It is estimated that Europe will have an e-skills gap that, if filled, could lead to 850,000 potential jobs in 2015, rising to twice that by 2020. On a continent where youth unemployment exceeds 50% in some countries, there should be no problem finding young and eager people able to do these jobs, provided they receive the proper training.
从长期看，欧洲需要为新数字经济做好准备的劳动力大军。据估计，欧洲将发生巨大的电子技能缺口，如能填补这一缺口，将可以给2015年带来850,000个潜在工作岗位，到2020年还能再翻一番。欧洲一些国家的年轻人失业率超过50%，渴望在该领域工作的年轻人大有人在，只要他们能够获得合适的培训。