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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