Digitalisation World: Upskilling strategies powering the U.K.'s AI ambitions

How skilled workers drive the infrastructure behind AI

The U.K. plans to deploy 500 megawatts of AI infrastructure by 2030, with one major hurdle in the way: 68% of IT leaders cite insufficient skills as the top barrier to AI adoption. Vivek Swaminathan, director of products and solutions for Digital Workplace Solutions, explores this workforce crisis in Digitalisation World, showing why talent development matters as much as data center construction.

Vivek explains that traditional recruitment falls short when the industry needs infrastructure architects, systems engineers, and facilities managers with specialized skills that remain chronically under-promoted. He demonstrates how forward-thinking companies like NVIDIA, Salesforce, and Hearst U.K. are bypassing hiring bottlenecks by building in-house academies and creating clear development pathways that reduce turnover.

Organizations that invest in upskilling now will gain faster deployment, better uptime, and stronger innovation pipelines as AI demand is projected to grow 20% by 2030.

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