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Each year, IFOW publishes the Good Work Monitor, which tracks access to six dimensions of good work and measures of productivity across all 203 local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales (the relevant data isn’t collected in Northern Ireland).
Striking at the heart of the issues that the Industrial Strategy is trying to address, this latest release paints a worrying picture: existing inequalities in access to good work are being further entrenched. The situation is stark: those areas with strong access to good work are able to be resilient through this period of technological transformation, while those where good jobs aren’t easily available are seeing opportunities further eroded by automation.
References to ‘good jobs’ or ‘good local jobs’ are rife in the Strategy. Clearly, improving the quality of people’s work is a key priority, as is making sure this happens equitably across regions and nations of the UK. And this is unsurprising: research from IFOW has highlighted how good work is the key to unlocking a good society.
As AI and automation are touted as key drivers of growth and innovation, how can they be deployed in ways that improve equality, rather than entrench inequality?
Join us as our expert panel explore how the GWM can offer insights for nations and regions as the Industrial Strategy starts to become a reality.
Confirmed panellists: Anna Thomas MBE (Founding Director, IFOW), Professor Tera Allas CBE (The Productivity Institute), Dr Harry Pitts (Senior Lecturer in Politics and Director of Business Engagement & Innovation for Humanities & Social Sciences on the University of Exeter’s Cornwall Campus)
