In The Press: Don't fear automation, it is something that could bring about better jobs

Rich Kenny, Group IT Director here at Techbuyer, and Managing Director of our sister company Interact has been featured on the front page of the Business Section of the Yorkshire Post. In the think piece article, titled “Don't fear automation, it is something that could bring about better jobs,” Rich discusses the challenges and opportunities technology brings to the jobs market in York and North Yorkshire.  

Rich has been on the York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership Skills & Employability Board for just over a year and was invited to write a think piece about the future of automation and job creation in the region. 

In the article Rich discusses how we must not be worried about automation. He also shares that we must ensure we create pathways for career development that are focused on more than just commercial objectives. He also provides some insight into pressing questions like; what will the jobs of tomorrow look like and how is our skills system adapting to ensure our current and future workforce stays ahead of the curve? 

Key Points: 

  • We should be seeing automation as a competitor that makes us better, not something that is replacing us. 
  • The sustainable triple bottom line: people, profit and planet, will lead to the jobs of tomorrow that will have a social, sustainable or environmental impact. 
  • The labour market is shifting and both younger and older generations are still in the labour market and looking for the same job. Education is about learning to learn new concepts, new technologies, new methods, and that can be applied across all ages. 

Read the full article here.  

 

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