ABSTRACT The fourth industrial revolution will bring extensive changes in the nature of work. While automation is likely to displace workers, new occupations will be created. Emerging occupations are likely to be disproportionately concentrated in the nonroutine and cognitive category, and require skills that cannot be easily automated. This paper argues that meeting the skill demands of the fourth industrial revolution requires strengthening learnability – the willingness and ability to learn, unlearn, and relearn – among the current and future workforce. The paper provides a summary of the literature on how automation impacts jobs. In this context, the paper considers the implications for workforce development in terms of both skills supply and demand. Specifically, the paper describes emerging trends in education systems and identifies trends among firms that demand greater learnability. Finally, the paper proposes moving toward a learning society that promotes learnability at all stages of workforce development.

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技术的兴起及其对技能的影响

摘要第四次工业革命将带来工作性质的广泛变化。尽管自动化很可能会取代工人，但将创造新的职业。新兴职业可能会不成比例地集中在非常规和认知类别，并且需要无法轻易自动化的技能。本文认为，要满足第四次工业革命的技能要求，就必须增强当前和未来劳动力中的学习能力，即学习，学习和再学习的意愿和能力。本文提供了有关自动化如何影响工作的文献的摘要。在此背景下，本文从技能供求两方面考虑了对劳动力发展的影响。特别，该论文描述了教育系统中的新兴趋势，并确定了需要更高学习能力的公司之间的趋势。最后，本文提出了一个学习型社会，该社会应在劳动力发展的各个阶段促进可学习性。