BITU President Senator Kavan Gayle chats with Dr Dana Morris Dixon, minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with direct oversight for skills and digital transformation. PRESIDENT of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) Senator Kavan Gayle is urging islandwide support for the transformation of technology in all sectors of the Jamaican workforce. He said this is necessary in both the private and public sector, and as digitisation continues to shape the world of work, the BITU and its affiliates are determined to negotiate the impact of its transition collectively. Senator Gayle was speaking at last Thursday’s Digital Transformation and Upskilling of the Labour Force symposium at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, where a blend of trade unionists, innovators, skilled digital transformers and workers from all levels of employment in the labour community discussed the digital transformation of the economy, which has been accelerated by the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and has brought about profound changes in the world of work. He said that supported by artificial intelligence, new forms of automation, algorithmic management, and data collection are transforming workplaces in every sector. "We are witnessing a shift, a revolution in the […]
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