The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)estimatesthat over the next 10 to 20 years, “14 percent of jobs are at high risk of being fully automated, while another 32 percent at risk ofsignificantchange”.STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)permeatesjust about every aspect of our lives. To keep up with the world’s future needs, a highly skilled workforce in this field becomes important, as the development of economies also rely on this field, which makes it crucial to prepare graduates for STEM-related careers.
据经合组织估计，在未来10-20年内，“14%的工作岗位面临完全自动化的风险，另有32%的工作面临重大变化的风险”，STEM（科学、技术、工程和数学）几乎渗透到我们生活的方方面面。为了满足未来世界的需要，STEM领域的高技能劳动力变得非常重要，经济的发展同样依赖于该领域，这使得该领域行业急需人才。
In his article for the World Economic Forum (WEF),Verizon CommunicationsCEO Hans Vestberg notes: “As technology evolves, it’s become increasingly clear to me that our education systems are not preparing people for the opportunities that 5G and other Fourth Industrial Revolutionbreakthroughswill present. Educators, policy-makers, non-profits and the business community need to confront this fact – even if (especially if) this means questioning long-standing practices and trendyassumptions.”
威瑞森通信首席执行官Hans Vestberg在为世界经济论坛撰写的文章中指出：“随着技术的发展，我越来越清楚地认识到我们的教育并没有为人们提供能力迎接5G以及其他四次工业革命突破带来的机会。教育工作者、政策制定者、非盈利组合及企业界需要面对这一事实：即使这意味着质疑长期存在的做法和趋势的假设。”
Hans adds that it’s important to instilquality STEM skills to meet the needs of our “ever-more-technological society”, and that “our society must significantly improve its STEM education across all income levels and age groups and among both genders”.
Hans补充说，培养高质量STEM技能以满足我们“日益技术化社会”的需要非常重要，“我们的社会需要大幅度提升对所有收入水平、年龄层以及所有男性女性的STEM教育水平。”
Our tech-driven era means there’s a need to continuously learn and upskill to meet the ever-changing needs of the workforce. “The idea that our formal education should end at 22 or 25 (much less 18) is now completely outdated. As technology changes more rapidly – and as humans live longer lives, with more people working well past traditional retirement ages – the need for flexible, responsive schooling and training models isacute,” says Hans.
我们的技术驱动时代意味着需要不断学习和提高技能，以满足不断变化的劳动力需求。Hans表示：“我们的正规教育应该在22岁或25岁（更不用说18岁）结束的想法已经完全过时了。随着技术快速变化、人类寿命延长、越来越多的人超过传统年龄退休，对灵活、应变性强的学校教育和培训模式的需求非常迫切。”
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