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How Developing Countries Can Benefit From Green Technologies

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According to UNCTAD’s Technology and Innovation Report 2023 , there is a risk of increased economic inequality as developed countries are likely to benefit the most from green technologies, including artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and electric vehicles.

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Why Skills Are Key If AI’s Potential Is To Be Fulfilled In Healthcare

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It’s shown what can be possible when the ‘burning platform’ is sufficiently hot, but the digital skills of NHS staff remains an enduring challenge, not least in terms of their data literacy. The Data Literacy Index , published in 2018, rated healthcare as the worst performing sector in terms of data literacy of staff.

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Research Reveals That Apprenticeships Offer A Bright Future To Participants

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This has resulted in the most expensive form of education society currently has on offer being elevated above alternative routes, such as apprenticeships or so-called “STARS”, which are people who are skilled through alternative routes. “Today, for instance, most administrative assistants have a college or two-year degree.”

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Elon Musk, Joking Around is Serious Business!

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Jamie Anderson and Gabor George: Truly creative leaders tap ideas from all ranks, and are typically skillful at fostering innovation. Up until recently Elon Musk’s eccentricity and wacky sense of humor have been seen by most as a reflection of his genius, being a maverick innovator and business leader.

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Growing Entrepreneurs And Entrepreneurship: Lessons From Estonia

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For instance, German research suggests that entrepreneurship is most definitely a skill that can be learned, and the researchers argue that action-oriented training can enable us to unlock any entrepreneurial potential within us. It’s a narrative that portrays great entrepreneurs as being born rather than made. ” Broad horizons. “We

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Are Jobs As “B t” As We Fear?

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The term “b t jobs” came to popular attention in 2018 when the late David Graeber published B t Jobs: A Theory , in which he argued that over half of the jobs today are meaningless, which in turn has a significant impact on our mental wellbeing as so much of our self-worth is tied up with doing meaningful work.

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Will The Future Of Work Require More Investment In Technology, Not Less?

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In 2018 MIT created a ‘Task Force on the Work of the Future’ to explore the way technologies are impacting the world of work, and how society can adapt to ensure that prosperity is broadly shared throughout. A polarized workforce. Boosting productivity.