📋 Tender Overview
Project No.
HRDWG_105_2026A
Project Title
Pathways to Future-ready Workforce in Digital Age: Promoting public-private- academic collaboration on upskilling and reskilling for all
Project Status
Project in Implementation
Fund Account
APEC Support Fund
Sub-fund
ASF: General Fund
Project Year
2026
Project Session
Session 1
APEC Funding
111,720
Co-funding Amount
12,450
Total Project Value
124,170
Sponsoring Forum
Human Resource Development Working Group (HRDWG)
Topics
Human Resources Development; Digital Technology and Innovation
Committee
SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE)
Other Fora Involved
Other Non-APEC Stakeholders Involved
Proposing Economy(ies)
Viet Nam
Co-Sponsoring Economies
Indonesia; Malaysia; New Zealand; Peru; Chinese Taipei; Thailand
Expected Start Date
01/08/2026
Expected Completion Date
31/12/2027
Project Proponent Name 1
Tran Nam Binh
Job Title 1
Deputy Director General
Organization 1
Department of Economic Diplomacy
Telephone 1
842437995755
Email 1
apecvietnampj@gmail.com
Project Proponent Name 2
Not Applicable
Job Title 2
Not Applicable
Organization 2
Not Applicable
Telephone 2
Not Applicable
Email 2
Not Applicable
Declaration
Tran Nam Binh
Project Summary
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) continues to profoundly transform manufacturing systems, reshape labor markets, and redefine the skills required for employment. According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs insights, nearly 60% of the global workforce will require reskilling or upskilling by 2030, while around 40% of core job skills are expected to evolve as a result of rapid technological advancement, particularly in digitalization, automation, and artificial intelligence.
These trends highlight the urgent need to modernize capacity-building approaches to ensure that workers are equipped with future-relevant digital and technological competencies.
In response, greater efforts are required to make opportunities for learning, upskilling, and adapting to the digital age more accessible for all individuals. Addressing the growing skills gap calls for coordinated action among the public sector, private sector, and academic institutions, ensuring that skills development systems are aligned with evolving labor market demands and emerging standards for the future of work.
In this context, the workshop aims to: (i) Highlight the role of digital technologies and innovation in shaping employment, and identify key opportunities for the labor market in the digital era; (ii) Examine existing digital skills and capacity-building policies, as well as emerging frameworks and standards for the future of work; (iii) Draw lessons learned from public, private, and academic sectors, and explore multi-stakeholder collaboration models to promote effective upskilling and reskilling toward a future- ready workforce i
