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This technician went from the factory floor to the control room. Her story shows how frontline talent roles are changing

This video is part of: Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains

Chindarat Ninnama tells us the story of how data and digital tools transformed her factory job into a career brimming with new opportunities. A shortage of workforce talent is a major barrier to the digital transformation of manufacturing. Western Digital is part of the World Economic Forum’s Frontline Talent of the Future initiative, which has built a playbook of solutions to address this.

Chindarat Ninnama tells us the story of how data and digital tools transformed her factory job into a career brimming with new opportunities. A shortage of workforce talent is a major barrier to the digital transformation of manufacturing.

Western Digital is part of the World Economic Forum’s Frontline Talent of the Future initiative, which has built a playbook of solutions to address this.

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