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Boosting skills upgrades in key economic sectors
We’re investing in key partnerships to support skills development and research in sectors of the economy that are at high risk of automation and will be critical to Canada’s future long-term success.
Practitioner Data Initiative (PDI)
The Practitioner Data Initiative (PDI) is a pan-Canadian project of the Future Skills Centre (FSC) and Blueprint, focusing on helping community service organizations across Canada to better use their own data, in order to improve their decision making and enhance service delivery to their communities.
Bandwidth: The Future of Work with Pedro Barata![external link icon](https://fsc-ccf.ca/wp-content/themes/ob-fsc-2.0/images/icons/external-link.svg)
Takara Small interviews Pedro Barata on the Bandwidth podcast. They discuss how organizations are preparing to return to work and the pandemic’s impact on the...
Greater inclusion is a win-win strategy for the recovery![external link icon](https://fsc-ccf.ca/wp-content/themes/ob-fsc-2.0/images/icons/external-link.svg)
June 10, 2021 — First Policy Response, written by Pedro Barata, Wendy Cukier, and Andrew Parkin
In the pandemic’s wake, ‘people who were already a step behind are now two steps behind’![external link icon](https://fsc-ccf.ca/wp-content/themes/ob-fsc-2.0/images/icons/external-link.svg)
May 14, 2021 — Toronto Star, written by Heather Scoffield
Opinion: What if we keep working from home?![external link icon](https://fsc-ccf.ca/wp-content/themes/ob-fsc-2.0/images/icons/external-link.svg)
June 6, 2021 — The Globe and Mail, written by Pedro Barata, Wendy Cukier and Andrew Parkin
Helping Canadians navigate a changing job market with ‘OpportuNext’![external link icon](https://fsc-ccf.ca/wp-content/themes/ob-fsc-2.0/images/icons/external-link.svg)
April 8, 2021 — iPolitics, written by Susan Black and Pedro Barata
Whose mental health suffered the most during the pandemic? Older women, survey finds![external link icon](https://fsc-ccf.ca/wp-content/themes/ob-fsc-2.0/images/icons/external-link.svg)
June 2, 2021 — Toronto Star, written by Raisa Patel
Focus on artificial intelligence and technological disruption
Global reliance on technology has increased as our daily activities moved online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Artificial intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of the technologies being adopted. As Canada now begins to move into an economic recovery, both the risks and opportunities that AI poses to the future of work deserve a closer look.