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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.
The Booker Prize 2022 has been won by Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka. The six books on the shortlist came from four continents and five nationalities of authors.
The roles of libraries appears to be changing, with librarians reconsidering how they can work with local people to support their goals and aspirations.
Only by incorporating solutions pioneered by schools on the ground can we begin to address worsening learning poverty and manage the global education crisis worldwide.
Curiosity is present in humans from a young age, but factors like internet search engines, school settings and parenting styles can dampen this over time.
Employers need to embrace upskilling for their workers to future-proof their business and reduce societal polarisation due to the skills gap.
More and more colleges are becoming “metaversities,” taking their physical campuses into a virtual online world, often called the “metaverse.”
Students who had a sense of purpose and gratitude during the COVID-19 pandemic performed better academically and were more engaged, a recent study shows.
Inmarsat’s platform 'What on Earth is the value of space?' aims to inform the public about the vital role space plays in facilitating development on Earth.
The global literacy rate currently stands at 87%, up from 12% in 1820. But as this Statista graph shows, strong regional - and gender - inequalities remain.
Student-teacher ratios vary hugely around the world - and with the teaching profession under-staffed post-COVID, pupils' progress may suffer, warn experts.