Julia Bock-Schappelwein at the networking evening of the AMS

The information and networking evening of Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich and European Public Employment Service Network focused on the topic of work and education in times of digitalisation. WIFO labour market economist Julia Bock-Schappelwein discussed with Peter Hanke (City Councillor for Finance, Economics, Digitisation and International Affairs), Johannes Kopf (Managing Director of AMS Austria), Petra Draxl (Managing Director of AMS Vienna), Berend Tusch (Chairman of Vida, Austrian Transport and Services Union) and Walter Wohlklinger (Managing Director of Blue Danube Robotics GmbH). She pointed out that an assessment of the changes in the world of work should not only look to the future. In addition, the recent past and the current situation on the labour market needs to be considered, which the WIFO researcher underpinned with recent research results. She also emphasised that the increasing importance of digitisation on the labour market requires an efficient system of education and training for children, adolescents and adults.