"If we can create that dynamic business environment, provide investment in skills and deliver really effective back-to-work support for those who are struggling to get work, we shall be able to achieve these goals", he said.

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It will be crucial that the workforce is developing skills to cope in an environment where business activities and IT are intrinsically linked and, bearing in mind the potential for cyber attack, securing IT systems will be a major priority.

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The experience was very effective in developing and employing soft skills within a simulated business environment.

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It was a contest that required all the skills learned over 50 years in Thailand's treacherous business environment, of patience and ruthless determination to win the prize.

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It is to create well-rounded business leaders who have big-picture leadership and entrepreneurial skills that help them find opportunity in any environment, especially the most challenging ones.

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The study paints a picture of a business environment in which access to information is more distributed, data analysis skills are more common, and tools to manage and analyze large sets of data are more pervasive.

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