Preparing for the nature of changing work

1. A proposed solution which can convey how the
nature of work is changing and what your
country/sector governments can do to prepare and
support their workforces

2. Introduction
Technologies and innovation which is fast growing is known to be the
major cause of the nature work changing hence different countries across
the world are preparing in different ways on how to invest and support their
workforce.
Technology is changing the skills being rewarded in the labor market
Its believed that people living in advanced economies are anxious about the
sweeping impact of technology on employment.

3. How the nature of work is changing
• Technology is disrupting the demand for three types of skills in the workplace.
First, the demand for nonroutine cognitive and socio-behavioral skills appears to
be rising in both advanced and emerging economies.
Second, the demand for routine job-specific skills is declining.
Third, payoffs to combinations of different skill types appear to be increasing.
These changes show up not just through new jobs replacing old jobs, but also
through the changing skills profile of existing jobs

4. Possible solution to prepare for the change in
work nature
1. Investing in human capital
Investing in human capital is the priority to make the most of this evolving
economic opportunity.
Three types of skills are increasingly important in labor markets:
1. Investing in human capital, particularly early childhood education, to advance cognitive
skills such as complex problem-solving,
2. Socio-behavioral skills such as teamwork, and skill combinations that are predictive of
adaptability such as reasoning and self-efficacy.
3. Building these skills requires strong human capital foundations and lifelong learning.

5. Investing in human capital continue…
Creating formal jobs is the first-best policy, consistent with the
International Labour Organization’s decent work agenda, to seize the
benefits of technological change. In many developing countries, most
workers remain in low-productivity employment, often in the informal
sector with little access to technology
Better adult learning opportunities enable those who have left school to
reskill according to changing labor market demands.
Investments in infrastructure are needed. Most obvious are investments
in affordable access to the Internet for people in developing countries
who remain unconnected and equally important are more investments in
the road, port, and municipal infrastructure on which firms, governments,
and individuals rely to exploit technologies to their full potential to better
them selves and keep updated to current affairs.

6. 2. Strengthening of social protection
• Social protection consists of policies and programs designed to reduce
poverty and vulnerability by promoting efficient labour markets,
diminishing people's exposure to risks, and enhancing their capacity to
manage economic and social risks, such as unemployment, exclusion,
sickness, disability and old age.
• Social protection can be strengthened by expanding overall coverage that
prioritizes the neediest people in society. Placing community health workers
on the government’s payroll is a step in the right direction.

7. Social protection continue
• Enhanced social assistance and insurance systems would reduce the burden
of risk management on labor regulation. As people become better
protected through such systems, labor regulation could, where appropriate,
be made more balanced to facilitate movement between jobs.
• For societies to benefit from the potential that technology offers, they
would need a new social contract centered on larger investments in human
capital and progressively provided universal social protection

8. 3. Mobilize revenue
• Creating fiscal space for public financing of human capital development and
social protection. Property taxes in large cities, excise taxes on sugar or
tobacco, and carbon taxes are among the ways to increase a government’s
revenue.

9. Responding to the changing nature of work

10. What my country can do to prepare support
and support for the work force
My country name is Namibia, in order to prepare for the changing nature of
work the country has to invest in Human capital, strengthening social
protection and mobilizing of revenue .
Currently in Namibia they have implemented all the policy they just need to
tighten their procedures so they execute them accordingly in the best interest
of the people.

11. Conclusion
Emerging economies are in the middle of a technological shift that is bringing
change to the nature of work.Whatever the future holds, investment in
human capital is a no-regrets policy that prepares people for the challenges
ahead.
Finally, the implementation of the policies will help the government or
countries to prepare their people for the nature of changing work in the near
future.

12. References
• Judith Heerwagen, Ph.D.,J.H. Heerwagen & Associates
Kevin Kelly and Kevin Kampschroer ,The Changing Nature Of Organizations,
Work,AndWorkplaceBy,U.S. General Services Administration Updated: 10-
05-2016
• Acemoglu, Daron, and David H. Autor. 2011. “Skills,Tasks, and
Technologies: Implications for Employment and Earnings.” In Handbook of
Labor Economics,Vol. 4, Part B, edited by Orley C. Ashenfelter and David
Card, 1043–1171. San Diego, CA: North-Holland