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Transitions and Transformations

Perspectives on the Future of Work in Asia

The publication examines how technology, digitalization, and other relevant forces shape the future of work in Asia. The first section provides an anticipatory look at how life and work is restructured by wide-ranging technological changes. The second section focuses on how our educational systems can be reconfigured to keep up and take advantage of these changes. Lastly, the third section evaluates how similar technologies have different impacts on different sectors of the economy. The papers analyse and look at these issues from different perspectives. Some focus on the regional level, others present country analyses, while a few present micro case studies. We hope that this publication contributes to concrete policy action from both governments and businesses in supporting and preparing human capacities today for our work in the future.
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Table of Contents

About the Editor

Foreword

Introduction by Duncan Campbell

 

Section I. Anticipating Life and Work in a Digital Society and Economy

1. Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work in Asia: Prospects and Challenges by Mohammad Hassan SHAKIL

2. Is COVID-19 Accelerating the Automation and Digitalization in Emerging Economies in Asia? by Shamima NASRIN and Aisah

3. ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2025: Future of Work Perspective in Indonesia by Catherine SETIAWAN

4. Towards Indonesia 2045: Unleashing Indonesia’s Workforce Potentials by Lestary Jakara BARANY and Dandy RAFITRANDI

 

Section II. Renovating Education Systems for a New Labor Market

5. China’s Socioeconomic Development Strategy and Its Education Policy by Joseph Yu-shek CHENG

6. Digital Transformation: Exploring the Tertiary-Education Offering in Cambodia by Riccardo CORRADO, Sowinta KAY, and Patchanee TUNGJAN

7. The Future of Jobs and Education: The Role of STEM Uptake and Employability in Penang by Ong Wooi LENG, Lee Siu MING, and Ng Kar YONG

8. Advancing Knowledge Capital in Transforming the Future of Work in Southeast Asia by John Paolo RIVERA and Eylla Laire GUTIERREZ

9. Employability Gaps of the Future Vietnamese Workforce in the Digital Era by Giang Hien TRAN, Oanh Thu Thi NGUYEN, and Trang Huyen DANG

 

Section III. Same Technology, Different Impacts for Sectors and Labor-Market Subgroups

10. Working in Policy: The Shift of Labour Structure, Towards Service-Sector Employment in the Age of Digital Expansion in Vietnam by Nguyen Thanh TRUNG and Quan Thu HUYEN

11. The Impact of Automation on Jobs in the Agriculture Sector in Malaysia by Negin VAGHEFI

12. Formalizing Informal Work: Case Study of Street Vendors in Hanoi During and Beyond the Pandemic by Trang Vu HONG

13. Required Skills for the Future Work of Persons with Disabilities: Perspectives of PWDs in Cambodia by Ponleu SOUN

14. A Work Style Revolution in Japan: The Case of Fujitsu, How the Shift Away From Office-Based Work as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted the Corporate Culture in Japan by Martin FRITZ

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Cristita Marie Perez KAS

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