In 2020, the global workforce lost an equivalent of 255 million full-time jobs, an estimated $3.7 trillion in wages and 4.4% of global GDP, a staggering toll on lives and livelihoods. While vaccine rollout has begun and the growth outlook is predicted to improve, an even socio-economic recovery is far from certain.
The choices made by policymakers, business leaders, workers and learners today will shape societies for years to come. At this critical crossroads, leaders must consciously, proactively and urgently lay the foundations of a new social contract, rebuilding our economies so they provide opportunity for all.
In this context, the Forum remains committed to working with the public- and private sectors to provide better skills, jobs and education to 1 billion people by 2030 through initiatives to close the skills gap and prepare for the ongoing technological transformation of the future of work.
Continuing development for middle and high school STEM teachers leads to academic benefits for their students, particularly Black girls, a study says.
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Times Higher Education has released its list of the world’s top universities for 2023. Brazil leads the way among the best universities in Latin America.
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A study led by an MIT economist found that attending preschool at age 4 significantly increases the chances of children's enrolling in higher education.
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AI is seen as a big challenge by companies like Alphabet and Microsoft. But what impact do people expect artificial intelligence to have on their lives?
ChatGPT might seem like just another information source, but the means by which it produces output raises questions about reliability, a professor says.
People who have strong spatial skills are more likely to be interested in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) and to choose Stem careers.