Digital technologies are transforming how people, businesses, and governments interact, transact, work, and learn. To increase the adoption of digital technologies, countries need to foster citizens’ acquisition of digital skills through education and training, both formal and informal. This study shows how the EdTech team at the World Bank embarked on the project DE4LAC (Digital Economy for Latin America) El Salvador. The focus of the study is to explore the current state of digital human capital in the country, the supply and demand of digital skills development programs, and the hurdles and constraints that the country has to face for the optimal development of digital human capital.
Impact / Outcome
To guide policymakers, the Government has developed national strategic plans related to digital skills, such as Digital Agenda 2020-2030. However, El Salvador still lacks a national framework for digital skills development, which is essential to guide how students acquire digital skills from the foundational level at school to the highly-specialized level in higher education.
Funding sources
Public
Key Metrics
Identified strengths, weaknesses and challenges of the national digital economy ecosystem
Operating model
Fully publicYear published
01 January 2022 