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billion people around the globe use
smartphones. Further, close to half of
private households have a computer,
and in the U.S. alone, 66% of individuals
own at least two digital devices while
36% own all three (smartphone, PC and
tablet). The global pervasiveness of
technology has created an opportunity
for industries: The majority of employees
already have access to the necessary
technologies. Combined with web
hosting, a few online servers and an
integrated interface, industries suddenly
have the capacity for a centralized digital
system that is accessible by any device,
over any network. It's the perfect recipe
for a high-tech overhaul with unlimited
scalability potential, and the foundation
starts with training.

Digital Technologies
and Modernized
Training
Training represents a critical starting point
for the digital revolution, because the

increased digitalization of industries
causes a direct shift in the skill
requirements needed to support the
future workplace. In fact, a report
published by the World Economic Forum
estimates that close to 35% of the top
skills required for all jobs will change by
the end of 2020. Supporting this shift
in skill demand with the appropriate
training is critical, but industries are
already spending an estimated $362.2
billion on corporate training initiatives
worldwide. In order to accommodate
the added training demands of
adapting current workers to their
new skill requirements, organizations
need a means of optimizing the entire
training process to make it more
affordable, accessible and effective.
They can accommodate this need by
incorporating smart technologies into
their training departments.

approach to training. In the very near
future, quality training and education
will be readily available on any device,
over any network. This will allow training
to be made remotely accessible,
increase the number of learners able
to access training in any given session
and minimize the cost and impact of
distance. Further, digitalized learning
increases learners' ability to review
and practice lesson material, especially
when they can access it from their
own devices outside of working
hours. In addition to the disruption of
the geographic and socioeconomic
barriers of traditional training, digitalized
learning also enables high-quality,
remotely accessible training to be
delivered in a dynamic and engaging
approach capable of advancing learning
retention, knowledge transfer and
learner potential.

An investment in digitalized training
using immersive technologies supports
the transition to student-centric training.
This shift provides multitiered benefits
for industries looking to optimize their

According to Touchstone Research,
immersive training technologies disrupt
a learning problem that has pervaded
training institutions for centuries. In
1885, Herman Ebbinghaus hypothesized

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