Emma Employer Profile: Randstad–The Need for Skilling

In addition to changing the fabric of the workplace, the global pandemic accelerated digital transformation at organizations across the board. As the economy continues to rebound, businesses are rushing to find talent with the right skills to succeed in the tech-forward new normal, building a strong case for the need for skilling. Labor market uncertainty…

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The Emma Coalition Talks with Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester on the Future of Work

Emma Coalition co-founders Michael Lotito and Shannon Meade sit down with Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) to discuss how the Congressional Future of Work Caucus is working to address the evolving workplace.

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Law360 Interview with Emma Coalition President

Emma Coalition President and Founder, Michael Lotito, recently sat down with Law360 to discuss issues stemming from an increasingly mobile workforce along with advances in artificial intelligence in the workplace. Lotito highlighted the efforts of the Coalition as well as the need for stakeholders to come together and establish a national strategy to combat TIDE….

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McKinsey Publishes New Study on China’s Education and Job Training Needs

The McKinsey Global Institute issued a new report on China’s efforts to reskill and refocus on its workforce. The 128-page report notes that China may need to retrain 30% of the country’s workforce (as many as 220 million workers) by 2030 as the Chinese economy becomes more digitized and automated. The report, Reskilling China: Transforming…

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How AI and remote collaboration tools could help the construction industry get back to work

While remote working has suddenly become the norm for millions of people, not all industries lend themselves to working from such as home builders, electricians, and plumbers. But digital technology could still play a pivotal part in getting the $11 trillion construction industry back on its feet. OpenSpace uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically create…

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How robotics and automation could create new jobs in the new normal

Automation has gained increased attention amid the great social distancing experiment sparked by COVID-19. While too early to say whether the pandemic will expedite automation across all industries, many industry leaders believe that AI may help fuel a surge in robotics and automation. For example, BrainOS-powered cleaning robots have surged amid the COVID-19 crisis, with…

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A No-Code Environment Brings AI To The Business User

While business users are by now familiar with the concept of AI and machine learning, they are not technologists who can write code to create new use cases for AI. For financial services organizations to truly reap the benefits AI can bring to efficiency and ROI, they need to empower business users to take the…

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Stanford Grad Who Created The World’s First ‘Robot Lawyer’ Raises $12 Million In Series A

In the summer of 2015, Stanford-bound high school grad Josh Browder spent his nights coding and developing an automated program that would help people contest parking tickets. About three weeks later, Browder created a product called DoNotPay which he shared with his friends. DoNotPay, which Browder likes to call the “world’s first robot lawyer,” has…

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Artificial Intelligence in Human – To AI or Not to AI?

As leaders today are observing the AI revolution across every process, Human resources is no exception: there has been a visible wave of AI disruption across HR functions. According to an IBM’s survey from 2017, among 6000 executives, 66% of CEO’s believe that cognitive computing can drive compelling value in HR while half of the…

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Microsoft launches initiative to help 25 million people worldwide acquire the digital skills needed in a COVID-19 economy

According to its Official Blog, Microsoft is launching a global skills initiative aimed at bringing more digital skills to 25 million people worldwide by the end of the year. This initiative will bring together every part of Microsoft’s company combining existing and new resources from LinkedIn, GitHub, and Microsoft.  It will be grounded in three…

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