This report by the World Economic Forum looks at new data sources that provide insights into emerging opportunities for employment in the global economy and granular understanding of the skill sets needed by professionals, notwithstanding the continued importance of human interaction.
This Fourth Industrial Revolution is creating demand for millions of new jobs, with vast new opportunities for fulfilling people’s potential and aspirations. However, in order to turn these opportunities into reality, new sources of data and innovative approaches to understanding emerging jobs and skills, as well as to empower effective and coordinated large-scale action are urgently needed across the globe.
This report considers the ‘black box’ of job creation, reviewing the shifting focus of employment to emerging professions of the future, the reasons behind it and what skills will be required by these professions.
The analysis presented is based on innovative metrics and through this, the report provides insights into emerging opportunities for employment across the global economy as well as unique detail regarding the skillsets needed to leverage those opportunities.
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