12 The Role of Education in Addressing the Workforce Challenges of AutomationA Global Perspective

Deepti Sharma, P. Krishna Priya, Sachin Tripathi, G. Bhuvaneswari, M. Kavitha, and V. Lakshmi Prasanna

DOI: 10.1201/9781003317456-12

12.1 Introduction

Automation has the potential to create new jobs and increase productivity, but it also poses significant challenges for workers who may be displaced or require new skills to remain employable [1, 2, 3, 4]. The workforce must be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to adapt to the changing demands of the labor market, and education has a critical role in providing such preparation. Education has always been essential to developing the workforce’s capacity to adapt to changing economic, ...

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