India, March 11 -- Workplace transformation is at the forefront of change in a period of fast technology breakthroughs. The rise of Industry 4.0 ushers in a new work paradigm, favouring a hybrid work model powered by the growing influence of automation and, more recently, artificial intelligence. This transformation provides enormous socio-economic and environmental benefits, contingent on our capacity to upskill and improve the employability of present and future workforces.

India, expected to comprise a quarter of the global workforce by 2025, confronts the issue of increasing its youth employability, which now stands at 45.9%. Despite concerns about employment losses due to AI, an MIT study indicates that many occupations considered a...