Skills and worker transitions in a rewired global economy
May 28, 2026 | 7:40 AM - 8:40 AMPlenary room: Room: 2.1/2.2 Volga/ Zambezi
May 28, 2026 | 7:40 AM - 8:40 AM
Plenary room: Room: 2.1/2.2 Volga/ Zambezi
Description
Reconfigured value chains, alongside other shifts like demographic change, are stress-testing the resilience of local labour markets. Many places simultaneously need to develop a local skills base to meet the demands of new growth sectors, manage demographic pressures, including through attracting and retaining young people, and help those displaced by restructuring to move into new opportunities. This panel will consider how places across the OECD are experiencing these challenges, and the types of place-based innovations they are putting in place in response.
