 3% 16% 18% Product Managers Ethics 21% 23% 23% 17% Self-efficacy Managing Directors and Chief Executives 11 % 11% Working with others 10% 19% Accountants and Auditors 17% 17% Assembly and Factory Workers Accounting, Bookkeeping and Payroll 20% 29% Clerks 28% 35% Administrative and Executive Secretaries 36% 42% Data Entry Clerks