Wired for Work: How Digital Platforms and AI Are Shaping Jobs
Friday, Oct 17, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Location: MC 2-800
Description:Low- and middle-income countries face mounting pressure to create jobs for growing working-age populations, often in economies dominated by informal work. AI and digital platforms present powerful opportunities to enable employment, open new markets, and improve job quality through formalization and inclusion. This session examines what it takes to build thriving digital ecosystems, harness innovation for inclusive growth, and mitigate risks like displacement, income instability, and weak labor protections. Discussions will explore how policy makers, private sector, entrepreneurs, and governments can build resilience, prepare populations to be job-ready, and ensure jobs created embrace emerging technologies and are fair and inclusive. *Watch Event|https://meetingslogin.worldbank.org/en/asmeeting/event-detail/ems1896375*
