AI, Inclusion, and the Workforce of Tomorrow

David Quinn represented Neartú Global at the “𝘌𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘐-𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦” session during the 3𝗿𝗱 𝗨𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗢 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 in Bangkok.

The session brought together voices from government, academia, tech, and civil society to explore inclusive solutions for AI skilling across the Asia-Pacific region. One insight that stayed with me came from 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵, Head of Public Policy for South-East Asia at LinkedIn:

𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘐 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦.

This is not just a data point—it’s a call to action. At Neartu Global, we believe that building an AI-ready workforce means centering inclusion from the outset. We’re proud to support initiatives like the 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 and other projects that help surface systemic gaps and empower local solutions.