In the next decades the working world will change fundamentally. What powers affect the labor market? What changes are to be expected? And what does that mean for those involved in labor politics? This conclusive report by the Commission "Work in the Future" – with members from the fields of science, businesses and unions as well as practitioners – presents a diagnosis of the current situation and provides a perspective of the future of work. Particularly, however, the commission offers food for thought on the question how society can master the fast changes so that work in the digital economy guarantees the participation in society and more than mere livelihood.

Die Arbeitswelt wird sich in den kommenden Jahrzehnten fundamental verändern. Welche Kräfte wirken auf dem Arbeitsmarkt? Mit welchen Veränderungen ist zu rechnen? Und was bedeutet dies für die arbeitsmarktpolitischen Akteure? Dieser Abschlussbericht der Kommission »Arbeit der Zukunft« – mit Mitgliedern aus Wissenschaft und Praxis, Wirtschaft und Gewerkschaften – liefert eine Diagnose der aktuellen Lage und gibt einen Ausblick auf die Zukunft der Arbeit. Vor allem aber liefert die Kommission Denkanstöße dafür, wie die Gesellschaft den rasanten Wandel so meistern kann, dass Arbeit in der digitalen Ökonomie soziale Teilhabe und mehr als die bloße Existenzsicherung garantiert.

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This open access book provides an overview of urban digital platforms such as Airbnb and Deliveroo, which, along with Amazon, Google, Facebook, and other IT companies, constitute by now the infrastructures for other businesses to operate on and for our social life to go on. These platforms serve as standards-based techno-economic systems that simultaneously capture cooperation through remote coordination and organize labor via algorithm management. Based on a three-years research project, this contributed book outlines a general theory of platform capitalism that conceives these platforms not only as technical devices, but as generative engines that operate at the interface of several aspects, such as digitalization of forms of social cooperation; algorithm-based management of labor and participation; and private and vertical appropriation of profits. These elements are somehow iconic of the capitalist evolution of the last decades, and they open up a reflection on new forms of “primitive accumulation” (in particular regarding data), on the mechanisms used to capture and extract social surplus value, and on the logistic-financial dimensions of capital. Finally, in light of the transformations associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the authors examine how platforms can evolve into hegemonic organizational structures. Assuming we are all already living in the age of the platform, this book takes a multifaceted approach—combining sociology with urban studies, and political sciences with economics—to grasp the challenges our societies face in terms of ensuring fair economic growth, adequate social protections, and labor rights. It will appeal to anyone interested in digital platforms and how they are changing the organization of labor, urban spaces, and forms of governance.

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Embark on an intellectual exploration by addressing the intricate connections between education and the defining challenges of our era in this captivating collection. "Creativity, Intelligence, and Collaboration in 21st Century Education" delves into the demands of our dynamic world, intertwining various perspectives from psychology, creativity studies, and educational sciences. Uncover the significance of 20th-century skills, explore the transformative impact of digital technology, and examine the intersection of creativity and artificial intelligence, among other lively issues that shape the educational landscape. From STEM education to the creative process of master’s students, this volume serves as a guiding beacon for researchers, educators, policymakers, and inquisitive minds interested in the evolving trends and fresh perspectives in education. Challenge assumptions, envision a landscape where creativity and collaboration flourish, and emerge with a profound understanding of the future of education.

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The volume covers the field of digital humanities regarding the future of work. What digital skills will be needed in the nearby future? How digitization and digitalization change the very nature of science and the workplace? The authors represent higher education institutions which form the EU4Dual European University, as well as associated Ukrainian universities. Therefore the papers are often a result of applied and cooperative research, done together with the industry. As such they focus on practical usage of digital humanities and digital skills.

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»Das Reich der Freiheit beginnt in der That erst da, wo das Arbeiten, das durch Noth und äußere Zweckmäßigkeit bestimmt ist, aufhört« - so einst Karl Marx. Und heute? Trotz weitgehender Automatisierung bleibt die Norm der Vollzeitarbeit bestehen. Das Motto »Sozial ist, was Arbeit schafft« wird von fast allen politischen Akteuren getragen. Zugleich wird die bisherige Form der Vollzeitarbeitsgesellschaft in vielen Momenten brüchiger und ungleicher: Pflegekrise, Gender-Pay-Gap, prekäre Jobs oder unregulierte Crowdwork auf digitalen Plattformen offenbaren nur einige der vielfältigen Bruchlinien. Mit Blick auf die politische Ideengeschichte der freien Zeit und die aktuellen Debatten um Automatisierung und Digitalisierung entwirft Gregor Ritschel ein Plädoyer für den schrittweisen Ausgang aus der bisherigen Arbeits- in eine »Multiaktivitätsgesellschaft« (André Gorz). Er zeigt: Eine Verkürzung der Arbeitszeit kann uns eine sozialere, kreativere und auch umweltschonendere Welt ermöglichen.

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How people judge humans and machines differently, in scenarios involving natural disasters, labor displacement, policing, privacy, algorithmic bias, and more. How would you feel about losing your job to a machine? How about a tsunami alert system that fails? Would you react differently to acts of discrimination depending on whether they were carried out by a machine or by a human? What about public surveillance? How Humans Judge Machines compares people's reactions to actions performed by humans and machines. Using data collected in dozens of experiments, this book reveals the biases that permeate human-machine interactions. Are there conditions in which we judge machines unfairly? Is our judgment of machines affected by the moral dimensions of a scenario? Is our judgment of machine correlated with demographic factors such as education or gender? César Hidalgo and colleagues use hard science to take on these pressing technological questions. Using randomized experiments, they create revealing counterfactuals and build statistical models to explain how people judge artificial intelligence and whether they do it fairly. Through original research, How Humans Judge Machines bring us one step closer to understanding the ethical consequences of AI. Written by César A. Hidalgo, the author of Why Information Grows and coauthor of The Atlas of Economic Complexity (MIT Press), together with a team of social psychologists (Diana Orghian and Filipa de Almeida) and roboticists (Jordi Albo-Canals), How Humans Judge Machines presents a unique perspective on the nexus between artificial intelligence and society. Anyone interested in the future of AI ethics should explore the experiments and theories in How Humans Judge Machines.

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This open access book examines the implications of internal crowdsourcing (IC) in companies. Presenting an employee-oriented, cross-sector reference model for good IC practice, it discusses the core theoretical foundations, and offers guidelines for process-management and blueprints for the implementation of IC. Furthermore, it examines solutions for employee training and competence development based on crowdsourcing. As such, the book will appeal to scholars of management science, work studies, organizational and participation research and to readers interested in inclusive approaches for cooperative change management and the IT implications for IC platforms.

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Respondendo ao desafio lançado pelo Diretor-Geral da Organização Internacional do Trabalhado (OIT) de debater “O Futuro do Trabalho” no quadro da preparação do centenário da OIT (em 2019), este livro reúne os principais contributos resultantes da primeira Simulação da Conferência Internacional do Trabalho em ambiente universitário europeu. Além dos discursos institucionais (das entidades organizadoras, dos convidados institucionais e dos representantes dos parceiros sociais), o livro detalha os conteúdos das sessões de trabalho em que os 300 delegados (estudantes da Universidade de Coimbra) estiveram envolvidos ao longo de meses. O corolário dos debates sobre o futuro do trabalho, repartidos por 4 comités – (i) A macro regulação económica do emprego. Do pleno emprego

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The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. School-to-work transition studies have a rich sociological history that has traditionally focused on marginalised young men, until recently. Returning the focus to the most marginalised working-class young within a contemporary context, The 21st Century Ladz explores changing ideas of manhood, masculinities and social class identity. Drawing on a qualitative study, Gater studies the school-to-work transition and formation of masculinity of a group of marginalised working-class young men from the South Wales Valleys. Filling a gap in the literature by challenging the notion that marginalised working-class young men are synonymous with protest masculinity and historically associated behaviours and views including anti-learning, manual employment aspirations, homophobia, sexism, suppression of emotion and avoidance of physical tactility, this work identifies key continuity and changes in young men's views and behavior. The author offers a new concept to masculinities studies in the form of amalgamated masculinities, which is understood as a fusion of locally constructed protest masculine characteristics and softer masculine attributes adopted through external cultural influence. Chronicling a “rupturing process” or the destabilisation of masculine beliefs associated with protest masculinity, Gater highlights softer displays of masculinity in this sub-group. Delving into the intersections of marginalised working-class young men, social class, education, employment and masculinities, this era-defining text offers a fresh perspective on the study of working-class young men.

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