Future of work in the digital economy: developing skills for Industry 4.0

This publication is an outcome of the global webinar on the Future of work in the digital economy: developing skills for Industry 4.0 on 25 June 2020, which was opened by the Australian Ambassador to Germany and hosted by RMIT Europe. In this report industry leaders and international academics examine the impact of [Coronavirus Disease 2019] COVID-19 on the digital economy and analyse the critical skills required to drive this accelerated digital transformation.

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The contents are as follows: Foreword / Aleksander Subic; In focus: growth in the space industry sector through advanced manufacturing / Alexsandar Subic; Perspectives: a digital workforce is more important now than ever / Jeff Connolly; In focus: embedding digital skills in education / Jeff Connolly; Perspectives: the opportunity for Australia's manufacturing sector / Andrew Dettmer; In focus: a fair share for Australian manufacturing / Andrew Dettmer; Perspectives: engineers play a critical role in industrial transformation / Bronwyn Evans; In focus: data and water security / Bronwyn Evans; Perspectives: global partnerships are key for solutions to global challenges / Frank Wagner; In focus: Future Work Lab in Germany / Frank Wagner; Perspectives: cyber security underpins the success of Industry 4.0 / Michelle Price; In focus: Blackberry and the next generation of cyber professionals / Michelle Price. Show less