Panel discussion 2 discusses how skills anticipation methods can support managing skills potential in disrupted workplaces. The challenge of equipping the workforce with the skills needs of the future is
a concern in almost all countries. What methods to use and what results can be claimed are questions emerging as in need of global answers. Having more clarity around them will allow to empower policy
makers, educators, employers, and workers to use at best the skills potential in the present and future. The session focuses its lens on the importance of using data and data analytics as basis for well-informed decisions in the fields of employment and skills. The notion that data is only useful if positive actions can be designed around them, and if they lend themselves useful as a basis for decisions that have social and economic impact, is weighed. The different applications of data in education and employment also is examined in terms of the degree of their usefulness in shaping public policies, aligning institutional programmes that respond to technological advancements, satisfying skill demands in the labour market and providing strategic directions on career decisions for youth and adults.
