New Economy Skills 2025

Simultaneous skill acquisition: links between AI, data and digital skills and other skill categoriesFIGURE 10 Simultaneous skill acquisition: Links between AI, data and digital skills and other skill categoriesFIGURE 11 Note: This graph was constructed by first selecting AI, data and digital skills as the focus, to provide a clearer view of how they connect with related skills. Source: Coursera; World Economic Forum, Global Skills Taxonomy.Probability that courses covering each focus AI, data and digital skill also teach other skills. Each arrow shows the pair of skills that are often co-taught with another skill in Coursera courses. Thicker flows mean skills are more often taught together, with colours highlighting the category of the related skill. Human-centric skills AI, data and digital skills Business skills AI and big data Analytical thinking Technological literacy Programming Networks and cybersecurity Design and user experience Systems thinking Resource management and operations Mathematical and statistical thinking Marketing and media Leadership and social influence Creative thinking Quality control Dependability and attention to detail New Economy Skills: Building AI, Data and Digital Capabilities for Growth 18