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.
Education and Skills
Why we need education built for peace – especially in times of war
Children everywhere deserve education — building peace education into their studies is among the most powerful tools we have to nurture peaceful societies.
Education and Skills
These 5 key trends will shape the EdTech market upto 2030
The next 10 years will see 800 million people graduate K-12 and 350 million people leave secondary school. EdTech is shaping their journey more than ever.
Emerging Technologies
With Generative AI we can reimagine education — and the sky is the limit
Generative AI can democratize personalized education, help students work on more ambitious projects and lift the burden of admin from educators' shoulders.
Education and Skills
How UNESCO is trying to plug the data gap in global education
The learning achievements of 680 million children have never been measured. New tools are expected to plug the data gap in global education systems.
Global Cooperation
These are the top international universities: Why their cooperation has never mattered more
As global challenges intensify, universities must join forces across nations to tackle them; Times Higher Education names those most internationally connected
Education and Skills
Why the world should look to Africa for education innovation
Teachers and tech will be crucial to developing education in Africa, which could provide one in three entrants to the global workforce within a decade.
Social Innovation
How social innovation education can help solve the world's most pressing problems
Social innovation education draws from different disciplines to create empowered global citizens that can help solve the world’s most pressing problems.
Education and Skills
AI and education: Kids need AI guidance in school. But who guides the schools?
AI in education: The absence of such guidance means a greater risk of privacy breaches, uneven disciplinary actions, and ineffective implementation.
Education and Skills
Reskilling Revolution: Preparing 1 billion people for tomorrow’s economy
The Reskilling Revolution has mobilized an impressive multistakeholder community of over 350 organizations. The Forum is working to provide 1 billion people with better education, skills ...
Jobs and the Future of Work
5 new job roles powered by Large Language Models (LLMs)
Emerging Technologies
How universities can play a pivotal role in building economic resilience
Universities can play a key role in addressing challenges such as climate change. Here are three technologies developed in Switzerland that highlight how.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion