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Reskilling the Future of Work

HR Digest

History, if it has taught us anything at all, has taught us that technology has created large employment and sector shifts, but also widened job opportunities. As we return to the workplace post-pandemic, a new set of skills is also likely to emerge for the transition. Coronavirus has changed the way Americans work.

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The Question with AI Isn’t Whether We’ll Lose Our Jobs — It’s How Much We’ll Get Paid

Harvard Business Review

The basic fact is that technology eliminates jobs, not work. It is the continuous obligation of economic policy to match increases in productive potential with increases in purchasing power and demand. While technology and globalization have spurred competition, efficiency, and dynamism, the gains have not been shared by all.

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What the U.S. Economy Needs More Than Manufacturing

Harvard Business Review

He also mentioned a plan for some sort of a stimulus to technological innovation, starting these manufacturing centers [like the one in Youngstown, Ohio]. And even if we see a revitalization of the manufacturing sector, basically it's going to be built on high-tech and it's going to require high-skilled workers.

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