Covid restrictions expose and widen potentially costly digital skills divide

New survey reveals that the digital skills gap could significantly damage Ireland's economic growth 

The gap between those with the confidence and skill to adapt to the digital economy and those without is widening due to the Covid-19 crisis, a survey has warned.

The restrictions on everyday life brought about by the Covid-19 outbreak have exposed and widened the digital skills gap amongst the Irish population, according to a survey, to a level that could significantly damage economic growth.

The report, by consulting firm Accenture, said that as long as the pandemic remains, this digital divide – between those able and unable to adapt to things like online working, banking and shopping – is likely to widen further.