Future Jobs Report highlights Covid-19 has accelerated the adoption of automation

Posted on 22 Oct 2020 by Tom Lane

A new report by The World Economic Forum has found that the Covid-19 pandemic-induced lockdowns have accelerated the adoption of automation.

The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs 2020 Report  indicated that the shift to automation would create 97 million new jobs by 2025. However, it will disrupt 85 million jobs in the process. The new jobs would have an emphasis on skills in analytical thinking and creativity. The top emerging professions will be in data…

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