Report shows that Denmark is lagging behind in the level of education for IT experts. Companies are encouraged to think creatively to tackle the problem.
The lack of IT specialists in Denmark is serious and risks weakening the country's competitiveness. This is the conclusion of a new report from the Academy of Technical Sciences, which shows that Denmark is in 20th place in the EU when it comes to the level of education for IT experts. This is what team.blue writes in a press release.
At ScanNet, part of the IT giant team.blue, they are concerned about the acute shortage of highly educated IT specialists.
– In the short term, we are already seeing that many of the customers and partners we work with are having difficulty recruiting and retaining the IT workforce they need. This could be, for example, companies in smaller towns or small to medium-sized companies, where key employees often move to larger and more specialized IT companies, says Lotte Bendstrup, CEO of team.blue.
– The development is serious, and if we in Denmark do not address the situation, we risk falling far behind in the IT race. We recognize that it is an enormous task for companies to find solutions to these problems, and therefore we feel a strong obligation to support them. We want to be an extension of their team when they need IT specialists. In order to be able to provide this support effectively, it is crucial that we have skilled and competent employees in our own organization.
Labor shortages are putting pressure on the business community, assesses Christian Lyhne Ibsen, Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen.
– In the short term, this means that Danish business will compete more for labor, including by offering higher salaries. This can ultimately affect competitiveness. There may also be some companies that in the short term have to say no to orders if they do not have the necessary employees - including IT employees - to carry out tasks, says Christian Lyhne Ibsen.
He points to education as part of the solution.
– The structural solution in Denmark is to train more IT people, but it takes time to get more study places, which has been a problem. And it also takes time to train the students.
For Lotte Bendstrup, part of the solution lies in thinking creatively and adapting the strategy.
– For small and medium-sized companies, it can be an advantage to think outside the box and consider a different strategy than hiring heavy IT skills. For example, they can choose to outsource the heavier IT operations and instead hire a newly trained IT supporter to handle the daily support and dialogue with the supplier.
At ScanNet, we are working to upskill our own employees to meet the challenges.
– In order to meet the demand for operational services - also from existing customers who have previously handled this themselves - we have strengthened our focus on upskilling our employees and creating opportunities for them to step into specialist roles. This is an effort that we will continue to invest in and thus boost the employees' professional toolbox, says Lotte Bendstrup.
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