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Automation threatens 1.2 million Scottish jobs

on May 7, 2017 | 0 comments

By Gillian West

Nearly half of Scottish jobs are at “high risk” of automation in just over 10 years, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Scotland has revealed.

The report revealed that by 2030 adults would be “more likely to be working longer, and will often have multiple jobs” as around 1.2 million jobs will be carried out by machines.

Calling for skills qualifications to be reviewed, IPPR Scotland said changes were needed in order for workers to get more training and career support when they are mid-way through their working life, suggesting that an Open Institute of Technology could support this Read full story ›

Source: The Drum