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Artificial intelligence is coming, and policymakers need to prepare the economy for it, the White House said in a recent report.

The report, “Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and the Economy,” suggests the U.S. should invest in and develop AI, because it has “many benefits,” education and train Americans for the jobs of the future, and aid workers in the transition and empower them to share in future growth.

While there is little doubt that business processes are changing, it’s not the business that’s influencing the shift in operations. It’s prospective and existing customers who are empowered by regular access to information and interactions. Companies that succeed in this new competitive landscape are the ones that realize the power of their customers and reinvent their business models and processes to systematically understand and serve them. However, when such change is concentrated in only customer-facing areas and doesn’t happen quickly enough in behind-the-scenes functions such as HR, it can hold back the business.

As much as we hate to admit it, the Gen Z is very different! The how and why of Gen Z thinking was discussed in our article Training Gen Z: 5 Myths Busted. But often the answers lie at the roots. What is more important now is groom students to attune to this fast-changing world and create a job ready gen next.

In America, 71 % of the population age 3 and overuse the internet. This is in stark contrast to a United Nations report that revealed that 57 % of the world’s people are unable to take advantage of the internet. As a matter of fact, schools in developing nations have been slow to adopt technology. For various reasons; it’s too costly, really not needed, a great distraction, illiteracy, etc., etc., etc.

But do you realize that in most schools in developed countries blackboards are nearly obsolete, fat hard-bound text books have been replaced by online text, digital resources are used for "homework", and discussions happen on online collaboration platforms? More private schools, than public ones, are warming up to technology in education in developing countries. But where do they begin and how far should they reach? Here are 5 must-adopt strategies for merging technology and education, which developing countries can use to beat the race and create a job ready gen next.

Revista digital con interesantes artículos en español e inglés sobre la Educación Disruptiva del Siglo 21. Aquí descubrirás por qué el Sistema Educativo tiene que articularse a la altura de los tiempos.

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Last week the Children’s Commissioner issued a report, prepared by the Growing Up Digital Taskforce, which highlighted how childhoods are being dramatically affected because of what children access on the internet. Combined with a survey by Mumsnet, which found that 73 percent of parents are worried about their children accessing inappropriate content online, the Commissioner’s report states that children are not being educated or supported for their life online in the same way that they are prepared for life offline.