THE COMMON GOOD IN THE DIGITAL AGEThe Future of WORK
The FRAMEWORK – AZIZ AHMADCEO, UTC Association // MD, Grameen Solutions // Co-Founder, CodersTrust
Vatican City State | 26-28 September 2019
Innovation is moving faster than everThe Future of
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1765
1st Industrial Revolution
Steam Engine & Textile
1870 1969 2015 onwards
~100 years ~50 years~100 years
2nd Industrial RevolutionElectricity &
Assembly Line
3rd Industrial RevolutionComputers & Automation
4th Industrial Revolution
Internet & Human-Machine Interaction
A few data pointsThe Future of
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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/31/the-future-of-work-wont-be-about-degrees-it-will-be-about-skills.htmlhttps://www.voanews.com/archive/global-unemployment-has-reached-lowest-level-decadehttps://www.naceweb.org/talent-acquisition/trends-and-predictions/is-there-really-a-skills-gap/http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Future_of_Jobs_2018.pdf
• 65% of students entering primary school today will end up
with jobs that don’t yet exist
• By 2022 this average is expected to have shifted to 58% task
hours performed by humans and 42% by machines. (WEF)
• By 2022, no less than 54% of all employees will require
significant re- and upskilling. Of these, about 35% are
expected to require additional training of up to six months,
9% will require reskilling lasting six to 12 months, while 10%
will require additional skills training of more than a year.
(WEF)
The Big Questions for the Future of WorkThe Future of
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Consider the past, present and future of work – and humanity
• What is a Job?
• How have they evolved?
• Why do these revolutionary era’s keep accelerating?
• How is technology changing to fuel this acceleration?
• What is threatening today’s jobs?
• What are the dangers to humanity?
• How do we turn these threats into opportunities?
Education
Framework for the Future of WorkThe Future of
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Future JobsHuman-
Computer Dependent Workforce
Resolution of Barriers for the
Future Workforce
Workforce Readiness for
Future
World Population: 7.7B (2019)(B. 1980-1994) Millennials 2.4B (2019)
(B. 1995-2015) Generation Z 2.5B (2019)Projected Labor Force – 3.5B (2030)Female @ 47.86% of the Workforce
Shortage of Special Skills 100M+ (2030)
Accessibility of Individualized EducationMulti-Skill for Single Job
Technology Enablement for Every Job Skill
Inclusion, Diversity, Equal Pay, Globalization
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Hope, Peace, Love, Joy, ImagineThe Future of
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Together we can make this happen
• Imagine a world that enables sufficient wealth so we all can
do the work we love.
• Imagine a world where we might all enjoy sufficient free
time to learn and become “the best we can be”.
• Imagine a world where our jobs allow us the time to
embrace and honor healthy lifestyles and communities.
• And most importantly, imagine a working world which
aggressively embraces and supports peace, justice and
opportunity.
Thank You The Future of
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