Economy and the Future of Work

Among other things, we must seek to prioritize lifelong learning, so that people acquire skills that meet the demands of a labor market undergoing an ever more accelerated transformation. These are key times for the future of space exploration, with results that will probably turn humanity into a multiplanetary society and species.

• 85% of new jobs are directly or indirectly related to some technology, yet only 30% of students, at an average level, enroll in STEM degree programs.
• 65% of current tasks will be robotized and automated, but only 9% of the adult population receives ongoing training to learn new things.

According to a well-known study by the Institute for the Future (IFTF) in Palo Alto, California, 85% of the jobs projected for 2030 do not exist today. The logic is to think that the speed of technology and the automation of repetitive tasks seem to point us toward a future of uncertainty. The virtual, artificial intelligence and software are advancing at a speed that on many occasions overwhelms us. It is common for many people to think there will be changes we cannot even imagine.