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Smart connected machines are set to put both blue collar and white collar workers out of jobs in large numbers, and this wave of change will force paradigm shifts in education, work and society as a whole. So says Sean Culey Business transformation expert, futurist and author of ‘Transition Point: From Steam to the Singularity’, who was speaking during a webinar hosted by the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) special interest group on AI and Robotics and the special interest group’s chairperson, Johan Steyn, a technologist and management consultant. Culey, whose book took over five years to research and covers a number of similar waves of industrialisation and economic and societal change over the past 1,000 years, says the world is now in a transition...

ESG is Highlighted as Important Focus Area for Industrial Software Leader AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software, has announced at the end of February three key senior hires to lead employee experience, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing (DI&W) and Sustainability. These roles will help accelerate AVEVA’s heightened focus to further its values of integrity, collaboration, innovation, and sustainable business outcomes throughout the organization. New Chief People Officer’s Remit is Extended Beyond Human Resources Tasked with leading AVEVA’s group-wide CSR initiative, Action for Good, along with driving its people strategy and improving the global employee experience, Caoimhe Keogan joined AVEVA in January 2021 as Chief People...

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Golden age of tech coming, but scores of jobs at risk, says futurist

AVEVA Accelerates Commitment to Invest in People and Sustainability