The term “skills gap” refers to the bridge between the skills that companies need from their employees, and those that are actually available from workers. In the digital-first or digital-native era, this gap is fuelled by a combination of factors including advances of automation, AI and other technologies, along with candidates lacking the skills needed to interact with these new tech innovations. These advancements have changed day-to-day operations, and upskilling programs at many organizations have yet to catch up. The result is a widening skills gap that can take a toll on company performance as well as employee confidence and productivity. So, the skills gap of the future is two-pronged; organizations seek IT staff to fill the need for both interpersonal/soft skills and technical/hard skills. According to CompTIA, 79% of organizations are pursuing initiatives to address these gaps amid a tightening market for IT labour. In today’s PodChats for FutureCIO, we are joined by Suresh Sambandam, CEO of Kissflow, for his take on the future of application development with or without code. 1. Given the hundreds or thousands of STEM graduates in Asia. In 2016, the World Economic Forum estimates that China alone produces 4.7 million STEM graduates a year. Do we really have a skills gap today? (or are businesses being so picky, we do end up with a shortage of the right skills alongside rising unemployment?) 2. The idea of applications without programming has been an evolution as far back as 1954 with the programming language called autocode. Next one was Apple’s HyperCard in 1987, and today’s low-code, no -code platforms. Describe for us what LC-NC platforms offer today? 3. Do you see LC-NC as addressing the current skills shortage? 4. For old programmers, will LCNC spell the end of their cushy jobs? 5. By the way, how would you differentiate between low code and no code platforms? 6. For decades there is a divide that exists between IT and the rest of the organization. Do you see LCNC as bridging that divide? 7. We are into 2022, what is your advice to (a) IT leaders and (b) business leaders around strategies to alleviate the IT skills shortage? 8. So in all of these, what does Kissflow do?

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