Emerging Economies Drive AI Adoption and Upskilling
Cisco and the OECD released recent research via the Digital Well-being Hub examining global AI adoption, digital skills gaps, and wellbeing impacts. The studies find emerging economies and adults under 35 lead adoption (over 50% young-adult AI use; nearly half of 26–35 completed AI training), while only 14% of organizations are fully AI-ready; Cisco and partners pledge to upskill 95 million people and cite 28 million Networking Academy learners since 1997.
Key Points
- 1Shows emerging economies and adults under 35 lead AI adoption, with over 50% young-adult usage
- 2Highlights organizational readiness gap: only 14% of firms fully prepared to scale AI responsibly
- 3Calls for large-scale skilling: Cisco and partners pledge to upskill 95 million people globally
Scoring Rationale
Official OECD–Cisco research and global relevance justify a high score, limited by mostly descriptive findings rather than new technical breakthroughs.
Sources
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