Argentina is the world's most talented country in technology, according to the largest digital university

Argentina ranks among the leading countries in terms of innovation and ahead of its neighbors in the region, according to recent findings from the Global Skills Index study, prepared by the Coursera online education platform. According to this survey, the country is the most talented in the world in the category

Technology

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The study badyzes the activity and user performance of the system created in 2012 and provides access to training courses and academic training in various fields and in different languages. The report takes into account 60 countries and takes as a reference its performance in 10 industries in the Business, Technology and Data Science categories.

According to his findings, Argentina got the highest score in the Technology category and was escorted by the Czech Republic, Austria, Spain and Poland.

In the other segments, the country performed well and joined the group of "competitive" markets. In the Business category, he ranked 25th, while he ranked 22nd in the Data Science category.

In this specific area, the top five has been integrated by Israel, one of the world's most relevant technology startups. Switzerland; Belgium; Austria and Sweden.

In the business sector, the best-positioned country is Finland, where companies such as Nokia, which specializes in the production of mobile phones, or Rovio Software, developer of video games like Angry Birds, were born. The list has been completed by Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands and Belgium.

Brazil, the leading economy of Latin America, ranks behind Argentina in all three segments. According to Coursera, there were 34 in the fields of business and data science and 30 in technology.

"The world has changed and technology is now a factor opening up great opportunities for the country, creating jobs outside the local market that do not generate, but at the same time represent a challenge, generating disruptions within organizations and also at the macroeconomic level, "said Guibert Englebienne, co-founder of Globant, a company founded in Argentina and specializing in the development of software and other digital tools.

"Argentina comes from an agricultural era and a resource-based industry, and we need to prepare for the 21st century, and our growth will be tied to our ability to stay at home." We are sowing today the most difficult to harvest, it is knowledge, it takes time and effort, but the technology has huge potential, "adds the entrepreneur.

According to his vision, to improve this scenario, it is necessary to adjust the educational models. "The investment of Argentina in

education

This should be accompanied by a stronger and broader advocacy process, which involves ensuring that people find their calling in the world we face. The future is closely linked to technology, "he said.

"The demand for labor today seems infinite and the number of computer programmers, designers and data scientists around the world is not able to meet today's needs. of the industry is to adopt training also in the course of work. joint responsibility for the growth of educational institutions, the state and the private sector in order to generate a competitive advantage for the country ", was he concluded.