Listen "The skills of the future"
Episode Synopsis
‘Technological change is revolutionising the workplace’, ‘the future is automated’ and ‘a robot will be doing my work before long’ are phrases we hear a lot when it comes to discussing the impact of technological advancement on the labour market and skills. But what is the real impact of robots or AI on the workforce? And, how can we steer technological change in a direction that is labour-complementing and welfare enhancing? How can governments and businesses help workers to adapt to technological change, through reskilling and transitioning initiatives?
As part of Bruegel’s Future of work and inclusive growth project, Bruegel fellow Laura Nurski and Dimitrios Pikios, ESCO Project coordinator at DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion at European Commission joined Giuseppe Porcaro to talk about the risks of automation, deskilling but also the opportunities for new learning that come with technology and what policymakers can do to facilitate this.
As part of Bruegel’s Future of work and inclusive growth project, Bruegel fellow Laura Nurski and Dimitrios Pikios, ESCO Project coordinator at DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion at European Commission joined Giuseppe Porcaro to talk about the risks of automation, deskilling but also the opportunities for new learning that come with technology and what policymakers can do to facilitate this.
More episodes of the podcast The Sound of Economics
Understanding money in the EU
12/11/2025
Paradoxical EU-China climate relations
29/10/2025
What are governments buying?
22/10/2025
Climate, data and complacency
15/10/2025
What should Europe pay for
01/10/2025
China’s race to electrification
25/09/2025
EU foreign direct investment, explained
17/09/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.