Digital transformation
The use of new technologies in the production of goods and services has grown considerably in recent years, posing significant challenges for workers and businesses. Workers may be replaced by these technologies, while businesses may face limits to innovation due to a shortage of skilled workers.
MIDE Development has experience collecting and analyzing information on companies’ labor demands and generating evidence on the effectiveness of interventions aimed at equipping workers with digital skills.
Our work in
digital transformation
Measuring digital skills gaps
Digital transformation requires workers with digital skills. Through company surveys and job analysis, we assess the challenges firms face in finding workers with the required digital skills and how public policies can help close this gap.
Online learning
Online learning platforms offer both opportunities and challenges. On the one hand, they expand access to quality providers at reduced costs. On the other hand, they require individuals to have the connectivity and skills needed to benefit from the training. We have gained these insights through various evaluations of education and job training programs.
Advanced digital skills training
Job training could help address the digital skills gaps faced by workers and companies. Our evaluations provide evidence on the effectiveness of programs such as bootcamps and microcredentials (e.g., Google Cloud, CISCO Academy).
Online platform workers
We measure the impact of training programs targeting digital platform workers, such as online freelancers and microwork participants. We assess the extent to which these interventions affect employment opportunities, income, and digital skills development, generating key evidence to inform policies that promote more equitable labor market integration in the digital economy.
Examples of recent projects
in digital transformation
Labor transformation
Impact evaluations of advanced digital skills training programs
Client: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Countries: Peru, El Salvador and Haiti.
We work with the IDB on impact evaluations of various training programs, including digital skills bootcamps for young people in Peru and training for online workers in El Salvador and Haiti, aimed at improving employability and access to digital job opportunities.
Labor transformation
Measuring digital skills gaps: Digital Talent Survey
Client: United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Country: Ghana
We are working with UNCDF to measure digital skills gaps in Ghana through a business survey and analysis of online job openings. We are identifying the demand for and availability of digital talent, along with the most in-demand skills, to guide policies and programs that strengthen training and employability in the technology sector.
