Abstract: The digital economy has flourished in recent years. The digital industrialization has accelerated the intergenerational overlap; the digital transformation of industries has speeded up; the contradiction between supply and demand of talents has become increasingly prominent; and the digital talent gap has become an important bottleneck restricting the development of China􀆳s digital economy. Through an in-depth analysis of the current three types of shortages faced by China􀆳s digital talents: quantitative shortage, quality shortage and structural shortage, this article discusses the main reasons in three dimensions, including supply, demand and supporting environment. Finally, policy suggestions to deal with the shortages of digital talents are proposed in the light of the actual need to promote the healthy development of digital economy.

Key words: digital economy, digital talent, talent shortage, employment