University students question panel on work and education at St Gallen Symposium

University students question panel on work and education at St Gallen Symposium

SINGAPORE – What happens to low-skilled workers, especially those at the lowest rung of earners, amid Singapore’s push for automation, robotics and artificial intelligence?

And what does this change mean for students when the courses or skills they learn today may become irrelevant tomorrow? "Do I still need to study?" asked one student.

These and other questions, including on the role of government, schools and corporations in dealing with technological disruption, popped up at the St Gallen Symposium 2018 Singapore Forum at the National University of Singapore’s University Town on Saturday (Jan 13).Centred around the theme "Beyond the end of work", […]

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