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title: "Why Skills Matter More than Ever in Our Data-Driven Economy"
summary: |-
  To improve public services with data-driven technology, governments need to work harder than ever to recruit, hire and retain highly skilled data engineers and managers.
date: "2015-05-20"
issues: ["Data Innovation", "Digital Government"]
authors: ["Daniel Castro"]
content_type: "Op-Eds & Contributed Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2015/05/20/why-skills-matter-more-ever-our-data-driven-economy/"
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# Why Skills Matter More than Ever in Our Data-Driven Economy

To improve public services with data-driven technology, governments need to work harder than ever to recruit, hire and retain highly skilled data engineers and managers.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2015/05/20/why-skills-matter-more-ever-our-data-driven-economy/*