[LINK] "Advancing Australia as a Digital Economy"

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

On 14/06/2013 8:47 AM, Tom Worthington wrote:
> Digital technology can be an enabler for the economy.

I'd modify that to "Digital technology can be an enabler for parts of 
the economy."

How Technology Is Destroying Jobs
David Rotman
June 12, 2013
http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/515926/how-technology-is-destroying-jobs/

<quote>
That robots, automation, and software can replace people might seem 
obvious to anyone who’s worked in automotive manufacturing or as a 
travel agent. But Brynjolfsson and McAfee’s claim is more troubling and 
controversial. They believe that rapid technological change has been 
destroying jobs faster than it is creating them, contributing to the 
stagnation of median income and the growth of inequality in the United 
States. And, they suspect, something similar is happening in other 
technologically advanced countries.
<end quote>

IMHO, if the "digital" economy doesn't create new types of jobs that 
employ Australian workers, then the future will be bleak.

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