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BY PRINTING SA
A new way of perceiving matters (as far as the future of
jobs in South Africa is concerned) is required, according
to industry experts.
Free trade pacts and outsourcing are often blamed for the loss of South
African jobs, but global CEOs at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos,
Switzerland, felt that robots, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI) will
be the main contributors to this worldwide problem in the future.
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Many efficient new technologies are emerging to support humans in print
manufacturing and business, including robotics, driverless cars, AI systems
and 3D printers. These shifts will obviously result in the creation of many new
high-skilled jobs. In turn, business leaders are recognising the importance of
life-long learning to help workers stay relevant in this quickly changing world.
As more businesses adopt automation, many jobs are being automated, which
disrupts the lives of many workers. By 2020, more than 7 million jobs worldwide
are expected to be lost to technology, according to the World Economic Forum’s
‘The Future of Jobs’ report.
To stay competitive and responsive in this climate, the private sector, including
the printing industry, must develop new programmes to retrain displaced
workers in strategic fields such as data analytics, computer science and
entrepreneurship. Displaced print workers will need upskilling to perform new
high-paid jobs in advanced manufacturing, such as the production and servicing
of solar panels, 3D printing and connected devices. Going forward, all types
of workers will be well served to continually re-skill and upskill themselves
throughout their careers to navigate our rapidly evolving business landscape. In
the future, education will not simply be a four-year steppingstone from school
to a chosen profession, it will be a lifelong learning process that embraces
ongoing change.
‘I think what we’re reaching now is a time when we may have to find alternative
careers through our lifetime,’ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella explained in an
interview with Reuters at Davos, a view shared by South African Institute of
Printing (SAIP) and Printing SA CEO, Steve Thobela.
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