With digital transformation rapidly accelerating, how can intuitive tech help employees upskill?
Digital transformation is happening at a faster pace than ever, spurred on to a new level by the Covid-19 pandemic, and companies are increasingly looking to embrace more innovative technologies – from migrating to the cloud to getting a better handle on applying AI to data. In fact, there was a 65% increase in spending on digital and technology initiatives in businesses in 2021. For this to be successful, having the skilled workforce in place to work with new technology is critical, and employers must provide quality training and development opportunities. The UK government is promoting this kind of advancement too – by putting a big focus on its ‘levelling-up’ agenda and aiming to support UK businesses to offer adult skill development across the country. To make this type of training successful, employees (opens in new tab) need to be empowered to be proactive, productive and happy in their work – to give them the time to upskill efficiently and effectively. This in turn requires the right technology and tools. Businesses will struggle to give employees a quality learning experience with legacy software and hardware that is slow or complicated to use, and in turn struggle to stay competitive. To combat this, employers need to start investing in intuitive tech that helps employees work smarter – not harder. The starting point for organizations to develop a productive, proactive workforce is to offer quality personal devices and hardware. Without a strong base of reliable solutions, such as quality mice, keyboards, webcams (opens in new tab) and tablets for working on the go, employees can’t perform to the best of their ability – and training and upskilling programs run the risk of being time-consuming and ineffective, or not embraced at all.
