Emerging Technologies & the Future of Work in India

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), characterised by the convergence of a cluster of technologies cutting across the physical, digital, and biological worlds - machine learning and artificial intelligence, advanced robotics and autonomous transport, cloud computing and the IoTs, among others, is expected to profoundly transform the future of work. Many jobs and ways of working will become redundant while many others will be created anew. Production processes, business models, service delivery mechanisms along with employment relationships and social protection frameworks are likely to be reconfigured. Anxiety about the world of work is not new, but it is claimed that this time around, the speed and spread of technological change will be unprecedented.

Global narratives on the impact of 4IR need to be localised and re-examined. While new technologies will be developed and deployed globally, the impact on the future of work will be mediated through local political, legal, and socio-economic structures. This study examines the likely impact of 4IR on the Future of Work in India, with specific focus on job displacement, employment conditions, and labor market inequities.

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