Embracing automation is vital in order to drag UK productivity out of the doldrums Credit: REUTERS Embracing greater automation is vital to reap the full productivity benefits offered by technology and offer much-needed wage rises, the IPPR think tank has said.
An “accelerated trajectory” of automation could raise productivity growth by as much as 1.4pc each year, boosting GDP by 10pc by 2030.
This comes as UK GDP growth was downgraded by the Office for Budget Responsibility following seven years of productivity levels failing to meet expectations. Jobs for robots | How the rise of automation is taking hold Premier […]
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