The Future of Work Requires More, Not Less Technology in Developing Countries

Digital technology is transforming the organization and location of production, and thus the futureof work. It risks widening the gap between richer and developing countries, and between the better skilled and connected and the poorer population gr...

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Main Authors:	Raja, Siddhartha, Christiaensen, Luc
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	JOB CREATION DIGITAL DIVIDE TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION INEQUALITY SKILLS ROBOTICS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/569581501603327340/The-future-of-work-requires-more-not-less-technology-in-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27934

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spelling	okr-10986-279342021-05-26T09:05:20Z The Future of Work Requires More, Not Less Technology in Developing Countries Raja, Siddhartha Christiaensen, Luc JOB CREATION DIGITAL DIVIDE TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION INEQUALITY SKILLS ROBOTICS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT Digital technology is transforming the organization and location of production, and thus the futureof work. It risks widening the gap between richer and developing countries, and between the better skilled and connected and the poorer population groups within countries, who stand to bear the brunt of the adjustment. But technology also creates opportunities (leapfrogging), to generate jobs, increase earnings and be more inclusive. To take maximum advantage and counter the threat of rising global inequality, developing countries need to: (1) address bottlenecks in technology access; (2) invest in skills and (3) create an enabling environment. 2017-08-17T21:31:03Z 2017-08-17T21:31:03Z 2017-07 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/569581501603327340/The-future-of-work-requires-more-not-less-technology-in-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27934 English en_US Jobs Notes;No. 2 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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description	Digital technology is transforming the organization and location of production, and thus the futureof work. It risks widening the gap between richer and developing countries, and between the better skilled and connected and the poorer population groups within countries, who stand to bear the brunt of the adjustment. But technology also creates opportunities (leapfrogging), to generate jobs, increase earnings and be more inclusive. To take maximum advantage and counter the threat of rising global inequality, developing countries need to: (1) address bottlenecks in technology access; (2) invest in skills and (3) create an enabling environment.
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title	The Future of Work Requires More, Not Less Technology in Developing Countries
title_short	The Future of Work Requires More, Not Less Technology in Developing Countries
title_full	The Future of Work Requires More, Not Less Technology in Developing Countries
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The Future of Work Requires More, Not Less Technology in Developing Countries

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