New Economy Skills 2025

Images: Image Unsplash. Cover by Accurat Disclaimer This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project, insight area or interaction. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are a result of a collaborative process facilitated and endorsed by the World Economic Forum but whose results do not necessarily represent the views of the World Economic Forum, nor the entirety of its Members, Partners or other stakeholders. © 2025 World Economic Forum. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system.Contents Foreword 3 Executive summary 4 Introduction 6 1 The AI, data and digital skills landscape 7 1.1 What are AI, data and digital skills? 7 1.2 Supply and demand of AI, data and digital skills 8 1.3 Regional trends 27 2 Call to action: developing, assessing and credentialing digital skills 29 3 From principles to practice: assessing, developing and credentialing AI, data and digital skills 33 Contributors 38 Endnotes 39 New Economy Skills: Building AI, Data and Digital Capabilities for Growth 2