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COVID-19 speeds labour shift from humans to robots, WEF survey finds

COVID-19 speeds labour shift from humans to robots, WEF survey finds

ROBOTS will destroy 85 million jobs at mid-sized to large businesses over the next five years as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates changes in the workplace likely to exaggerate inequalities, a World Economic Forum (WEF) study has found. Surveys of nearly 300 global companies found four out of five business executives were accelerating plans to digitise work and deploy new technologies, undoing employment gains made since the financial crisis of 2007-8. “COVID-19 has accelerated the arrival of the future of work,” WEF Managing Director Saadia Zahidi said. For workers set to remain in their roles in the next five years, nearly…
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From Minecraft to robots: seven ways education is changing under lockdown

From Minecraft to robots: seven ways education is changing under lockdown

AMBER MILNE SCHOOL globally have been impacted by coronavirus lockdowns with some closing their doors indefinitely and others reopening under new guidelines. Students and teachers are finding innovative new ways to learn safely inside and outside the classroom. From gamified universities to TV lessons, distance learning has spurred new tech solutions to tackle the challenges that come with studying remotely. As the virus continues to spread and with vaccines anything from a few months to a few years away, these innovations could become part of the future of learning in a post-coronavirus world. Here are seven ways education is changing…
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