Do you agree with technology making your life easier, well, almost all of us are in consonance? There are a few who express displeasure with the relentless pace of technological strides, so much so, they are unhappy, all the way right up to the industrial revolution.
Laid Back
In their opinion, industrialization was an aberration, it should not have taken place at all, such people are in a minority, they prefer the laid back life of the pre-industrial era. For the rest of us who revel in technology and relish the marvels of technological progress, at times, do have reasons to be mildly upset.
Complex Job Market
It may bring you all the conveniences, however when it comes to finding a job, it presents a complex job market than before. As technology gets more and more sophisticated with each passing day, you will find full-time technology jobs which have been long term, so far, are being transformed into an uneven and erratic flow of tasks which have got on demand, much of the time, paving the way for gig economy made possible by definitive technological advancements accomplished thus far.
Death Knell
This has sounded the death knell for many a traditional occupation. It is true that new occupations are cropping up all the time, add to it the woes of cyclical recession and governments are left battling with rising figures of unemployment.
Ample Jobs
The topmost priority of decision makers and administrators all across the world is to create ample jobs. This can only be brought about by initiating certain policy initiatives, which bring about a seamless transfer of invaluable resources, competent firms, invested capital and skilled professionals to burgeoning sectors from sluggish industries.
Foster Employment
The need of the hour is to foster employment creation within newer activities in emerging economies, powered by the digital economy with a view to mitigating the social hardships and overbearing costs that come along when displacements of jobs happen within various mature industries.
Skill Mix
This brings us to introspect upon the all important question, how are we going to train the workforce for the upcoming future. Essentially what would be the mix of skills required, ranging from effective communications, managerial, and of course the all important technical skills.
Final Thoughts
It is imperative that older workers are not left high and dry to fend for themselves as quite often they lie on the lowest end of skill sets and subsets. Reskilling is the dire need of the hour, be it basic digital skills or complementary digital skills among others.
