Realizing human potential in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: an agenda for leaders to shape the future of education, gender and work
Three major trends are affecting how human capital is developed and deployed around the world: (1) globalization and technology are accelerating job creation and destruction; (2) education and training systems, having remained largely static for decades, are not keeping pace with these shifts; and (3) outdated cultural norms and institutional inertia create roadblocks for half of the world's talent. These factors together exacerbate income inequality and fuel political and social turmoil. This White Paper lays out a common agenda for action on transforming education ecosystems, advancing the c ... Show more
Published: Geneva, Switzerland, World Economic Forum, 2017
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 35 p.
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