Shifting towards a Smart University to bridge the Digital Skills Gap, In Response to the Requirements of the Digital Economy

Abstract

The university, in its traditional form, is a reservoir of talents and skills in all fields and domains. This study aims to highlight the critical role played by the university in shaping the future of labor and innovation in light of the digital transformationunderway around the world. The digital economy emerges to asessentialalternative to the traditional economic sector,adaptingto the secretions of technology and dealingwith its consequences. The study showed that the transformation of the educational institution towards the so-called Smart University as a modern and advanced educational style is a necessary measure to meet the needs of the digital labor marketthrough a qualified workforce capable of using and developing digital technology to achieve sustainable economic development.