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16 April 2020

Technology and Work: General

Skills for a Future that Works: OECD World Forum 2019

The future of skills and the new reality for workers can be a disorienting phenomenon. Technological progress continues to alter the types of jobs we do and the way we do them. The demand for skills is evolving and creating new jobs, but automation is also reducing the need for human involvement in many tasks.

by Guillermo Elizondo, Manuel Heitor, Randi Weingarten, Sandra Sancier, Sophie Fay, Soumitra Dutta
Organization For Economic Cooperation And Development
Automation, Employment, Future Of Work, New Technology, Robotics, Skills, Technological Change, Technological Innovation

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