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ABB survey shows that US and European enterprises are increasingly inclined to rebuild local industrial business systems to build resilience against global challenges, while there is an education gap in the skills needed for these strategies to succeed.
Sami Atiya, President of ABB Robotics and Discrete Automation Business, stated: "The world is constantly changing, and companies are transforming existing structures and adopting new technologies to address various challenges and uncertainties, with robot automation playing a crucial role." "We need to make substantial investments in continuous education to enable our current and future workforce to thrive in the robotics and automation era, which is not only important for preparing for the broad changes we are seeing, but also for creating prosperous societies of the future."
ABB's 2022 survey of business leaders in the US and Europe reveals that 74% of European companies and 70% of US companies are planning to rebuild local industrial business systems to build supply chain resilience against labor shortages, sustainability needs, and global uncertainty.
Most companies view automation as a driver for these transformations, with 75% of surveyed European companies and 62% of US companies planning to invest in robotics and automation over the next three years to promote this operational transformation.
ABB's "2022 Global Education Survey" found that there is a significant gap in education and training to ensure the skills needed for future increasingly connected and automated workplaces. Among surveyed global education professionals, 80% believe that robotics and automation will shape employment prospects over the next decade, while currently only one-quarter of educational institutions incorporate robotics as part of their curriculum.
