Will staff shortages bring about the rise of the robots?

Staff shortages are one of the most consequential by-products of the latest coronavirus variant, Omicron. Health care, aviation, education and dining are among the industries scrambling for employees to provide essential services. As the pandemic enters its third year, robots and automation are becoming a necessity rather than a novelty, with a labour market in flux. This is according to geopolitical futurist Abishur Prakash, who joins co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner this week to talk about the future of work and the role of technology. Mr Prakash is a co-founder of the Centre for Innovating the Future, an advisory firm based in Toronto, Canada. His latest book is called The World Is Vertical: How Technology Is Remaking Globalisation. In this episode: Is 2022 going to be any different? (0m 51s) Changing trends in the labour force (3m 19s) Crafting the future with automation and robots (11m 02s) The fight for talent (18m 48s)   Read more on our website: UK's Omicron surge causes hospital staff shortages Workers sleep at power plant to stop Omicron cutting Austria's lights UAE residents want automation in their homes, but not in health and education Subscribe to Business Extra for free to receive new episodes every week Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean