On 31 March, the DWIH Tokyo welcomed four panellists from Germany and Japan to a web talk on "The Future of Work in Industry 4.0 & Society 5.0". More than 150 viewers from Germany and Japan followed the web talk via the live stream on YouTube and engaged in the online discussion.
Web Talk: "The Future of Work in Industry 4.0 & Society 5.0"
On 31 March, the DWIH Tokyo welcomed panellists from Germany and Japan to a web talk on "The Future of Work in Industry 4.0 & Society 5.0". More than 150 viewers from Germany and Japan followed the web talk via the live stream on YouTube and engaged in the online discussion.
In the first hour, the panellists provided insights into how the future of work is envisioned in Japan and Germany – in political roadmaps as well as in practical research. The web talk featured presentations on:
The presentations were followed by a 40-minute Q&A session. The audience's questions covered the different ethical approaches of Japan and Germany in general, as well as concrete issues of data security, the prevention of job losses and widening social gaps due to economic inequality. The question of how the current Covid-19 pandemic impacts the future of work in our countries was also brought up, as changes in our work environment and in society have never been so rapid and so easily observable as now.
https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/future_work/
Published: June 2020