LETTER: Prepare people for change
Governments and corporates now have an opportunity to review how people are educated to prepare them for a future where humans and robots share the same workspace.
Many theories abound regarding how many jobs are likely to be replaced by robots in the imminent 4th Industrial Revolution, a topic that’s creating much debate at World Economic Forum 2017 in Davos. And while fears of robots taking human jobs are not unfounded, there is a different way of thinking about it. To begin with, governments and corporates now have an opportunity to review how people are educated to prepare them for a future where humans and robots share the same workspace. But what about people’s jobs today? There is renewed advocacy for lifelong learning. Cramming most of the learning at the start of one’s life is simply not enough. Motivation and reward for lifelong learning is an imperative for all governments. And how does South Africa tackle its global education ranking? How the future unfolds, not just for our youth but also for the blue-collar worker whose skill has become automated, can likely be addressed through effective government-led interventions. In Singapor...
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