We may not work in a time of such great change after all, says Productivity Commission
September 12, 2019
Warnings that jobs are changing rapidly and at risk from automation are missing the mark, according to a Productivity Commission draft report on the future of work.It has become a cliche that the rate of adoption of new technologies is accelerating, and that "new" innovation...
Bank ABC’s AI-powered Digital Employee Fatema – The World’s First Digital DNA™ Human
September 11, 2019
Soul Machines, a New Zealand based deep science & technology company and Bank ABC, announce “Fatema,” a fully autonomous, AI-driven Digital Human who will be an integral part of the Bank’s customer experience. The ‘digital employee’ accumulates experiences, learns,...
The New Zealand workplace of the future
September 3, 2019
Ethical job automation, collaborative workplaces and an aging workforce are three of the trends that recruiting experts Hays forecast will have the greatest impact on New Zealand’s world of work in the next 20 years.The recruiter, which released its list of predictions to ...
How robots are transforming jobs for the better
August 7, 2019
The rise of the machines will radically transform the way we work. Jobs will disappear. New ones will emerge. But what if the perceived threat of technology is really an opportunity to be more human?The machines are coming for our jobs, but we don't need to freak out about i...
Why the human touch will still determine the future of work
August 2, 2019
Driven by rapid innovations in technology and almost unfettered global connectivity, our physical and digital experiences are merging ever closer. The age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is now truly upon us.While the Third Industrial Revolution was also digital in natur...
When Kinley Salmon was casting around for the opening words for his new book on the future of work, he reached for his maternal grandmother’s 1990 autobiography.Salmon’s book, Jobs, Robots & Us: Why the Future of Work in New Zealand Is in Our Hands, examines employm...
Future of Work conference - 15 April, Hamilton
March 1, 2019
A one-day conference on the future of work
Former president of Unilever Europe and current CEO of Avon International Jan Zijderveld heads the line-up for this one-day conference that will focus on the future of business from three angles - Leadership, Innovation, and Su...
Government commissions new study on the future of work
February 28, 2019
Tech disruption and the future of work are the focus of a new inquiry. Minister of Finance Grant Robertson announced the Productivity Commission on Thursday at the Work in Progress conference in Wellington.The commission has a year to work on the report whic...
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