{"id":711,"date":"2022-09-29T15:36:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T14:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/?page_id=711"},"modified":"2022-09-29T15:36:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T14:36:56","slug":"building-in-a-time-of-transition-prioritising-digital-skills-in-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/building-in-a-time-of-transition-prioritising-digital-skills-in-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"Building in a time of transition: prioritising digital skills in the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is a time of transition across the Middle East. Nations continue to respond to new realities as they build economies less reliant on oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector is predicted to play a key role in realising several national visioning and infrastructure plans across the region. But the economic potential of the sector \u2013 and indeed nation states \u2013 has to be powered by technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there\u2019s a widely reported skills mismatch, particularly in this increasingly digitised world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Focusing on the region\u2019s pivotal construction sector, this report outlines some of the challenges and opportunities facing the Middle East region. Drawing on industry exemplars, it also proposes some practical steps for the sector, business and academia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read our brand new Insight Report, Building in a time of transition: prioritising digital skills in the Middle East<\/strong>:  <a href=\"http:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/corralit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Building-in-a-time-of-transition_prioritising-digital-skills-in-the-Middle-East-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/corralit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Building-in-a-time-of-transition_prioritising-digital-skills-in-the-Middle-East-1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"715\" src=\"http:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/corralit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AdobeStock_185026456-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/corralit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AdobeStock_185026456-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/corralit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AdobeStock_185026456-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/corralit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AdobeStock_185026456-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/corralit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AdobeStock_185026456-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/corralit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AdobeStock_185026456-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/corralit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AdobeStock_185026456-1440x960.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" data-id=\"713\" src=\"http:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/corralit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AdobeStock_143621122-1024x668.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/corralit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AdobeStock_143621122-1024x668.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/corralit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AdobeStock_143621122-300x196.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/corralit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AdobeStock_143621122-768x501.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/corralit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AdobeStock_143621122-1536x1002.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/corralit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AdobeStock_143621122-2048x1336.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/knowledgepoint.com\/autodesk\/corralit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AdobeStock_143621122-1440x939.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is a time of transition across the Middle East. Nations continue to respond to new realities as they build economies less reliant on oil. The Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector is predicted to play a key role in realising several national visioning and infrastructure plans across the region. 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