Table 2.

A comparison of digital workforce competency between qualitative study and literature review.

Digital workforce competency	Qualitative results	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
Adaptability	x	x			x	x					x
Basic IT for works	x	x	x				x	x	x	x	x
Business foundations	x								x	x	x
Critical thinking	x					x	x	x			x
Database	x							x	x	x	x
Dependability	x	x									x
Digital communication	x				x
Digital marketing	x								x
English for IT	x				x	x
General communication	x	x		x		x	x	x	x	x	x
Hardware/Network	x		x						x	x	x
Innovative	x	x			x	x				x	x
IT foundations	x		x	x	x		x		x	x	x
IT Law and ethics	x	x		x				x	x	x
IT risk management	x				x				x	x	x
IT support	x		x						x	x	x
Lifelong learning	x	x					x				x
Math and science	x						x			x	x
Mobile technology and application	x									x
Personal attitude	x	x			x	x		x			x
Problem solving	x	x			x	x	x	x		x	x
Project management	x	x			x			x	x	x
Software application	x		x			x		x	x	x	x
Teamwork	x	x			x		x	x			x

Note: A: DEST et al. (2002); B: Tippins and Sohi (2003); C: Barrie (2004); D: G. K. Singh and Singh (2008); E: Finch et al. (2013); F: Md Saad et al. (2013); G: Radermacher and Walia (2013); H: SFIA (2015); I: ITPA (2015); J: ETA (2016).