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Bhubaneswar: Skills and knowledge are the driving forces of economic growth and social development for any country. Inaugurating the seminar on 'Integrating Skill Development in Higher Education' on the occasion of Orientation of Freshers at Institute of Media Studies (IMS) here, senior journalist Sandeep Sahu said in the higher education sphere, knowledge and skills are required for a diversity of employment needs in the services, education, health care and even in media sector. Apart from language and communication skills, the students must acquire technological know-how to meet the industry needs, he added. Integrating skills within the higher education holds the key to reaping the demographic dividend and developing social disadvantage. Both education and skill development can break the social barriers of caste-based professions and such an eco-system should be developed in colleges and universities, she added..