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A Better Metric for the Value of a Worker Training Program

Harvard Business Review

Yet workplace training is more necessary than ever, as technology and globalization continue to change the types of jobs that are available. In a dynamic economy workers are expected to adapt, to change not just jobs but sometimes careers, to pick up new skills when necessary. And most programs have no positive effect at all.

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Do We Need A Recruitment Agency For Robots?

The Horizons Tracker

It looked at the role technology plays in economic recoveries, both in terms of economic growth and the number of jobs. The dissemination of technology. Indeed, a recent German study found that the jobs landscape is harmed by the poor distribution of technologies such as robotics throughout the economy.

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