Category: Automation Impact on Jobs

Why international trade matters for Illinois

Why international trade matters for Illinois

Illinois will need more foreign investment, and major reforms to the state’s business climate, in order to get off the weak economic path it now treads.

Gov. Bruce Rauner has just returned from an eight-day trip to Japan and China – his administration’s first international trade mission.

Illinoisans should hope the governor can help bring international job creators and investment to the state to stimulate a lackluster employment picture. Rather than being a burden on Illinois families, international trade has largely served as a blessing, and has the potential to jumpstart the Land of Lincoln’s sluggish growth. State of the state […]

Joe Biden Just Chose a Side in the Universal Basic Income Debate

Joe Biden Just Chose a Side in the Universal Basic Income Debate

Former Vice President Joe Biden has just taken a side in the Universal Basic Income debate — and with his take on preparing for the future, he’s betting against some of the biggest innovators in Silicon Valley. Biden Won’t Back UBI

Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a economic safety net system in which everyone — regardless of their age, employment status, economic status, household size, or other factors — is guaranteed a minimum income. In other words, it’s guaranteed money that everyone gets just for being a part of society. This salary is intended to provide people with enough […]

Will automation kill South African jobs? No, say new studies

Will automation kill South African jobs? No, say new studies

South Africa: in need of speeding-up economic productivity with more innovation. Photo: Credit: Arne Hoel/World Bank The 4th Industrial Revolution is here: driverless cars, 3-D printing, and Artificial Intelligence are the future. These innovations deliver the promise of better and more convenient lives to many. But they also disrupt the way in which we used to do things, including the way we work.

It is true that automation is a threat to many jobs, especially the unskilled ones more easily be replaced by machines and computers. In South Africa, unemployment stands at 27.7%—or 36.6% when including those who have given […]

Stifling Innovation in San Francisco

Stifling Innovation in San Francisco

San Francisco is home to some of the most successful technology companies, to the point that the city could be called the cradle of innovation. Even as companies headquartered in San Francisco develop new technologies or novel products, some of the city’s bureaucrats have recently expressed support for policies that would hinder further innovation.

City supervisor Norman Yee wants to prohibit food delivery robots, citing concerns about space and potential lost delivery jobs. His push goes in the opposite direction of some other jurisdictions that have made efforts to create a framework that would encourage pilot demonstrations and further developments […]

Why skills and education are the real robot battleground

Why skills and education are the real robot battleground

This has been a record-breaking year for industrial robotics, says the Robotic Industries Association (RIA) of the US.

In total, over 19,000 industrial robots worth $1 billion were sold in North America alone during the first half of 2017, the highest ever number of orders for the region. The figures reveal a one-third year-on-year increase in shipments for the first two quarters, and a 26% surge in spending.

Orders grew most in the automotive sector, which saw a 39% increase in purchases. Globally, the automotive robotics market is set to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.74 per […]

Singapore embraces ‘activist approach’ to change

Singapore embraces ‘activist approach’ to change

Tharman blasts HR in Budget attack on ageism HR leaders have been urged by Deputy PM Tharman Shanmugaratnam to stop their “unstated discrimination” against older workers looking for jobs.

Are you asking illegal interview questions? Have you ever asked a job applicant how old they are? If you have, you might be breaking the law. A leading Singapore employment lawyer looks at which interview questions could land you in hot water.

Singapore must embrace change to face the twin challenges of global population aging and relentless technology, said the second minister for Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower , […]

What future-proof jobs can you train for now that won’t be threatened by the rise of robots?

What future-proof jobs can you train for now that won't be threatened by the rise of robots?

With the rise of automation, artificial intelligence and the use of robots in the workforce, what future-proof jobs can you train for now?

It is estimated that up to 60 per cent of Australian students are training for jobs that will not exist in the future or will be significantly transformed by automation , and future generations have been warned they may have to change careers five times over their working lives as a result.

But thankfully there are courses of study that still have a bright future; one of those is cyber security.Associate Professor Paul Haskell-Dowland is training hundreds of […]

Risk of Filipino workers being replaced by robots low–Unctad

The risk of workers in developing economies, including the Philippines, being displaced by robot-based automation of manufacturing processes remains to be low, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (Unctad) 2017 Trade and Development Report.

In the Trade and Development Report 2017, with the theme “Beyond Austerity: Towards a Global New Deal”, the impact of growing automation via robots on industries, specifically in manufacturing, presents a complex picture.

Routine tasks in well-paying manufacturing and service jobs are being replaced by robots, according to the report, but low-wage manufacturing jobs in areas such as clothing factories are left largely […]

Think You Have Your Career All Figured Out? Think Again

Think You Have Your Career All Figured Out? Think Again

Shutterstock As you’re probably aware, the industry you’re currently working in could be at risk due to the future of technology.

These technological advancements will change job descriptions and roles in the workplace, and some positions may become obsolete. However, nothing will happen overnight. According to research , 47% of U.S. employment and professions are at risk. You can go to this website and enter your current or anticipated profession and see what the risks are and what the future growth will be.

In my many years as a career transitions coach, I’ve assisted thousands of multi-level and multi-functional professionals in […]

TECH EXPERT: People who fear robots taking their jobs ‘lack imagination’

TECH EXPERT: People who fear robots taking their jobs 'lack imagination'

Dr Catherine Ball. (Source: Vivid Sydney, supplied) There’s been much talk about whether the rise of intelligent robots, machine learning and artificial intelligence has the potential for social and economic unrest, by leaving millions or even billions of humans without jobs.

Oxford University professor of globalisation and former World Bank vice president Ian Goldin told Business Insider in May that emerging technologies could trigger a “rapid widening of inequality” as many groups find it increasingly difficult to secure “decent jobs”.

However, one tech expert disagrees with this view – and says those that are anxious for their jobs have an irrational […]