Facing the storm - UiS · 11/20/2017 · ©2016 IBM Corporation 20 November 2017 IBM Watson Summit –Keynote speech by Erna Solberg (Prime Minister) Norway needs comptence 1st and

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Navigating the global skills crisisFacing the storm

Thomas F. Anglero | Director of Innovation, IBM NorwayUniversity of Stavanger | November 17, 2017

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IBM Watson Summit– Keynote speech by Erna Solberg (Prime Minister) Norway needs comptence 1st and now

The 1958 document that started today’s new Norway

IBM is here to push the Norwegian industries– HealthCare Norway– Now, Education

Next steps to investing in and prioritizing proven, innovative solutions


$240 million partnership with MT on AI– Develop the next generation of AI solutions with MIT in MIT labs

– Telenor and NTNU Millions of kroner but its for Telenor MIT/IBM is 100% open

IBM’s passionate focus on Norwegian Academia


- (HIOA) Contribute to existing programs- Engage with academia with technology and skills in their student programs– Professors and students– Latest technology and business examples This is used in their school programs

– Fixes the dropout rate becuase studens find current education boring and not releveant

– Interesting to learn about today– Bring IoT into the program– Bring Watson into the program– Access to Watson services for free

– Optimistic about more Universities in Norway



NMBU and UiS data science– Developing of new more relevant programs Discussing academic initiatives and Data Scientist

– Constantly presenting to Universities in Norway our technology and business experiences

NTNU and NMBU– Workshops and hackathons We engage face-to-face with students on how to build new solutions Connect with the academic community

– NMBU: this past Monday and Tuesday, Hackathon– NTNU: last week, IBM Cloud



Joint innovation projects where students participate

Sunnaas Sykehus IoT project in partnership with HiOA Students captured IoT data while the patient was training and presented it to the

physical therapist

Was the patient doing their training well or incorrectly

NAV blockchain project, in partnership with HiOA Blockchain with 2 use cases from NAV

– Hjelp middle central – borrow crutches but no gives it back

– Use real world cases and the students and faculties are really happy Survey: 100% are happy because these cases are happening now and are relevant

for everyone



- Participation in key R&D projects – Sirius Project: Making sense of big data oil and gas with UiO and NTNU,

– Intromat mental health with Health South West (HSV) and UiB, – BIGMED with UiO and NTNU

Partnership with Univ of Bergen – Media City– IBM Cloud platform to all companies, startups and facuty The faculty of Univ of Bergen are sitting here We are providing weekly Watson presentations We are co-locating with parts of the University to make a bigger diference in how we

work together and cooperate

- NTNU CCIS (Center for Cyber and Information Security) and CIPSI collaboration– Partners are funding researchers, PhD and faculty in the area of Cyber Security– A network of partners that we collaborate with

- ITSA entrepreneur program with Valide / UiS– We have partnered for the last 3 rounds



• Rapid advancement of digital technologies

• Fundamental disruption of industry value chains and business and operating models

• Increased globalization, social commentary and engagement

Three forces are culminating in unprecedented disruption


• Demand for and types of skills required by industry are changing

• Availability of skills in labor markets is uncertain

• Quality of skills is being challenged

This disruption is impacting global skills in three ways


• Complacency over the current state of skills

• Overconfidence in current capabilities to address problems

• Disconnects between major ecosystem stakeholders

Three factors continue to complicate the issue of skills globally


• Governments have been overwhelmed by the extent and depth of the challenge

• Educational institutions struggle to adapt to changing needs of industry

• Private sector has been underinvesting in necessary engagement and training

Leadership in addressing skills challenge has not yet emerged


• Which skills are critical;

• The quality and availability of skills and the forces impacting them; and

• Who should be responsible for resolving global skills challenges

There are fundamental disconnects across groups as to…


• Industries will be unable to innovate, build shareholder value and create jobs

• Regional economies will be unable to recruit and retain industries

• Individuals will not be equipped for higher skilled / higher paying new roles

If left unresolved, there is potential for severe implications


• Build cohesive regional ecosystems comprising strong leadership and common vision

• Define, prioritize and invest in proven, innovative solutions

• Enable individuals and advocate for personal responsibility

Addressing this challenge will require a team effort


Define, invest in and prioritize innovative new solutions

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