Global Scans · Technology · Weekly Summary

• While 75 million jobs may be displaced, 133 million new jobs could be created by 2025 due to AI and related technologies. Mischa Dohler
• The EdTech Africa initiative is poised to make a significant impact at a time when Africa is experiencing rapid digital transformation characterized by technological advancements, increased connectivity, and emerging job opportunities. U.S. Agency for International Development
• Candu technology is the only home-grown Canadian power reactor technology; it competes on a global stage, providing energy security, creating export opportunities and thousands of well-paying, highly skilled jobs, while also supporting the local supply chain and creating economic value to Canada. World Nuclear News
• Kuwait is advancing its AI initiatives through its Vision 2035 and New Kuwait 2035 programs, aimed at utilizing AI and other new technologies to generate more job opportunities in the future. Telecom Review
• Texas A & M will play a key role in workforce development and commercialization, guaranteeing that the new carbon-based technologies lead to economic growth and job creation. Texas A&M Today
• Artificial Intelligence is a rapidly improving technology that will impact businesses and workers in Minnesota, enhancing some jobs, disrupting others, and creating new ones. Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Develop
• 85 million jobs may be displaced by 2025 due to automation, but 97 million new roles could emerge, emphasizing the need for a skilled workforce capable of adapting to new technologies. DataCamp
• Nvidia's technologies have the potential to drive job creation and enhance productivity for businesses, ultimately leading to economic growth. India Today
• The Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network's Technology Pilot Zones will play a key role in fostering innovation, economic growth and supporting job creation, allowing companies to take their cutting-edge electric and autonomous vehicle technologies to new heights. Windsor
• The Australian Government backed Future Skills Organization focused on finance, technology and business job opportunities recently released its 2024 workforce plan titled Building a Skilled Workforce which showed that digital skills in now more in demand nationally than ever. National Skills Week 2024
• Supporters view xAI as a catalyst for Memphis to become a technology hub that could infuse hundreds of new jobs and millions of investment dollars into the local economy. Tennessee Lookout
• Microchip will establish a new Research and Development Centre for semiconductor technology in Semmancherry, Chennai, at a cost of Rs250 crore, generating 1,500 jobs. Mint
• The focus on technology transfer and job creation is expected to stimulate local industries and provide new opportunities for skilled workers in Oman. Oman Observer
• The development of the CCS sector in Malaysia will help unlock various socioeconomic benefits for Malaysia, contributing to economic growth, the creation of skilled and high-value job opportunities, and the advancement of new technology and innovation. MarketScreener
• The manufacturing sector will be boosted by the first major investment into battery technology in the UK, £450m has gone into the Gigafactory, which sits next to the Nissan plant, adding around 750 jobs locally - and an estimated 4,500 new jobs by 2030. Place North East
• Technology has spurred the growth of gig and remote work economies, providing flexible job opportunities to people around the world. INTERNETISGOOD
• While continued global disruptions and geopolitical crises may become bumps in the road to a sustainable economy, digital technologies have huge potential in the context of the green transition. EU Science Hub
• Over the last 17 years, Apple has not faced any other disruptive technology as potentially detrimental for its business and its future as AI, if not tackled in the right way. IDC Blog
• India's foreign policy will continue to navigate significant challenges, including the uncertainties from the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas conflicts, technological disruptions such as artificial intelligence and semiconductor developments, and increasing US-China friction. Mint
• BENGALURU: There are only a few countries in the world focusing on emerging technology, and India is focusing on disruptive technologies like no other nation has done. The New Indian Express
• Cities are the innovation centers of the US economy, but technological disruptions can exclude workers and inhibit a middle class. Nature
• Generative artificial intelligence is one of the most disruptive technologies in history, offering higher education institutions the opportunity to re-imagine a world where learning is highly personalized, seamless, and available to everyone. eCampus News

Last updated: 11 November 2024