IFOW February 2025 Newsletter | The View From IFOW - IFOW A new model of human-centred automation - reflecting on the closing conference of the Pissarides Review.

Our February newsletter is here!

This month, we focus on the Pissarides Review Final Report and #MakingTheFutureWork conference, where we launched the report.
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AI-based automation of jobs could increase inequality in UK, report says Government intervention key to supporting businesses through transition, research by thinktank suggests

For those who missed yesterday’s #MakingTheFutureWork: The Closing Conference of the Pissarides Review, where we launched our landmark Final Report on AI, automation, and the future of work—The Guardian has you covered.

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Thank you for collaborating with us. We hope the discussions have been insightful up there in Manchester! #PissaridesReview #MakingTheFutureWork

In the second session of the day at #MakingTheFutureWork, 'Getting Firms Working', Dr. Abigail Gilbert, Bomi Okuyiga, Prof. James Hayton and Kate Bell discuss firm-level implications from the Pissarides Review and consider firm-level strategies for managing technological change.

In our third session for #MakingTheFutureWork, Dr. Jonathan Clarke, Dr. Magdalena Soffia, Lord Richard Layard, Professor Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and Dr. Jennifer Dixon DBE will discuss how technologies impact wellbeing and how a people-first approach can drive productivity.

For our second session at #MakingTheFutureWork on the 27th of January, hear from Dr @abbygkgilbert.bsky.social Gilbert, Professor James Hayton, Kate Bell, and Bomi Okuyiga as they discuss how businesses can adapt to the rapid pace of socio-technical change.

Getting the Country Working

The first session at #MakingTheFutureWork on the 27th of January will build on Lord Vallance's keynote and discuss how to tackle national and regional inequalities through innovation and policy with an expert panel.

We’re thrilled to announce that Lord Patrick Vallance, Minister of State for Science, Research, and Innovation, will deliver the keynote at #MakingTheFutureWork the closing conference of the Pissarides Review on Monday, 27th January 2025, live from The Shard.