The use of AI and a Centralised LMS for Shared Knowlege and spur Trade

Companies are connected through trade networks, and their natural desire to connect with one another encourages peer-to-peer sharing of market insights. This exchange is crucial because it not only strengthens businesses but also keeps schools informed about real-time industry trends and needs.

Is this the “missing link” in the ecosystem? And if so, what kind of “carrier” or mechanism can effectively enable this connection?

Here are some thoughts:

• A digital platform acting as a trade and knowledge hub could serve as this carrier, bringing together companies of all sizes to share insights, collaborate on opportunities, and collectively signal industry demands to schools and training providers.

• This carrier would need to support two-way flows — from industry to schools (to inform curriculum and training) and from schools back to industry (to showcase emerging talent and capabilities).

• AI-driven matchmaking and analytics could amplify this connection, identifying relevant partners, emerging market trends, and skills gaps more efficiently than traditional methods.

• Trust and incentives matter — businesses are more likely to share insights within an ecosystem that builds a sense of community, protects sensitive information, and offers clear benefits, such as access to new markets or skilled workers. Since businesses are for-profit entities, their willingness to share depends on ensuring that doing so does not harm their interests. Here, AI can play a crucial role by disseminating market insights and bridging gaps in market access through fostering connections that align with each business’s interests, based on its interactions within a shared ecosystem.

• Finally, peer networks and chambers of commerce already act as informal carriers in many places, so digitizing and expanding their role could be a practical step.

Whether this is the exact missing link depends on context, but the idea of a carrier that enables trade-linked peer sharing while simultaneously keeping schools informed presents a compelling framework worth exploring.

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