Conversations, Future scenarios, Industry 4.0, Skills
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The future of work is approaching more quickly than most people might have guessed. The so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0, is upon us, altering the way we live and work.
What will be the nature of work in future? This million-dollar question is being discussed in cafes, schools and workplaces around the world right now.
Digital dividends, Digital Equality, Digital Inclusion, Industry 4.0, Policies, Reports
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CICOPA, the international organisation of industrial and service co-operatives, has launched a strategic paper analysing the challenges contributing to the transformation of work.
The 28-member Global Commission on the Future of Work convened in mid-May. Prior to the meeting, the Global Commission held a series of policy dialogues with experts
Digital dividends, Future scenarios, Industry 4.0, Reports
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In today’s knowledge economy, students experience a disconnect between the knowledge and skills they are equipped with during their time in the formal education system
Digital dividends, Future scenarios, Industry 4.0, Policies, Reports, Skills, Workforce Resiliency
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Several trends, such as technological change, population ageing and globalisation, are simultaneously affecting the demand and supply of different types of skills. This can generate skill shortages, particularly in countries where supply is not sufficiently responsive to changes in skill demand. Despite the costs that these skill shortages can entail for employers and the economy,…
Dialogue Series, Digital dividends, Digital Equality, Future scenarios, Industry 4.0, Reports, Skills
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HONG KONG, CHINA (11 April 2018) — Technological advances have transformed the two billion worker Asian labor market, helping create 30 million jobs annually in industry and services over the last 25 years, drive increases in productivity and wages, and reduce poverty, says a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). New research on…