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Future tech and the skills of tomorrow
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With tech changing the workplace, what skills should we be teaching to prepare people for the future? Following World Youth Skills Day, Tata Communications’ Aadesh Goyal shares his perspective.
It’s a pretty common question that people get asked when they’re young: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The typical answers rarely match up to the eventual reality – an astronaut, a professional footballer, a doctor, a pilot – but that’s less because of children’s unrealistic expectations, and more because of changes in the labour market.
The changing employment landscape"According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2016 Future of Jobs report, 65% of children at primary school today will actually end up doing jobs that don’t even exist yet."

It could also help to improve communication and efficiency, particularly with teams that are based in different locations around the world and don’t necessarily share a common language."AI is also expected to augment the work humans already do. By taking over dull, repetitive tasks and freeing up time for people to be more innovative and creative, many companies expect AI to make their employees more agile and nimble, increase their curiosity and enhance their engagement."


Successfully integrating AI and robots into our working lives isn’t about competing with them for the same jobs, it’s a case of working with them and stepping in where their skill sets are lacking. Education should bring out the things that make us human and use our unique skills to complement AI and make technology work harder for us. Discover more about AI and the future of work here."Adaptability is key, and businesses and education facilities alike should be investing and encouraging entrepreneurialism, up-skilling and additional training opportunities, to develop the most diverse working culture."
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