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A university degree will no longer be enough to guarantee continued employment - people will need to develop their innately human skills, while keeping their digital acumen up-to-date. For white-collar workers, a well-equipped home office with reliable, fast connectivity is now an absolute must.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "181a32c3-5fe0-4ddb-82f8-b5ce07b255f7", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.22, "w": 0.28, "x": 0.36, "y": 0.71 }, "kind": "paragraph", "text": "Although the progression of technology is impacting almost all kinds of work, some groups of people are better able to cope than others. As a result, society is segmenting. Some interviewees pointed to growing political, social and economic inequality, as people get disconnected from work and become increasingly unemployable. Given the fundamental importance of connectivity and digital tools in the new world of work, governments need to move now to narrow gaps between the technological haves and have-nots. Meaningfully closing the digital skills divide will be impossible without greater government investment.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "2ced05d1-939d-4239-870d-afcfbf487260", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.35, "w": 0.28, "x": 0.66, "y": 0.31 }, "kind": "paragraph", "text": "As well as capturing many of the ways in which work is clearly changing, this discussion paper identifies multiple topics where there are divergence of views. The impact that we will all face in the change is not yet well defined and set in stone. The leaders of the businesses and institutions that were interviewed do recognize that actions have to be taken to catch on to the current reality. Aligning the work, workforce and workplace in a completely new setting with different rules and cultural aspects is a huge task. In this respect, the paper will help frame the ongoing debate stakeholders about how we should organize work going forward. The outcome of that debate will have enormous ramifications for individuals and society as a whole.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "32b0dfd0-1afd-41f2-ac7d-42d0b9f33050", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.25, "w": 0.28, "x": 0.05, "y": 0.47 }, "kind": "paragraph", "text": "The response to the pandemic has demonstrated that a distributed workforce can use digital tools and connectivity to function effectively, opening opportunities for employers to recruit from a broader and more diverse and dispersed talent pool. Even so, businesses should work with governments to enable more people to develop the adaptability and soft skills they will need to be employable and productive in a world in which machines and computers take on more and more responsibilities. As technology takes over many traditional work tasks, organizations will have to rethink what they pay employees to do.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "c167442a-a7a5-43c9-8bf9-e03c27baed02", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.25, "w": 0.28, "x": 0.36, "y": 0.15 }, "kind": "paragraph", "text": "Yet, the shift to distributed working will also require organizations to double down on their efforts to create a shared sense of purpose among employees. Without that, there is a danger that people will lose their sense of belonging and cohesion will suffer. 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