In the book Contrordine compagni. Manuale di resistenza alla tecnofobia per la riscossa del lavoro e dell’Italia (Handbook of resistance to technophobia for the rescue of work and Italy) (Rizzoli), Marco Bentivogli, who has been, since 2014, the national secretary of Fim Cisl, explains how to face the fourth industrial revolution
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In view of the Davos World Economic Forum, awareness of how governments and institutions should proactively manage automation is taking centre stage. Focusing on scenarios that can be created, rather than those that can be destroyed.
The cars of the future will be intelligent, connected, comfortable and safe, as will the manufacturing centres where they are made. From automated trolleys to management software and hand-held devices, car manufacturers are taking the wheel when it comes to industrial innovation
Say goodbye to the assembly line, as we usher in the age of islands, sensors and robots – not to replace humans, but to help them work better. Report from Sant’Agata Bolognese, home to the factory of the historic Italian manufacturer, now owned by Audi, that produces the Urus SUV.
Cooperation, skill and a pride for things well done: this is the recipe for employability, according to the London School of Economics sociologist: The world of work should foster bonds, not break them down with resentment multipliers
They train professionals in strategic sectors for the country’s future development. And yet, they are a niche framework despite the fact that they guarantee employability for almost 80% of new graduates.
What with apps and self-service tills, stores look set to change forever
Paris has just opened the world’s largest business accelerator. A sign of a country that invests in innovation despite the crisis
Marco Taisch, one of the main Italian experts of digital manufacturing and industry 4.0, has faith in the Italian recovery, fostered also by technological innovation of companies, and he is betting on the European agreements: “We can become a system with France and Germany.”
Our country should stop selling cars with diesel or petrol engines by 2035 and switch to electric cars. New skills, new professional profiles and more research will be needed
“Psychology and the Good Life”, taught by Laurie Santos at Yale, has become the most popular course in the history of the prestigious American university. Yet there is no shortage of examples in Italy as well
Software developers, engineers and computer scientists will be leading the first phase of creating a virtual reality for avatars. But eventually a detailed world will have to be created, and this will only be possible with architects, designers, mathematicians and many other professional profiles.