MABE 2019 Outlook presentation on Winnipeg and Manitoba's Labour Market. We looked at the provincial picture, various challenges being noted by the market and frameworks to think about them, and some potential solutions, along with some land use implications for the city of Winnipeg. Presented by MATTHIAS RUST, Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and Trade, CHRIS FERRIS, Economic Development Winnipeg, and TYLER MARKOWSKY, City of Winnipeg.
This document discusses the productivity slowdown in Australia and potential explanations. It provides data showing that average productivity growth has declined across most industries from 2004-2016 compared to 1989-2003. While mismeasurement may contribute, the evidence suggests it does not fully explain the slowdown. The document identifies several areas for further understanding the slowdown, including better measuring new goods, valuing free digital services, improved time-use data, and leveraging firm-level data through linking techniques.
This benchmarking study, developed by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, provides the Greater Charlotte region with a framework and data to better understand its performance and position in the global economy, offering information and insights to help leaders more actively shape the region’s economic strategy.
The document discusses global cities and their competitiveness. It identifies seven types of global cities based on their population, GDP, talent, traded sectors, innovation, infrastructure, industry characteristics, and economic characteristics. The first type discussed are "Global Giants," which are the largest global cities by population and GDP that play a dominant role in the global economy.
AI and Technological Anxiety: Paranoia , or are the robots out to get us Comm...Structuralpolicyanalysis
This document summarizes a discussion on artificial intelligence and technological anxiety. It begins by outlining two views on AI: 1) that it could boost productivity and living standards, and 2) that it poses a threat by replacing human workers. It then examines the recent productivity slowdown in advanced economies and historical examples of technological anxiety. The document discusses how AI is being applied extensively by Uber and how some jobs like taxi driving have been disrupted. However, it notes that whole jobs will likely not be replaced, just certain tasks, and that new types of jobs will emerge. In closing, it acknowledges that few occupations will be immune to disruption from AI going forward.
The document discusses the talent crisis that will impact supply chains by 2030 due to changes in demographics, population growth, and increased automation. The key points are:
- Population growth and an aging workforce will reduce the available labor supply, while automation will displace many jobs but also create new skills requirements. This will result in a period of transition and potential inequality.
- Reports predict that up to 35% of current jobs could be automated, while new skills will be needed. Both governments and businesses will need to address challenges around job transitions.
- The supply chain industry is already facing skill shortages and will be heavily impacted. Automation is essential to overcome issues but adoption has been slow. Areas that need
This document summarizes research on what determines productivity in cities. It finds that city size and urban governance structures play a role. Using wage microdata from 5 OECD countries, it employs a two-step econometric approach to disentangle the effects of agglomeration from individual sorting. The results show that city productivity increases with size, density, and human capital. Productivity is lower in cities with more fragmented governance structures as measured by the number of local governments. The presence of a governance body mitigates the negative effect of fragmentation on productivity. Other city characteristics like industry composition also impact productivity.
Executive Director Steven Tobin was a keynote speaker at the Growing Your Workforce Conference hosted by Workforce Planning West and Learning Networks of Western Region.
Presentation given by Brookings' Marek Gootman at a workshop between U.S. and Australian leaders entitled "Building and Sustaining Globally Competitive Regions."
This document discusses the productivity slowdown in Australia and potential explanations. It provides data showing that average productivity growth has declined across most industries from 2004-2016 compared to 1989-2003. While mismeasurement may contribute, the evidence suggests it does not fully explain the slowdown. The document identifies several areas for further understanding the slowdown, including better measuring new goods, valuing free digital services, improved time-use data, and leveraging firm-level data through linking techniques.
This benchmarking study, developed by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, provides the Greater Charlotte region with a framework and data to better understand its performance and position in the global economy, offering information and insights to help leaders more actively shape the region’s economic strategy.
The document discusses global cities and their competitiveness. It identifies seven types of global cities based on their population, GDP, talent, traded sectors, innovation, infrastructure, industry characteristics, and economic characteristics. The first type discussed are "Global Giants," which are the largest global cities by population and GDP that play a dominant role in the global economy.
AI and Technological Anxiety: Paranoia , or are the robots out to get us Comm...Structuralpolicyanalysis
This document summarizes a discussion on artificial intelligence and technological anxiety. It begins by outlining two views on AI: 1) that it could boost productivity and living standards, and 2) that it poses a threat by replacing human workers. It then examines the recent productivity slowdown in advanced economies and historical examples of technological anxiety. The document discusses how AI is being applied extensively by Uber and how some jobs like taxi driving have been disrupted. However, it notes that whole jobs will likely not be replaced, just certain tasks, and that new types of jobs will emerge. In closing, it acknowledges that few occupations will be immune to disruption from AI going forward.
The document discusses the talent crisis that will impact supply chains by 2030 due to changes in demographics, population growth, and increased automation. The key points are:
- Population growth and an aging workforce will reduce the available labor supply, while automation will displace many jobs but also create new skills requirements. This will result in a period of transition and potential inequality.
- Reports predict that up to 35% of current jobs could be automated, while new skills will be needed. Both governments and businesses will need to address challenges around job transitions.
- The supply chain industry is already facing skill shortages and will be heavily impacted. Automation is essential to overcome issues but adoption has been slow. Areas that need
This document summarizes research on what determines productivity in cities. It finds that city size and urban governance structures play a role. Using wage microdata from 5 OECD countries, it employs a two-step econometric approach to disentangle the effects of agglomeration from individual sorting. The results show that city productivity increases with size, density, and human capital. Productivity is lower in cities with more fragmented governance structures as measured by the number of local governments. The presence of a governance body mitigates the negative effect of fragmentation on productivity. Other city characteristics like industry composition also impact productivity.
Executive Director Steven Tobin was a keynote speaker at the Growing Your Workforce Conference hosted by Workforce Planning West and Learning Networks of Western Region.
Presentation given by Brookings' Marek Gootman at a workshop between U.S. and Australian leaders entitled "Building and Sustaining Globally Competitive Regions."
Our presentation at the 55th annual Candian Economics Association conference by our economist Graham Dobbs on the changing occupational structures and COVID-19's impacts.
Opportunities to tackle Britain's Labour Market Challengespetem
The document discusses opportunities for job creation in Britain through the growth of the circular economy. It presents three scenarios for the potential expansion of the circular economy by 2030: 1) no new initiatives, 2) a continuation of the current development rate, and 3) a transformative expansion. The quantitative analysis suggests that scenario two could create over 200,000 gross jobs, reduce unemployment by about 54,000, and offset around 7% of the expected decline in skilled jobs by 2022. Scenario three could more than double these impacts, creating around 500,000 gross jobs and reducing unemployment by about 102,000.
GHY443-543 Unit 2 economic development 2019_02_18Mark M. Miller
This document discusses local economic development. It introduces economic base theory, which holds that basic firms export goods and services, bringing new money into the local economy and supporting additional nonbasic jobs through multiplier effects. The document outlines different sectors of the economy and different approaches to economic development, from industrial attraction to nurturing entrepreneurs to developing industrial clusters. It also discusses more recent ideas around sustainable economic development and measuring well-being.
The document discusses challenges and opportunities for attracting and retaining talent in Texas. It notes that Texas will face a tight labor market as the Baby Boomer generation retires and the working age population grows more slowly. Younger generations, especially Generation Y, value quality of place factors like the environment, recreation, and diversity. Adapting to their needs and improving education will help Texas compete for talent going forward.
Learning in Chinese Cities: Do Rural Migrants Benefit from Labor Market Agglo...STLLab
Cities facilitate learning and human capital accumulation. In a dense, local labor market, workers can benefit from knowledge spillovers and therefore enhance their productivity. This is supported by many empirical studies from developed countries. Less is known in cities in developing countries. Using micro data from the 2004 manufacturing census and 2005 population census in China, we find that overall workers benefit from labor market pooling and knowledge spillovers in Chinese cities but rural migrants benefit much less than do local urban residents. This is not because rural migrants are low skilled or work in informal sectors. This may be because they lack social network and suffer “double discrimination” for being “rural” and being “migrant.” Our findings suggest that social interactions in cities provide a channel of learning alternative to formal schooling. Our findings also have policy implications on how Chinese cities can become “skilled” during the rapid urbanization process coupled with global competition.
Economist Brittany Feor's presentation on LMIC's findings on firm size and outcomes during the COVID-19 recession at the 55th annual Canadian Economics Association conference.
covers all the essential basic concepts of Economics. Ideal for A Level and IB Economics students.
Topics covered scarcity, opportunity cost, factors of production, normative and positive economics
- Productivity growth has been declining since the 1960s and is now near historic lows.
- Three waves have contributed to the decline in productivity growth since the 2000s: the waning of a mid-1990s productivity boom, financial crisis aftereffects like weak demand and uncertainty, and slowing capital intensity and total factor productivity growth in some countries.
- Unlocking demand growth and promoting digital diffusion could help boost annual labor productivity growth above 2% in Western countries through both digital and non-digital opportunities.
The document discusses production possibility curves and opportunity cost using examples from the Great Depression and World War 2 mobilization. During the Great Depression, reduced resources meant the US economy was well inside the production possibility curve. Mobilization for WWII increased productive resources through government spending, increased labor participation, and improved productivity, shifting the curve outward to indicate economic growth.
Senior economist Behnoush Amery analyzes the implications and effects of COVID-19 on the future of work and the labour market, while also discussing the megatrends that are appearing.
This document discusses factors that influence city size, including localization economies, urbanization economies, and agglomeration effects. It finds that while localization economies benefit from clustering of similar industries and sharing of suppliers and labor pools, urbanization economies provide benefits from large consumer markets. Additionally, imperfect substitutes and complementary goods can lead to retail clustering. Improved telecommunications may impact future city sizes by making communication and face-to-face interaction less important for industry clustering. In summary, city sizes are influenced by economies of scale from clustering industries and firms, access to large consumer markets, and the degree to which proximity and face-to-face interaction remain important.
Regions Charting New Directions: Metropolitan Business PlanningRWVentures
Delivered at the Winter meeting of the Mayor's Innovation Project, this presentation considers the questions that regions should answer in order to understand their unique opportunities for economic growth.
Delivered at the Winter meeting of the Mayor's Innovation Project, this presentation considers the questions that regions should answer in order to understand their unique opportunities for economic growth.
The South Bend presentation was delivered at the first ever South Bend Economic Summit, co-hosted by the Mayor of South Bend, and the heads of the Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County and the Corporate Partnership for Economic Growth.
The document summarizes the results of the Global Education Futures Kazan forum held in May 2015 in Kazan, Russia.
Over 90 participants from 33 countries representing business, education, and government convened to explore future skills needs and education solutions. Through innovative methods, the group created 4 "maps of the future" outlining skills for major economic sectors.
The forum was held in conjunction with the WorldSkills competition in Kazan, which had over 500 contestants. It aimed to develop a shared vision of future skills and education formats to support changing skill demands, as well as ideas to innovatively develop skills within the WorldSkills movement.
This document discusses service science and its importance in creating smarter product-service systems to improve quality of life. It outlines IBM's focus on service innovation and growth, as well as key priorities and challenges in developing service science as an interdisciplinary field. Global trends like urbanization, aging populations, and new technologies are driving opportunities in business, education, and government.
Norway india competitiveness_doing_business_strategizing_indiaDr. Amit Kapoor
This document discusses doing business with India and provides an overview of key macroeconomic trends, issues, and strategies. It covers India's growing GDP and shifting economy away from agriculture toward industry and services. Some opportunities discussed include India's large consumer market, both urban and rural, as well as its growing middle class. Challenges mentioned include uneven development across states, lack of infrastructure, education and skill development issues, and bureaucratic hurdles. The document advocates strategizing for India by understanding its diverse economy and developing appropriate policies and approaches across different states and sectors.
The document provides an itinerary for a visit by Huntsman Scholars from Utah State University to the UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus. The schedule includes welcome remarks, introductions of visitors and speakers, presentations on topics like human-computer interaction and the future of AI from an industry perspective, and a possible walking tour of the building and site before departing for lunch. The event aims to provide the scholars with insights into Silicon Valley's innovation ecosystem from faculty members at the Santa Cruz campus.
Presentation to faculty and staff of Shenandoah University of two years of research into the state of higher education in the United States and trends that will impact colleges and universities
O cenário global dos mercados de trabalho estão em mudança, entre empregos de baixa habilidade, desemprego, subemprego e rendimentos estagnados e de outro lado a crescente necessidade de novos talentos, novos conhecimentos e a habilidade mais requerida o aprender-a-aprender.
Entendendo os sinais - Um exercício sobre o futuro propõem uma reflexão sobre as novas oportunidades que novas tecnologias trazem para uma nova era.
Carlos Cruz, IT Strategy and Innovation Director For Financial Services & Startup Mentor.
Our presentation at the 55th annual Candian Economics Association conference by our economist Graham Dobbs on the changing occupational structures and COVID-19's impacts.
Opportunities to tackle Britain's Labour Market Challengespetem
The document discusses opportunities for job creation in Britain through the growth of the circular economy. It presents three scenarios for the potential expansion of the circular economy by 2030: 1) no new initiatives, 2) a continuation of the current development rate, and 3) a transformative expansion. The quantitative analysis suggests that scenario two could create over 200,000 gross jobs, reduce unemployment by about 54,000, and offset around 7% of the expected decline in skilled jobs by 2022. Scenario three could more than double these impacts, creating around 500,000 gross jobs and reducing unemployment by about 102,000.
GHY443-543 Unit 2 economic development 2019_02_18Mark M. Miller
This document discusses local economic development. It introduces economic base theory, which holds that basic firms export goods and services, bringing new money into the local economy and supporting additional nonbasic jobs through multiplier effects. The document outlines different sectors of the economy and different approaches to economic development, from industrial attraction to nurturing entrepreneurs to developing industrial clusters. It also discusses more recent ideas around sustainable economic development and measuring well-being.
The document discusses challenges and opportunities for attracting and retaining talent in Texas. It notes that Texas will face a tight labor market as the Baby Boomer generation retires and the working age population grows more slowly. Younger generations, especially Generation Y, value quality of place factors like the environment, recreation, and diversity. Adapting to their needs and improving education will help Texas compete for talent going forward.
Learning in Chinese Cities: Do Rural Migrants Benefit from Labor Market Agglo...STLLab
Cities facilitate learning and human capital accumulation. In a dense, local labor market, workers can benefit from knowledge spillovers and therefore enhance their productivity. This is supported by many empirical studies from developed countries. Less is known in cities in developing countries. Using micro data from the 2004 manufacturing census and 2005 population census in China, we find that overall workers benefit from labor market pooling and knowledge spillovers in Chinese cities but rural migrants benefit much less than do local urban residents. This is not because rural migrants are low skilled or work in informal sectors. This may be because they lack social network and suffer “double discrimination” for being “rural” and being “migrant.” Our findings suggest that social interactions in cities provide a channel of learning alternative to formal schooling. Our findings also have policy implications on how Chinese cities can become “skilled” during the rapid urbanization process coupled with global competition.
Economist Brittany Feor's presentation on LMIC's findings on firm size and outcomes during the COVID-19 recession at the 55th annual Canadian Economics Association conference.
covers all the essential basic concepts of Economics. Ideal for A Level and IB Economics students.
Topics covered scarcity, opportunity cost, factors of production, normative and positive economics
- Productivity growth has been declining since the 1960s and is now near historic lows.
- Three waves have contributed to the decline in productivity growth since the 2000s: the waning of a mid-1990s productivity boom, financial crisis aftereffects like weak demand and uncertainty, and slowing capital intensity and total factor productivity growth in some countries.
- Unlocking demand growth and promoting digital diffusion could help boost annual labor productivity growth above 2% in Western countries through both digital and non-digital opportunities.
The document discusses production possibility curves and opportunity cost using examples from the Great Depression and World War 2 mobilization. During the Great Depression, reduced resources meant the US economy was well inside the production possibility curve. Mobilization for WWII increased productive resources through government spending, increased labor participation, and improved productivity, shifting the curve outward to indicate economic growth.
Senior economist Behnoush Amery analyzes the implications and effects of COVID-19 on the future of work and the labour market, while also discussing the megatrends that are appearing.
This document discusses factors that influence city size, including localization economies, urbanization economies, and agglomeration effects. It finds that while localization economies benefit from clustering of similar industries and sharing of suppliers and labor pools, urbanization economies provide benefits from large consumer markets. Additionally, imperfect substitutes and complementary goods can lead to retail clustering. Improved telecommunications may impact future city sizes by making communication and face-to-face interaction less important for industry clustering. In summary, city sizes are influenced by economies of scale from clustering industries and firms, access to large consumer markets, and the degree to which proximity and face-to-face interaction remain important.
Regions Charting New Directions: Metropolitan Business PlanningRWVentures
Delivered at the Winter meeting of the Mayor's Innovation Project, this presentation considers the questions that regions should answer in order to understand their unique opportunities for economic growth.
Delivered at the Winter meeting of the Mayor's Innovation Project, this presentation considers the questions that regions should answer in order to understand their unique opportunities for economic growth.
The South Bend presentation was delivered at the first ever South Bend Economic Summit, co-hosted by the Mayor of South Bend, and the heads of the Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County and the Corporate Partnership for Economic Growth.
The document summarizes the results of the Global Education Futures Kazan forum held in May 2015 in Kazan, Russia.
Over 90 participants from 33 countries representing business, education, and government convened to explore future skills needs and education solutions. Through innovative methods, the group created 4 "maps of the future" outlining skills for major economic sectors.
The forum was held in conjunction with the WorldSkills competition in Kazan, which had over 500 contestants. It aimed to develop a shared vision of future skills and education formats to support changing skill demands, as well as ideas to innovatively develop skills within the WorldSkills movement.
This document discusses service science and its importance in creating smarter product-service systems to improve quality of life. It outlines IBM's focus on service innovation and growth, as well as key priorities and challenges in developing service science as an interdisciplinary field. Global trends like urbanization, aging populations, and new technologies are driving opportunities in business, education, and government.
Norway india competitiveness_doing_business_strategizing_indiaDr. Amit Kapoor
This document discusses doing business with India and provides an overview of key macroeconomic trends, issues, and strategies. It covers India's growing GDP and shifting economy away from agriculture toward industry and services. Some opportunities discussed include India's large consumer market, both urban and rural, as well as its growing middle class. Challenges mentioned include uneven development across states, lack of infrastructure, education and skill development issues, and bureaucratic hurdles. The document advocates strategizing for India by understanding its diverse economy and developing appropriate policies and approaches across different states and sectors.
The document provides an itinerary for a visit by Huntsman Scholars from Utah State University to the UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus. The schedule includes welcome remarks, introductions of visitors and speakers, presentations on topics like human-computer interaction and the future of AI from an industry perspective, and a possible walking tour of the building and site before departing for lunch. The event aims to provide the scholars with insights into Silicon Valley's innovation ecosystem from faculty members at the Santa Cruz campus.
Presentation to faculty and staff of Shenandoah University of two years of research into the state of higher education in the United States and trends that will impact colleges and universities
O cenário global dos mercados de trabalho estão em mudança, entre empregos de baixa habilidade, desemprego, subemprego e rendimentos estagnados e de outro lado a crescente necessidade de novos talentos, novos conhecimentos e a habilidade mais requerida o aprender-a-aprender.
Entendendo os sinais - Um exercício sobre o futuro propõem uma reflexão sobre as novas oportunidades que novas tecnologias trazem para uma nova era.
Carlos Cruz, IT Strategy and Innovation Director For Financial Services & Startup Mentor.
Capturing the next economy: Pittsburgh’s rise as a global innovation cityAlex Jones
This document outlines Pittsburgh's innovation economy project which included interviews and analysis of the city's industry clusters, universities, workforce, and entrepreneurial ecosystem. It finds that while Pittsburgh has strong research institutions, industry clusters lack size and connectivity. The workforce has gaps in mid-career talent and many workers are disconnected from technology jobs. Recommendations include initiatives to strengthen industry-university collaboration, support growth-stage companies, develop talent pipelines, and better connect nodes of innovation.
This document provides an overview and outlook of the Australian property market in 2018. It discusses factors like the national economic context, key growth sectors like tourism and education, demographic trends like an aging population, and future transformations from technology like automated vehicles. The global, national, and sector-specific outlooks indicate continued economic growth, shifting investment patterns towards services, and demand driven by population increases and new job growth.
On the 9thOctober, Neil White, a Change Management specialist and APM Enabling Change SIG committee member, gave a presentation entitled ‘The need for Why and the importance of How’ in which he described how answers to these two key questions helps pave the way for successful change outcomes.
The backdrop for this presentation is the rate and scale of world change with the scene being set for it to change much faster. Neil described how much change is a product of our Capitalist way of living and as long as profit is favoured over societal values then we must be prepared to tolerate continual change.
The presentation started with a ‘just for fun’ quiz to guess the dates of some of the top 25 inventions of all time. A ‘throwable’ microphone was used to good effect to let people share their thoughts on what the benefits and disbenefits of each invention had been. The dates of these inventions were plotted on a graph to describe the exponential increase in technologically determined change. It was emphasised that Technology enabled innovation – continues to revolutionise the way we work and has opened up vast number of new markets. It has reduced cost and raised expectations and is undoubtedly the greatest catalyst for change in modern times – today though, such developments almost always result in a loss of jobs.
The impact that globalisation is having on the world and that we were increasingly exposed to world events which we have little warning and no control over but to which we have little choice but to respond was described. Globalisation (enabled through technology) is one of today’s greatest change drivers. Our customers are now our competitors; they have learned to innovate for themselves and of course we had already enabled their ability to manufacture!
How certain aspects of economically driven change can be forecast and how the scene is set for a good period of growth and prosperity was described. However, where the wealth is down to technological progress it almost always increases the wealth of the already wealthy.
Neil referred to a number of specific change management principles to describe the reason why the question WHY is so important to stakeholders. A key message was the role that 'respect' plays in meeting the change challenges faced by our organisations. He emphasised that people must be increasingly respected as the most powerful and long-lasting tool in the armoury. Such is our need for shorter and more dynamic change lifecycles that an organisation’s people should not only be involved in the change process but also enabled to resolve how objectives are to be achieved for themselves.
Neil explained how we already have the tools and disciplines needed to effect organisational change successfully but that success depended on how our organisations choose to implement them. Neil draws our attention to the importance for organisations to develop and continually adapt their own ‘unique’ change management capabilities.
Cities Charting New Directions: Metropolitan Business PlanningRWVentures
The Metropolitan Business Planning initiative, co-developed by The Brookings Institution and RW Ventures, continues to generate great interest at the local, state and federal levels. Bob Weissbourd has been presenting the concept and framework to audiences of public policy decision makers, as well as non-profit, civic and private-sector leaders both in the U.S. and abroad. Among the more recent presentations are the two below, prepared for the London School of Economics' City Reformers Group Workshop and the Brookings-hosted event, "Metropolitan Business Plans: A New Approach to Economic Growth."
Driving Regional Economic Growth: Opportunities for Cook CountyRWVentures
This presentation, delivered by Bob Weissbourd to the Economic Development Foundations Working Group of Cook County, provides an overview of how the different pieces of the economy fit together and how to understand them in the regional context. The bulk of the presentation specifically examines the Chicago region's economy and suggests ways in which Cook County might support economic development through actions in its own businesses, in its economic development programming and through new initiatives and partnerships.
The document discusses how the metaverse will propel the next phase of industrial revolution by converging digital twins, spatial computing, AI, and Web3 technologies. It outlines opportunities for leaders across the industrial value chain, including improved design and engineering through virtual collaboration, more efficient production and operations through virtual training and simulation, and increased supply chain visibility through distributed digital systems. Competition is intensifying as leading companies implement these technologies in industries like manufacturing, automotive, energy and healthcare to unlock new value.
The document discusses the evolution of engineering disciplines and the emergence of service science, management, and engineering. It provides historical context on IBM's innovations over 100 years and outlines a vision for creating a smarter planet through holistic service engineering approaches that improve quality of life measures across generations. Key opportunities lie in developing skills and taking an interdisciplinary approach to service innovation and research.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted labour markets globally and accelerated the arrival of the future of work. The report analyzes the short-term impacts of the pandemic on jobs and skills as well as the expected long-term outlook. Automation is creating a "double disruption" for workers from both the pandemic and technological changes. By 2025, the time spent on current tasks by humans and machines will be equal and 85 million jobs may be displaced while 97 million new roles may emerge. Skills gaps are rising as in-demand skills change. Remote work has become widespread but risks exacerbating inequality if not addressed. Reskilling and upskilling workers is increasingly urgent in the constrained labour market.
The Talent Gap Crisis - Is Manufacturing Sexy Enough for the Next Generations? CBIZ, Inc.
Manufacturing employment accounts for 12.8 million jobs in the U.S. Yet, currently about 452,000 manufacturing positions remain vacant across the nation – a staggering statistic. Manufacturers saw this coming more than two decades ago as the retirement of the baby boomer generation began to impact the industry. Compounding the loss of experienced workers, the introduction of new manufacturing technologies, the industry’s persistent image problem and the cultural shift in the demand for work-life balance have catapulted the talent shortage to the industry’s top challenge.
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Chris Ferris Retrain Manitoba Presentation - CEA - June 2, 2023.pdfChrisFerris
Abstract: Canadian governments collaborate with partner organizations to implement public policy. This intensified in 2020 with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. We consider the case of Retrain Manitoba, a $12.5 million dollar workforce skills development fund that was part of Manitoba’s Skills, Talent, and Workforce Strategy. Retrain Manitoba was supported by the Province of Manitoba, the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce and administered by Economic Development Winnipeg (EDW). We detail the purpose, implementation, and select aggregate details of its successful outcomes.
The program’s purpose was to help Manitoba organizations affected by the pandemic, by reimbursing companies for micro-credential courses they needed to improve staff skills.
Any Manitoba-based business, not-for-profit, or charity of any size with a valid Manitoba business number in good standing could register for training reimbursement via the Retrain Manitoba portal. The per employee maximum was $2,500, and per organization maximum was $75,000. Applications were accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
For the reimbursement approval, organizations had to send a valid paid receipt via the Retrain Manitoba portal. Once confirmed, funds were paid out within five business days. Training eligible for reimbursement included courses with a start date as early as April 1, 2021, along with training paid for while the program was active. The program was slated to run from November 8, 2021, until March 31, 2022; or until the funds ran out. This occurred on February 4, 2022.
At least 1,365 organizations were reimbursed for training over 18,000 employees. Eighty-seven per cent of the companies were small businesses (0 to 99 employees).
Track: CLEF (Canadian Labour Economics Forum): Joblessness II / FCET: Chômage II
JEL Codes: I/J, R23, O15
The Economic Developers Association of Manitoba #EDAM is holding its 2019 Spring Forum in #Winnipeg #Manitoba on May 8 - 10, 2019 at the —HILTON GARDEN INN. #Training
Grain Transportation & Logistics: Issues and Opportunities for 2015 and beyondChrisFerris
Grain Transportation & Logistics: Issues and Opportunities for 2015 and beyond. Presented at M.A.B.E. January 22, 2015 by Chris Ferris. https://www.cabe.ca/jmv3/index.php/presentations-documents/grain-transportation-and-logistics-for-2015-and-beyond/viewdocument
Grain Transportation & Logistics: Issues and Opportunities for 2015 and beyondChrisFerris
I made this presentation to the Manitoba Association for Business Economics on January 22, 2015. Our firm had been working on a multi client study looking at North American Grain, Coal and Fertilizer rail transportation.
Pulses have been part of the human diet for over 11,000 years. While wheat and coarse grains dominated Western diets, pulses were important crops worldwide. Recently, global pulse production doubled to nearly 70 million metric tons by 2010. Canada is now the dominant global exporter of peas and lentils, with the majority of exports going to Asia, especially India and China. Various organizations in Canada have helped develop new varieties, expand markets, and increase demand for pulses. Looking ahead, continued development of new varieties and expansion of processing and food applications are expected to further increase global pulse production and trade.
World Grain Marketing: Why the location of population & economic growth is cr...ChrisFerris
The lead presentation at the Fields on Wheels Conference held in Winnipeg, MB on Dec 2, 2015. The presentation considered the location of expected population growth and its implications for the Canadian grain industry in the future 2035, with a glimpse at 2100 (used UNPD and other sources).
Enhanced data collection methods can help uncover the true extent of child abuse and neglect. This includes Integrated Data Systems from various sources (e.g., schools, healthcare providers, social services) to identify patterns and potential cases of abuse and neglect.
Build applications with generative AI on Google CloudMárton Kodok
We will explore Vertex AI - Model Garden powered experiences, we are going to learn more about the integration of these generative AI APIs. We are going to see in action what the Gemini family of generative models are for developers to build and deploy AI-driven applications. Vertex AI includes a suite of foundation models, these are referred to as the PaLM and Gemini family of generative ai models, and they come in different versions. We are going to cover how to use via API to: - execute prompts in text and chat - cover multimodal use cases with image prompts. - finetune and distill to improve knowledge domains - run function calls with foundation models to optimize them for specific tasks. At the end of the session, developers will understand how to innovate with generative AI and develop apps using the generative ai industry trends.
We are pleased to share with you the latest VCOSA statistical report on the cotton and yarn industry for the month of March 2024.
Starting from January 2024, the full weekly and monthly reports will only be available for free to VCOSA members. To access the complete weekly report with figures, charts, and detailed analysis of the cotton fiber market in the past week, interested parties are kindly requested to contact VCOSA to subscribe to the newsletter.
Open Source Contributions to Postgres: The Basics POSETTE 2024ElizabethGarrettChri
Postgres is the most advanced open-source database in the world and it's supported by a community, not a single company. So how does this work? How does code actually get into Postgres? I recently had a patch submitted and committed and I want to share what I learned in that process. I’ll give you an overview of Postgres versions and how the underlying project codebase functions. I’ll also show you the process for submitting a patch and getting that tested and committed.
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TYLER MARKOWSKY, CITY OF WINNIPEG
CHRIS FERRIS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTWINNIPEG
MATTHIAS RUST, MANITOBA GROWTH, ENTERPRISE ANDTRADE
2. LABOUR SUPPLY AND DEMAND FORECASTS
MATTHIAS RUST
MANITOBA GROWTH, ENTERPRISE AND TRADE
3. DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
MANITOBA AGE
DISTRIBUTION, ESTIMATED
AND PROJECTED - 2017-2024
(IN 000S)
2024 2017
Source: Stokes Economics
+26
+2
+13
+29
+3
+1
+48
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Age 0 to
14
Age 15 to
24
Age 25 to
34
Age 35 to
44
Age 45 to
54
Age 55 to
64
Age 65 +
MANITOBA AGE
DISTRIBUTION CHANGE
2017 TO 2024 (IN 000S)
7. EXPANSIONVERSUS REPLACEMENT DEMAND
-5,000 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000
Management occupations
Business, finance and administration occupations
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Health occupations
Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
Sales and service occupations
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations
Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
Number of Job Openings
OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS (ONE-DIGIT NOC) BY JOB
OPENINGS, EXPANSION AND REPLACEMENT DEMAND,
2018-2024
Expansion Demand Replacement Demand
Source: Stokes Economics
12. SKILLS SHORTAGE IN CANADA
Canada
Canada is facing a skills shortage.
Canada to increase immigration
target to 350,000 by 2021: ’The
hunger for workers is huge’ –
Canadian Press (October 31,
2018) - National Post.
13. SKILLS SHORTAGE IN CANADA
Canada
Canada is facing a skills shortage.
Winnipeg
This extends to Manitoba and Winnipeg,
Manitoba too.
• As we saw earlier, this is a result of both:
• the need to replace retirees, and
• the creation of new jobs.
14. RELEVANT MODELS & CONCEPTS
• SOLOW GROWTH MODEL
• ENDOGENOUS GROWTH MODELS
• INDUSTRY CLUSTERS
• TYPES OF INNOVATION
• TECHNOLOGY PENETRATION
16. ECONOMIC GROWTH:
ENDOGENOUS GROWTHTHEORY
R&D Driven growth
Learning by Doing –
capital enhancing,
labour enhancing
Human capital driven
See Romer, David (2001).“Advanced Macroeconomics,” 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill; David Romer website lists up to the fifth edition.
17. INDUSTRY CLUSTERS
What Are Industry Clusters?
Today’s economic map of the world is characterized by “clusters.” A cluster is a geographic concentration of
related companies, organizations, and institutions in a particular field that can be present in a region, state, or
nation. Clusters arise because they raise a company's productivity, which is influenced by local assets and the
presence of like firms, institutions, and infrastructure that surround it.
Key Concepts:
CLUSTERS INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY.
CLUSTERS STIMULATE AND ENABLE INNOVATION.
CLUSTERS FACILITATE COMMERCIALIZATION AND NEW BUSINESS FORMATION.
Source: Harvard University, Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Clusters. Michael E. Porter
18. TYPES OF INNOVATION
Source:The-Three-Levels-of-Innovation, or Incremental-innovation
Incremental Innovation
Transformational/
Radical
Innovation
Breakthrough Innovation
of the Technology
Breakthrough
Innovation
of the Business Model
ExistingTechnologyNew
Existing Business Model New
19. TECHNOLOGY PENETRATION CURVE AS A
PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION (PDF)
2.5%
13.5%
34% 34%
16%
Early Adopter'sInnovators Early Majority Late Majority Laggards
Source: https://www.slideshare.net/wright4/double-scurve-model-of-growth
20. TECHNOLOGY PENETRATION CURVE AS A
CUMULATIVE DENSITY FUNCTION (CDF)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
110%
Early Adopter's
Innovators
Early Majority
Late Majority
Laggards
Source: https://www.slideshare.net/wright4/double-scurve-model-of-growth
22. THE CHALLENGEVARIES BY INDUSTRY
EXAMPLES: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, AGRIBUSINESS,AND
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGIES (ICT)
23. DIGITALTECHNOLOGIES ENABLING INDUSTRY 4.0
OR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
Additive
manufacturing
(3-D Printing)
Autonomous
machines and
systems
Human-
Machine
Integration
Simulations
Artificial
Intelligence
System
Integration
Big Data
Cloud
Computing
Internet of
Things
Source: Chart Adapted from Alistair Nolan, OECD,“The Next Revolution in Production Systems,” https://slideplayer.com/slide/11738325/
24. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING –
WHAT OF THE LABOUR CHALLENGES?
While all of these emerging
technologies are great, the
challenges include:
1. getting people who can
integrate these systems into
a production process so
that they are usable.
2. Getting trained people who
can effectively use these
systems.
Source: Chart Adapted from Alistair Nolan, OECD,“The Next Revolution in Production Systems,” https://slideplayer.com/slide/11738325/
Additive
manufacturing
(3-D Printing)
Autonomous
machines and
systems
Human-
Machine
Integration
Simulations
Artificial
Intelligence
System
Integration
Big Data
Cloud
Computing
Internet of
Things
25. AGRIBUSINESS (1 OF 2)
The agribusiness sector’s set of supply chains (from inputs to farming to food processing, and from food
processing to wholesale to retail) is dealing with:
technical change
A shortage of workers in primary production particularly,
and the need for training on new technology throughout the supply chains
26. AGRIBUSINESS: (2 OF 2)
Sources: Personal research, Bruce Scherr (former Chairman and CEO of Informa Economics) presentations, Rob Saik (2014),“The Agricultural Manifesto”
Electronic Markets:
Brokerages,
Derivative
Exchanges
Market
Segmentation:
Niche Marketing
Artificial
Intelligence
3-D Printing
Supply Chain
Management/
Traceability: Farm
to Fork
Big Data
Robotics:
autonomous
vehicles
SensorTechnology
Bioengineering Precision
Agriculture
27. INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGIES (1 OF 2)
With Information and CommunicationTechnologies (ICT) skills being required in an ever increasing number of
industries: E.g. [Financial sector, telecom, transportation & distribution,Agribusiness],
and the rapid growth of companies: E.g. [Skip the Dishes, Farmer’s Edge, Bold Commerce, Ubisoft]
A variety of programming and data science jobs are in strong demand in Canada and throughout the world.
28. INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGIES (2 OF 2)
Artificial
Intelligence
Data Science
Visual and
Motion
Graphics
Many Industry
Specific
technologies
Software
Developers &
Programmers
Big Data
Cloud
Computing
System
Design/
Integration
29. SOLUTIONS WILL HAVE TO COME FROM:
EDUCATION,TRAINING,AND TARGETED IMMIGRATION.
BUILDING THESE LABOUR FORCE PIPELINES IS KEYTO ALLEVIATING LABOUR SHORTAGES.
30. PART OF THE SOLUTION: EDUCATION
Continue to modify the education system:
Primary, Secondary
Post-secondary
Ensure the trainers (teachers) have been trained to teach the basic through advanced skills
Teach those skills to students
Teach students how to teach themselves
31. PART OF THE SOLUTION:TRAINING
Types of
Innovation
Training required
Incremental
This is more likely simple on the
job training.
Break-through/
Substantial
This requires more structured
training in either a new business
model or technology.
Transformative/
Radical
This requires a fairly substantial
retraining of the effected staff in
both business model and
technology.
Training is typically for workers already working,
or retraining.
Training is typically for ensuring staff are effective
at their jobs.
The requirement for more formal training typically
rises with the complexity of the innovation being
implemented.
32. PART OF THE SOLUTION:TARGETED IMMIGRATION
Manitoba has run the provincial nominee program (PNP) since 1997.
This has had a substantially positive effect on Winnipeg and Manitoba’s population growth since its introduction.
The PNP continues to evolve to target bring in and retaining
International students,
Skilled workers, and
Entrepreneurs
https://www.immigratemanitoba.com/
34. LOCAL LABOUR FORCE BY DEMOGRAPHIC
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
15 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over
WINNIPEG LABOUR FORCE STATUS, 2016 CENSUS
Employed Unemployed Not in the Labour Force
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census Data Tables
35. LOCAL LABOUR FORCE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
9%
10%
J A J O J A J O J A J O J A J O J A J O J A J O J A J O J A J O J A J O J A J O J A J O J A J O J A J O J A J O J A J O J A J O J A J O
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Canada Manitoba Winnipeg
Source; Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0294-02
36. LOCAL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
64,200
57,400
39,600
31,900
29,300
26,000 23,800 22,200 21,500 19,900
16,900 16,600
13,600
4,500
1,200 800
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY IN WINNIPEG, 2017
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0092-01
37. LOCAL EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRYVS. NATIONAL
12.9%
15.3%
9.4%
7.0%
6.6% 6.4%
7.7%
5.1%
5.2%
7.9%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
EMPLOYMENT DISTRIBUTION BY INDUSTRY, MAJOR CANADIAN CITIES, 2017
Winnipeg Regina Edmonton Ottawa Halifax Montréal Vancouver Toronto Cdn Avg
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0092-01