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Is Coronavirus Pandemic Accelerating the Digitalization and Automation of Cities?

Is Coronavirus Pandemic Accelerating the Digitalization and Automation of Cities?

For nations worldwide, the course of action to fight the spread and effects of coronavirus COVID-19 has been to implement quarantines; restricting the movement of the general population while isolating people infected by the disease, albeit indefinitely. The result: both public and private spaces have closed in a bid to curb the number of new cases. At the same time, the rising number of deaths has added to both social and economic uncertainty, with people across the globe asking "how are we going to work?" or, better yet, "how are we supposed to eat?"

For many work places, " home […]

50 Work opportunities That May well Not Exist in the Foreseeable future

50 Work opportunities That May well Not Exist in the Foreseeable future

The American economic climate sits on the verge of big structural improve, thanks to a dynamic culture of innovation pushed by the in no way-ending search for increased earnings. This signifies technology normally takes middle phase in nearly every single industry—and that every industry is speedily modifying.

The technological innovation that tends to make our jobs easier might soon make some careers scarce. In 1950, the career of elevator operator was between the 270 professions stated on the United States Census. That occupation title is now extinct, representing the only acknowledged situation of an full occupation becoming obliterated by automation […]

Why Students Must Be Well-Skilled And In Sync With Technological Demands

Why Students Must Be Well-Skilled And In Sync With Technological Demands

As digital gains ascendancy in the global jobs market, students and job aspirants need a combination of digital, technical and soft skills to retain relevance in the coming years. Even as one reads this, the world of industry and technology is evolving swiftly. Conversely, education has not kept pace with these ongoing universal changes in what is typically termed Industry 4.0. In this new epoch, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data analytics, machine learning and cloud computing are all playing a pivotal role.

Naturally, if the educational curriculum and students’ skill-sets are not in sync with the requirements […]

VoxEU: Don’t blame it on the machines: Robots and employment in Europe

VoxEU: Don’t blame it on the machines: Robots and employment in Europe

In the last couple of decades, the Digital Revolution has unleashed rapid progress in many advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics. Especially in the aftermath of the Great Recession, this has sparked an intense debate on the future of work, both in academic circles and amongst the general public. In this debate, the image of robots replacing workers – most notably, low-skilled workers – is a recurring theme. For instance, according to a recent Eurobarometer survey, 72% of Europeans believe that “robots and artificial intelligence steal peoples’ jobs” (European Commission 2017). This column summarises the main findings […]

Would You Work With A Robot?

Would You Work With A Robot?

Pepper the automated receptionist, Brainlabs Mass job losses and a fundamental shift in employment have been forecast by some, as automation changes how businesses operate. Every business will be touched by this technology no matter their size. In the near future, will some of us have robotic colleagues?

It’s 2035. Booting my iMac, after checking email and my favourite newsfeeds, I start iDavid, my digital assistant, I tasked yesterday with some research I need for a feature I’m doing next month for my Forbes channel.

My digital assistant uses advanced machine learning to understand the kind of information I’m looking for. […]

Artificial intelligence will upend the Philippines

Artificial intelligence will upend the Philippines

During a recent talk at Stanford University, I couldn’t resist quipping, “Everyone is busy here to make the rest of the world useless.” My latest talk in Palo Alto, the new haven for the “masters of the universe” amid the decline of the wolves of Wall Street, was supposedly about my latest book “The Indo-Pacific,” which chronicles the emerging US-China Cold War in the 21st century.

But standing before a mixed audience of tech experts, former military personnel, and academics, discussing the sweeping, overwhelming, and ultimately decisive impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on our lives was tantalizingly inevitable.

Historian Yuval Noah […]

Needed: A new approach to higher learning

The increasing use of automation also means that individuals must focus on continued learning rather than resting on an academic degree earned decades ago.

Representational image. (unsplash ) This is the era of smart classes, digital content and tinkering labs. The last few years have seen a dramatic shift in the approach to skilling and education in the country.

The mindset of policy makers has been shaped by the rise of the fourth industrial revolution which has infused emerging technologies in every aspect of our lives.The increasing use of automation also means that individuals must focus on continued learning […]

Advanced Economies’ Missing Link

Advanced Economies’ Missing Link

As 2020 gets underway, employment in both Europe and the United States is at a record high and still rising.

The job losses from the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent recession have been all but reversed. But you wouldn’t know it from the public mood in many developed countries. With so much good economic news, why is public sentiment so gloomy?

New research by the McKinsey Global Institute takes a deeper look at the advanced economies to determine how individuals’ experiences as workers, consumers, and savers have changed over the past 20 years.There is much to cheer about, including new opportunities […]

Advanced Economies’ Missing Link

Advanced Economies’ Missing Link

After a decade of recovery from the 2008 financial crisis, aggregate economic indicators across the OECD are looking bright, with GDP continuing to grow and employment reaching record levels. So why is public sentiment in the advanced economies so gloomy?

AMSTERDAM – As 2020 gets underway, employment in both Europe and the United States is at a record high and still rising. The job losses from the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent recession have been all but reversed. But you wouldn’t know it from the public mood in many developed countries. With so much good economic news, why is public […]

Why aren’t IT careers more attractive?

Why aren’t IT careers more attractive?

Students opting for same-old career paths.

IT careers are awesome! Photo: Shutterstock Digitisation of the global workforce has created countless new career paths and tech-focused university courses with zero post-graduate unemployment, but dismaying new figures suggest that young people still dream about the same jobs they did 20 years ago.

Fully 47 per cent of boys and 53 per cent of girls expect to be working in any of just 10 traditional jobs by the time they reach 30, according to the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)’s newly-released Dream Jobs: Teenagers’ Career Aspirations and the Future of Work […]