WHILE billions are being invested in artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure, the big demand is for skilled workers to maintain the infrastructure.

In making the point, Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills Training Prof Prakash Persad underscored the importance of not discarding old skills when new ones come on stream.

"While artificial intelligence is transforming global industries, the world’s massive investment in data centres, more than US$50 billion in the United States alone, has created an even greater demand for skilled trades.