This report analyses automation trends and its effect on employment in OECD countries. On average, robots are found to … be associated with a reduction in employment in elementary occupations – those requiring the lowest levels of skills … – and an increase in employment in high-skill occupation such as professionals and technicians. For occupations in the …

consumption habits. COVID‑19 is also likely to accelerate automation as firms look to new technologies to pandemic proof their … operations. While automation offers the opportunity to boost productivity, it can also create losers as vulnerable workers who … automation on people and places across Canada with a special focus on the Province of Ontario. It also sheds light on policies …