Rethinking automation: the nature of work after COVID-19

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Automation is transforming our work, lives and society. It can drive productivity, create new jobs and reduce the hazards of human contact. But acceleration of technology adoption through the pandemic has shown that benefits are not evenly spread. At this critical moment, we ask our world-class panellists: how is automation changing work and skills? What are the consequences for society? And how can policy-makers respond? You can register here.

Join us for the launch event of the first event of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Future of Work and Institute for the Future of Work joint events programme. Prospect are the Union Chair to the APPG on the Future of Work.

‍Speakers:

Professor Sir Chris Pissarides, Co-Chair of the Institute for the Future of Work and Nobel Laureate in Economics

Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director of the World Economic Forums’ Centre for New Economy and Society

Professor David Autor, Associate Head of MIT Department of Economics

Co-chairs: David Davis MP and Clive Lewis MP

This event will be introduced by Anna Thomas, Director of the Institute for the Future of Work

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