THE theme for this year's World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting was "Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World". During those four intensive days at end-January in Davos, I had the privilege to meet many government and business leaders from across the globe to discuss what a shared future means for everyone and engage in debate on how we can achieve it.

And, among all the topics discussed, reskilling the workforce and preparing the next generation for the technology-shaped future were recurring themes across many conversations. It is evident that the consensus among Asia-Pacific government and business leaders is this: having talents with the right digital skillsets will be the cornerstone to success in the technology-driven future.

Today, we stand on the cusp of the Fourth Industrial Revolution where unprecedented socio-economic changes to our economy, jobs and personal lives will be the hallmarks of this era. In fact, we are already seeing upheavals in the business landscape.