IGF 2018 WS #443 The Internet and Jobs: preparing Gen YZ for future of work
Format:
Round Table - 90 Min
Theme:
Development, Innovation & Economic Issues
Subtheme:
FUTURE OF WORK
Organizer 1:
Joyce Dogniez
, Internet Society
Organizer 2:
Agustina Callegari
, Internet Society
Organizer 3:
Pollyanna Rigon Valente
, CRERAL TELECOM
Organizer 4:
Bruna Santos
, Coding Rights
Speaker 1:
Galperin Hernan
, Civil Society, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
Speaker 2:
Beate egen
, Private Sector, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 3:
Maria Luz Vega
, Intergovernmental Organization, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 4:
Luisa Verónica Arroyo Revatta
, Civil Society, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
Speaker 5:
Joy Wathagi Ndungu
, Civil Society, African Group
Additional Speakers:
Maria Prieto - International Labour Organization
Sevinc Aliyeva -
[email protected]
2018
Sebastian Wee Kiat Hoe -
[email protected]
2018
Relevance:
Access to the Internet, digital platform, and other technologies are changing the nature of work as we know it today. However, the impact that current technological trends will have on the labour force is not obvious. A range of scenarios are possible. As the Internet Society's 2017 Global Internet Report shows, the evolution of the Internet and technology generates anxieties and fears about its impact on the future, in a context where employment plays a central role in society and economic development. In recent years it has been postulated that technology will cause job losses up to 50% of all jobs over the next few decades, but, at the same time, new studies argue that the movement of the economic activity to the Internet is beginning to have a positive impact on employment. The topic has been incorporated into the Sustainable Development Agenda adopted by the United Nations in 2015, in which decent work and economic growth (SDG 8) and quality education (SDG 4) are established as specific goals to be achieved by 2030. Also, key international forums such as G20 and G7 have put this issue at the center of the discussion. In this context, this workshop seeks to bring to the table different stakeholders including youth to discuss how the Internet is impacting on the future of work, and what policies are needed to ensure young people benefit from these technological changes. Including youth in this conversation is vital as they are the driving force that can shape the future. In addition, as no stakeholder can face the challenges that the future of work present alone, this session aims to include diverse perspectives, ideas, and solutions to address the issue. This workshop is built on prior discussions as it includes some perspectives from a policy paper entitled “The Internet and Jobs. A giant opportunity for Europe”, prepared for a CEPS conference co-organised with the Internet Society and the European Committee of the Regions in 2017. As it also aims to include new perspectives by incorporating the views of the youth on the discussion, the outcomes of a roundtable organised by Internet Society, the Youth Observatory and Y20 (Youth Engagement Group for G20) will be considered for the workshop preparation.
Session Content:
The Internet is changing the nature of work as we know it today. For too many young people all over the world, the path to employment is full of challenges. For too many businesses and other organisations, finding young people with the proper skills also has difficulties. In this context, it is important to examine how to align youth, their training and their needs in the context of digitalisation with the employer requirements to connect young people with opportunities and not only bridge the skills gap but also to advance economic development in their countries. This workshop aims to bring together young people from all different regions, companies, and organizations to have a face-to-face discussion about the impact that the Internet and other technologies have on the future of work. The session will address two main issues that are central for the discussion: the impact of the Internet on youth entering the workforce and the growing demand for key skills by companies and organisations. Understanding these scenarios through 2030 can help not only youth but also businesses to better prepare for the future in support of the Sustainable Development Agenda. 1- Youth employment and the future of work While it is difficult to predict the exact impact of technology on jobs, the current scenario indicates that there are both reasons for optimism but also reasons for concerns. In this part of the session, understanding the most challenging questions about youth entering the workforce today will allow us to think about the future. How is the Internet changing the nature of work and how can youth benefit from these changes? How are companies and organisation adopting to new ways of working? How do both companies and youth see this scenario in 5-10 years? What are their main concerns and how should we face these challenges? 2- Capacity Building policies and best practices Discussions about education and skills go hand in hand with debates about employment and future of work. In this part of the session, speakers and participants will address the following trigger questions: How do we better equip young people with the rights skills for the future? What skills do companies and organisations need in the context of digitalisation and what are the challenges they face to find the right people? What are the challenges that young people face gaining these skills and what gaps do they need to overcome to find jobs? How can the Internet contribute to overcoming these challenges? Provisional agenda: Welcome and overview of the session - 5 minutes The Internet and Future of Work: introduction to the topic - 10 minutes Roundtable Topic 1 (the speakers will be invited to address the identified trigger questions): 35 minutes Speakers (20 min) Participants (15 min) Roundtable Topic 2 - 35 minutes Speakers (20 min) Participants (15 min) Closing remarks - 5 minutes Total time distribution: Welcome and overview of the session: 5 minutes Topic introduction: 10 minutes Total time speakers: 40 minutes (divided into two rounds of 20 minutes each). Total time participants (remote and in person): 30 minutes (divided into two rounds of 15 minutes each). Closing: 5 minutes Total time: 90 minutes
Speakers:
Maria Prieto - ILO - International Organisation - Europe (Confirmed)
Beate Degen - Ernst & Young -EY- Private sector- Europe (Confirmed)
Pablo Hinajosa -  technical community - APAC (Confirmed)
Souleymane Diallo (Senegal, ICT Ministry - Africa) (Confirmed)
Youth:
Verónica Arroyo - Youth Observatory - LAC (Confirmed)
Joy Wathagi Ndungu (Digital Grassroots) - Africa (Confirmed)
Sevinc Aliyeva -
[email protected]
2018
Sebastian Wee Kiat Hoe -
[email protected]
2018
Interventions:
Speakers have been selected to ensure both a diversity of stakeholder as well as different regional perspectives. The International Labour Organization, as well as the University of Southern California, confirmed their participation. Youth leaders from different regions (LAC and Africa) also confirmed their attendance and,
[email protected]
2018 selected participants from APAC and Europe will be invited to the session as speakers. In addition, different companies and governments (Senegal) have been invited to join the session, and they would confirm their participation once the IGF location is announced.
Diversity:
The session aims to bring together young people with different stakeholder. As so technical community, academia, international organisations and the private sector are represented in this workshop. In addition, we look for regional diversity and we count with speakers from Latin America, North America, Europe and Africa. In addition, we work to guarantee gender balance and, as so, we aim to have 50% of women participants. As regards policy perspectives, the session aims to contain different approaches to the issue and the speakers come from different backgrounds even in the cases where they are from the same group (youth) or belong to the same stakeholder.
Online Participation:
During the session, online participants will have the same rules that on-site ones. To promote online participation the remote moderator will provide constant support and feedback to the remote participants that want to address the discussion All of the session organizers have abundant experience managing remote participation in the Youth Observatory and ISOC context and will have no trouble facilitating remote participation. In addition to the aforementioned fora, we will also promote a dedicated hashtag (#DigitalFutureofWork) so that the speakers, audience members, and online participants can discuss the issues raised in real time on a more widely accessible medium. A collaborative document will gather these records of comments and questions during and after the workshop, to be later integrated into the report. A variety of media can also serve as background material for this debate, based on previous workshops. Remote participation tools will ensure an inclusive, accessible, and global audience both via the IGF online participation tools and Youth Observatory online discussion forums.
Discussion Facilitation:
The structure of this roundtable is intended to foster an inclusive conversation and promote constructive exchanges between discussants and other round table participants. In order to promote an informal discussion on the proposed topics between onsite and online audience and to allow interventions, online participation will be facilitated as mentioned above.
Onsite Moderator:
Bruna Martins Dos Santos
Online Moderator:
Pollyanna Rigon Valente
Rapporteur:
Guilherme Alves
Reference Document:
https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2017/internet-access-and-education/
Agenda:
Welcome and overview of the session - 5 minutes
The Internet and Future of Work: an introduction to the topic - 10 minutes
Roundtable “Youth employment and the future of work”
Speakers (20 min)
Maria Prieto - ILO
Beate Degen -EY
Wathagi Ndungu - Digital Grassroots
Sevinc Aliyeva -
[email protected]
2018
Q&A 15 min
Roundtable “Capacity Building policies and best practices”
Speakers (20 min)
Souleymane Diallo - Government Senegal
Pablo Hinojosa -  Apnic
Veronica Arroyo - SIG Youth
Sebastian Wee Kiat Hoe -
[email protected]
2018
Q&A 15 min
Closing remarks - 5 minutes
Session Time:
Tuesday, 13 November, 2018 -
10:10
to
11:40
Room:
Salle IX

