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Theme 5: Paving the way to the new workplace: Getting the most out of the digital transformation
Jun 7, 2022 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PMCC16
Jun 7, 2022 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CC16
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Session Chair: Mr Pierre-Yves Dermagne, Minister of Economy and Employment, Vice-Chair of the Ministerial Meeting (Belgium)
The digital transformation is shifting into a higher gear with rapid advances in the capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the increased adoption of new digital technologies. The greater use of digital technologies including AI in the workplace has an impact on both labour conditions (telework, the “right to disconnect” and new forms of control) and labour relations. The balance between the risks and benefits associated with the use of digital technologies in the workplace will depend largely on the policies and regulations that will frame its development and adoption. These should aim to both encourage job creation and innovation, while reinforcing workers’ rights, social security systems and occupational health and safety. This session will focus on policies to get the most out of the digital transformation.
• What can governments, together with social partners, do to better prepare the labour market for the new opportunities that AI will offer?
• What can be done to steer the development and dissemination of AI applications to promote a fair transition and greater labour market inclusion?
• How to effectively regulate the development and use of AI in the workplace so as to promote innovation and productivity, while at the same time preserving human-centred values and fairness, as well as inclusion and accessibility?
• How can we ensure workers’ labour and social protection rights, to avoid undermining of the labour market relations and to address the challenges of algorithmic decision-making?
