Impact of IPv6 on Infocomm Professionals

With the imminent exhaustion of IPv4 addresses and the exponential growth in the number of connected users and devices, the Internet infrastructure will have to transit to IPv6 to ensure its continued growth and enable the deployment of new services. Professionals in the Infocomm industry will therefore have to upgrade their skills to include IPv6 competencies that are necessary to help businesses make the transition and to capitalise on the new opportunities presented by IPv6. These opportunities can represent the need for business growth, cost reduction through increased productivity or creating a revenue stream with new services that can leverage on IPv6 as the catalyst. As IPv6-enabled Internet hits critical mass, many organisations will demand Infocomm personnel or consultants who have the relevant certification and experience to implement a variety of IPv6 systems and projects.

Resources for Infocomm Professionals

Programme

To assist the industry in building up the IPv6 talent base, IDA has identified a crucial IPv6 skill set for inclusion in the updated National Infocomm Competency Framework . This will serve as a guide for the local industry in developing their IPv6 capabilities. In the move to kick-start development of IPv6 talent pool, IDA had appointed a training provider in August 2011 to train a sizeable pool of ICT professionals and students.

Other Resources

• Singapore IPv6 Profile