It’s time to build skill sets for the future

It’s time to build skill sets for the future

The disruptions across the world are coming from mainly three technologies: Big Data, Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence. FILE PHOTO | NMG I travelled to Ottawa, Canada, last week to attend a workshop sponsored by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The workshop’s theme was ‘‘Digitization and the Future of Work: Building a development-oriented research agenda.’’

Some of the questions that the workshop sought to address included: How will the automation of work impact emerging countries? What are the sources of learning that can be relied upon to support future jobs? How can governments prepare their citizens to thrive […]

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