The workplace is rapidly evolving due to significant technological advancements, necessitating that employees continuously upgrade their skills to remain relevant. Computerization is at the forefront, with workers needing proficiency in operating computerized machinery across various industries including banking, pharmacies, and logistics.
Due to the increase in consumer willingness to buy online, more and more companies are interested in selling online. In 2009, online retail markets raked in about $16.9 billion in 2009, 7% of all retail sales. In addition, retail sales are expected to climb in the coming years. It's obvious that online growth will better enhance consumer and seller relations.
Online Growth: Increase in computer use and its impact on society.
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Computerization
•Be able to work on a computer or run a computerized machine.
•Technology is changing so quickly that you’ll have to continually upgrade your work-related skills.
•Be adaptable. As technology advances, your work will constantly change.
What you need to be able to do in the FUTURE
Computers are creating new jobs as demand for new programs and new softwares increase since its a great means of comunication
Globalization
Globalization is increasing day by day which can be seen by observing the number of markets being increased. It is providing more job opportunities to the computer experts.
They are succussfully processing to increase portion of economics or other activities carries out across national borders
Workers are already rich in knowledge and experience of Scotland's business presence in key markets, will interact with our core audience in Edinburgh to share perspectives and discuss pointers to Scotland's future success."
Scottish business is virtually going global and spreading rapildy, producing branches in Mumbai, Newyork, Toronto and Hong Kong
GLOBALIZATION is the world wide industrial communication.
Life Long Learning
At the International Dialogue of Education
Life Long Learning: Seeking new knowledge, gaining new skills and the learning that takes places in the course of someone's life.
Just in Time Workforce
- Companies can't afford to have a full-time permanent
- Building a Just-in-Time Workforce
Service-based Industry
- diseases, sickness also key factor of tourism (swine flu, bird flu, sars)
- climate is an important factor of tourism (rain, storms, natural disasters, co2)
- important issues = transport, immigration, education and employment policies
- arts, humanities, science and social science backgrounds, tourism, business, management first degrees are looked for in tourists
- olympics, climate change, poverty alleviation, sustainable developement, place promotion, investment = related to tourism