The Future of Work: Regional Perspectives
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
May 2018
Subject
Information and Communication Technology;
Labor Market;
Labor Demand;
Workforce and Employment;
Exponential Technology;
Future of Work
JEL code
J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure;
J24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity;
J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers;
O14 - Industrialization • Manufacturing and Service Industries • Choice of Technology
Category
Co-Publications;
Monographs
Recent technological innovation in fields such as robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence have reduced the number of workers required in a range of sectors, while lowering costs and increasing reliability. This trend has led policymakers, academics, CEOs, and entrepreneurs to ask what types of jobs will be most affected, what new skillsets will be needed for the jobs of tomorrow, and how governments can ease the transition. “The Future of Work: Regional Perspectives” considers how technology is likely to change labor markets in Africa, Developing Asia, Emerging Europe, Central Asia, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean, and Latin American and the Caribbean in the coming years. The study identifies concrete policy actions countries in these regions could take to face up to the challenges and seize the opportunities presented by emergent technology.
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