NSDC engages ISB as knowledge partner for G20 education working group

HYDERABAD: The Indian School of Business (ISB) has been roped in as a knowledge partner for the G20 education working group (EWG) to provide research and thought leadership support to the National Skill Development Corporation on the broad area of ‘future of work’.

NSDC, which operates under the ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship, engaged the ISB for the purpose.

The ISB will help create knowledge collateral, in addition to original research, for the EWG webinar series on ‘Megatrends Shaping the Future of Work’ and ‘Foundational Skills and Lifelong Learning’, scheduled for March.

The series will culminate in a skills exhibition that will host G20 nations at Bhubaneshwar. The knowledge collateral will aid evidence-based policymaking around the area of ‘future of work’ and inform the inputs provided at the ministerial declaration.

Deepa Mani, the deputy dean of Executive Education & Digital Learning and professor of information systems at ISB, said: “We hope to leverage ISB’s track record as one of the country’s most productive research institutions to articulate the trajectory of the future of work, identify skill gaps, and develop analytical frameworks that inform skill development, governance and inter-country mobility to address these gaps,”

Ved Mani Tiwari, CEO (officiating), NSDC, said: “As we take on the presidency, this is a unique opportunity to address the global skill gap, improve social equity and sustainable development in the skill ecosystem.”