Energy Firms Lack in Digital Skills: DNV GL

Shailaja A. Lakshmi
Thursday, May 16, 2019

91% of energy companies say digital skills training is needed, data science and big data analytics identified as most important digital skillsets & 65% of organizations need employees with creative problem-solving competence in their workforce.

A lack of digital skills and internal barriers related to company culture and mindset are the biggest roadblocks hindering digital progress in the energy sector, with 71% of organizations in the industry needing employees with combined domain and digital experience and 18% claiming to not have a single employee with this combined skillset.

These are just some of the findings from the new DNV GL report Digitalization and the future of energy which surveyed nearly 2000 engineers and senior executives from start-ups to large corporations in the energy sector.

The research also reveals unanimous recognition that digital skills training is needed, with 91% of respondents regarding it fundamental for their organization to invest in. Data science and big data analytics are the most important digital skillsets for future energy workforces, cited by 41% and 35% respondents respectively.

Even though data science was highlighted as the most sought-after skill, currently only 23% of respondents stated that this role exists within their organization. Creativity was also ranked highly, with 65% of respondents saying that they need employees with creative problem-solving skills among their workforce.

The energy industry needs to change rapidly, striving to reduce carbon emissions and safeguard the planet for future generations. Transforming traditional operations through digitalization plays a vital role in enabling this change and facilitating the energy transition that humanity needs so desperately to deliver.

“The energy industry is facing internal organizational hurdles that threaten its ability to keep up with the pace of digital progress. The technology to enable digital transformation is available but there’s a critical element missing that needs to be in place for digitalization to be successful. Organizations need to invest in practical skills training combined with a mindset shift to ensure their employees have the skills to add value on top of technology implementation,” said Lucy Craig, Vice President of Technology and Innovation at DNV GL – Energy.

“But just as we need to foster an individual mindset geared towards digitalization we also need to foster a collective one too, one which goes to the core of a company’s culture and challenges the industry’s strategic and operational ways of working,” Lucy added.

Categories: Energy Research Digitalization

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