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Policy
By Jennifer Taylor
P O L I CY N E WS
CTA President and CEO
Gary Shapiro speaks
with Advisor to the
President Ivanka Trump
about the future of work
at CES 2020
The Future of Work Hits a
High Note at CES 2020
E
very January, CES welcomes the world to Las Vegas
to celebrate innovation. No other event offers as complete a picture of where the technology sector is and
where it's going - and where other business sectors will
undoubtedly follow.
Artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum
computing and 5G are critical areas of
CES and are creating a new era of technology - one that will increase demand
for tech-related goods and services and
unleash new economic opportunities for
Americans. But the speed at which these
technologies are advancing is changing
both the workplace and the workforce,
and we must address what "The Future
of Work" will look like for our nation.
The technology industry now supports
over 18 million American jobs. And every
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job created in the U.S. consumer tech
sector supports almost three non-tech
jobs in the American economy according
to CTA's 2019 report, U.S. Economic
Contribution of the Consumer
Technology Sector. And just on the horizon, the tech sector will create over eight
million new jobs by 2023. But the future
of work is critical for companies in all
industries, not only driving innovation
but providing opportunities for millions
of Americans to find work. As the tech
industry expands into a larger percentage
of the U.S. GDP, the future of work grows
with it.
CES 2020
From keynote addresses to the dedicated
Future of Work conference track, CES
2020 also included discussions with government leaders about technology's
impact on the workforce.
During his State of the Industry keynote, CTA President and CEO Gary
Shapiro noted the future of work must
be a priority for the tech sector. "As we
enter into a new era of innovation the
only certainty is disruption. It can lead
to anxiety and unease about the jobs of
the future for many working people,"
said Shapiro. "It is our industry
responsibility to prepare workers for
this disruption." He urged tech employers to invest in educating future workers and upskilling current workers,
"not only because it is the right thing to
do for workers, but also because the
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