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Youth skills for the future of work(less) on the global south

Youth skills for the future of work(less) on the global south

re:publica 18 - Alle Sessions vor 8 Jahren

Programming is the new literacy. Learning how to code is now an integral part of the curriculum in most schools nowadays. In the global south, different models are being used to improve youth skills for the future of the work and the work-less ages to com

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Angela Aguilera, Rosanna Lopez, Jorge Appiah According to the World
Economic Forum of 2017, the nature of change over the next
five years is such that as many as 7.1 million jobs could be lost
through redundancy, automation or disintermediation, with the
greatest losses in white-collar office and administrative roles.
This is thanks to Advanced robotics and autonomous transport,
Artificial intelligence and machine learning, Advanced Materials,
Biotechnology and Genomics. This loss is predicted to be partially
offset by the creation of 2.1 million new jobs, mainly in more
specialized “job families”, such as Computer and Mathematical or
Architecture and Engineering. These changes impact most youngsters
in emerging markets, also based on World Economic Forum Report. How
are these nations dealing with youth skills education? What are the
initiatives that could make an impact in such scenario? This panel
raises the questions on best examples existing in Ghana,
Philipines, Latin America and Caribe. In an open debate between the
invites, it plans to show perspectives on possible solutions for
this predicted crisis.