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Thursday, March 10, 2022

Euro Automation and Jobs

 More looks at the influence of robotics on Jobs

Automation Could Make 12 Million Jobs in Europe Redundant

in ZDNet, Owen Hughes, January 20, 2022

Automation could render up to 12 million jobs in Europe superfluous over the next 20 years as companies compete to boost productivity and fill skills gaps amid an aging workforce, reports research company Forrester. Retail, food services, and leisure and hospitality occupations could face the largest losses, with mid-labor jobs involving simple, routine tasks most vulnerable. A total of 49 million jobs in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Britain could potentially be automated by 2040, imperiling casual work and low-paid, part-time labor. Pandemic-reduced productivity is prompting organizations to consider automation to restore efficiency, while sectors that were already using automation have increased investment to grow service delivery and mitigate pandemic constraints. Academic forecasts of jobs potentially lost to automation vary, with Forrester noting machine learning experts "imagine future computer capabilities without understanding enterprise technology adoption constraints and the cultural barriers within an organization that resist change." ...  

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