Knowledge Management Network

Skill intelligence, sector reports, career journeys and technical explainers, written by the IASC desk and verified experts on the network.

Technician using a tablet against an Knowledge Management 4.0 overlay

Skill intelligence 6 min read

The five skills that will define automation hiring in 2027

Employer demand has shifted faster than curricula. Predictive maintenance, OT security and edge analytics now appear in a third of all posted requirements.

IASC Knowledge Management Desk · 28 Aug 2026

Automated production line on a smart factory floor

Report 12 min read

India Industrial Automation Skill Gap Report 2026

Across 1,860 establishments, 62% report unfilled engineering roles. The gap is concentrated in commissioning experience, not fundamentals.

IASC Research · 21 Aug 2026

Engineer inspecting field instrumentation on a plant walkway

Career journey 8 min read

From instrumentation technician to automation consultant

Twenty years, four plants and one deliberate choice at each step. What actually moved the needle, and what turned out to be noise.

Rajesh Kumar · 14 Aug 2026

Operators at a multi-screen industrial command centre

Explainer 5 min read

What IEC 62443 actually asks of a plant network

Zones, conduits and the conformance levels employers now write into tender documents, stripped of the compliance language.

Anand Menon · 07 Aug 2026

Connected field devices across an industrial site

Explainer 7 min read

Private 5G or industrial Wi-Fi 6 on a large campus?

A practical comparison on latency, determinism, spectrum cost and who actually owns the network once it is live.

Deepa Thomas · 31 Jul 2026

Process control room with wall-mounted SCADA displays

Skill intelligence 4 min read

Which PLC platform should a student learn first?

We looked at 1,284 open roles to see which platforms employers name, and how often the requirement is platform-agnostic.

IASC Knowledge Management Desk · 24 Jul 2026