DataCenterNews Asia Pacific - Specialist news for cloud & data center decision-makers
Asia

AI skills Stories - Page 6

Asian Stories

AI skills stories

Singapore employers face tech hiring gaps amid AI skills
Data Analytics

Singapore employers face tech hiring gaps amid AI skills

Singapore employers struggle to fill data and AI roles as 95% report tech hiring challenges and upskilling costs bite.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 11th May 2026
ThreatBook launches AI security tools for SOCs & AI skills
Security Operations Centres

ThreatBook launches AI security tools for SOCs & AI skills

Security teams could cut alert backlogs, while enterprises gain a way to inspect AI skills for hidden tampering and backdoors.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Thu, 7th May 2026
Singapore employers struggle to fill tech roles amid AI
Data Analytics

Singapore employers struggle to fill tech roles amid AI

Data analytics and science vacancies are proving hardest to fill, as 95% of Singapore employers report shortages despite a wider talent pool.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 7th May 2026

Global Stories

AI skills stories

ESET invests EUR €40 million in AI cybersecurity R&D
Digital Transformation

ESET invests EUR €40 million in AI cybersecurity R&D

Threats from AI skills are escalating as the cybersecurity group expands research to counter a fast-growing software supply chain and attack surface.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Mon, 25th May 2026
AI readiness gap widens across Asia-Pacific, report finds
Digital Transformation

AI readiness gap widens across Asia-Pacific, report finds

Employers may be underestimating training needs, as a survey found employees far less confident than HR leaders about AI readiness across Asia-Pacific.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 21st May 2026
Executives & staff split on AI readiness, Acorn finds
Digital Transformation

Executives & staff split on AI readiness, Acorn finds

Employees are far less confident than executives that their managers can guide AI skills, exposing a widening gap in readiness across large firms.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 19th May 2026
UK firms face AI skills gap as tools outpace training
Digital Transformation

UK firms face AI skills gap as tools outpace training

The gap risks leaving UK and Irish businesses unable to turn AI spending into returns, as only 48% give staff time to experiment.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 18th May 2026
Extreme expands AI networking platform with Agent ONE
Firewalls

Extreme expands AI networking platform with Agent ONE

Customers can now manage mixed-vendor networks and security from one platform as Extreme adds third-party device support and AI agents.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 7th May 2026

Stories from Other Regions

AI skills stories

Google Canada launches AI professional certificate
Data Analytics

Google Canada launches AI professional certificate

Canadian employers are increasingly demanding AI skills, with Google's new course aimed at helping workers meet that expectation in under 10 hours.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 27th May 2026
iMeta extends West Midlands data boot camp contract
Data Analytics

iMeta extends West Midlands data boot camp contract

More learners in the West Midlands will get funded data training as iMeta's boot camp extension targets shortages in digital and AI skills.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2026
Young Australians wary of AI despite strong skills
Artificial Intelligence

Young Australians wary of AI despite strong skills

Despite regular use in study, most young Australians fear AI will destroy jobs rather than help them get hired.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2026
Irish leaders prize empathy over AI skills in management
Digital Transformation

Irish leaders prize empathy over AI skills in management

Concern is rising in Ireland as leaders say empathetic coaching matters more than AI know-how for future managers during adoption.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 19th May 2026
ANS launches AI apprenticeship courses for managers
Digital Transformation

ANS launches AI apprenticeship courses for managers

Employers get shorter routes to train managers for AI adoption, as the new courses target governance, strategy and workplace change.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 15th May 2026
AI skills now driving UK pay & promotion decisions
Digital Transformation

AI skills now driving UK pay & promotion decisions

Employers are increasingly paying premiums and boosting careers for staff who can use AI safely, according to a survey of UK leaders.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 15th May 2026
Australian employers raise pay for AI skills, survey finds
Human Capital Management

Australian employers raise pay for AI skills, survey finds

AI skills are pushing up salaries across Australian workplaces, with employers struggling to price talent amid fierce competition.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 14th May 2026
India employers lag on AI training as skills gap widens
Digital Transformation

India employers lag on AI training as skills gap widens

Many firms are spending heavily on AI tools, but weak training is slowing gains and prompting more staff to seek skills elsewhere.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 13th May 2026
TomTom taps HowNow for skills-based learning shift
Digital Transformation

TomTom taps HowNow for skills-based learning shift

A new AI skills-mapping platform will give the Dutch geolocation group real-time visibility of workforce gaps and learning needs.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2026