<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><a href="https://sts-program.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-04-at-12.35.05-PM.png" class=""><img loading="lazy" class="alignleft" src="https://sts-program.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-04-at-12.35.05-PM.png" alt="" scale="0" width="141" height="87"></a></div><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><br class=""></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><b class=""><u class="">David A. Mindell: The Work of the Future</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;" class="">Monday, February 22, 2021</div><div style="text-align: left;" class="">4PM-5:30PM</div><div style="text-align: left;" class="">Zoom Meeting</div><div class=""><p class="">Join <strong class=""><a href="https://sts-program.mit.edu/people/sts-faculty/david-a-mindell/" class="">Prof. David Mindell</a></strong>,
Frances and David Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and
Manufacturing (STS), of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and
co-chair, MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future, as he discusses the task force report’s findings.</p><p class=""><b class="">Register in advance for this Zoom meeting:</b> <b class=""><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuf-msrT8tHdyCnbezDH-6PdjluUzJMZIz" class="">https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuf-msrT8tHdyCnbezDH-6PdjluUzJMZIz</a>. </b></p><p class=""><em class="">After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.</em></p></div><div class=""><p class="">In the fall of 2017, MIT President Reif issued a call to action, <a class="link-build-content" href="http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AVMAABYC8YEAAcrl88IAAAA8xasAAAAAHAEAJPu7AAiQzwBfs9LBtpioP41qRImzp-EyOygAuAAIIWc/1/Jf8KBXnMvAivinixGX_bVQ/aHR0cDovL3ByZXNpZGVudC5taXQuZWR1L3NwZWVjaGVzLXdyaXRpbmcvdHJhbnNmb3JtYXRpdmUtYXV0b21hdGlvbi1jb21pbmctaW1wYWN0LXVz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">for the nation</a> and especially <a class="link-build-content" href="http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AVMAABYC8YEAAcrl88IAAAA8xasAAAAAHAEAJPu7AAiQzwBfs9LBtpioP41qRImzp-EyOygAuAAIIWc/2/dLiQpkjH9eqxtpq6aQfM2g/aHR0cDovL3ByZXNpZGVudC5taXQuZWR1L3NwZWVjaGVzLXdyaXRpbmcvbWl0LWFuZC1mdXR1cmUtd29yaw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">for MIT</a>. In response, in February 2018, the formation of the <a class="link-build-content" href="http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AVMAABYC8YEAAcrl88IAAAA8xasAAAAAHAEAJPu7AAiQzwBfs9LBtpioP41qRImzp-EyOygAuAAIIWc/3/bQLWvp-mL7WG2L5glJMDvA/aHR0cHM6Ly93b3Jrb2Z0aGVmdXR1cmUubWl0LmVkdQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future</a> was announced and in November 2020, the task force released its final report, <a class="link-build-content" href="http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AVMAABYC8YEAAcrl88IAAAA8xasAAAAAHAEAJPu7AAiQzwBfs9LBtpioP41qRImzp-EyOygAuAAIIWc/4/7M05bC1BU2KwzqHrKJXbZg/aHR0cHM6Ly93b3Jrb2Z0aGVmdXR1cmUubWl0LmVkdS8yMDIwLUZpbmFsLVJlcG9ydA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Work of the Future: Building Better Jobs in an Age of Intelligent Machines</a>.</p><p class="text-build-content" data-testid="pOTtbKb91">The report
provides insight into how new technologies are changing the nature of
work and what institutional reforms are needed to support workers and
promote broader shared prosperity.</p><p class="text-build-content" data-testid="pOTtbKb91">The work of the
task force represents the distinctive strengths of the MIT community,
integrating ideas from economics, engineering, computer science,
political science, history, anthropology, urban planning, management,
and more. Task force members worked collaboratively with leaders in
industry, government, labor, education, and the nonprofit sector, from
around the world and across the US, including from those regions hardest
hit by job loss. Together, they tackled three questions:</p>
<ul class="">
<li class="">How are emerging technologies transforming the nature of human work
and the skills that enable people to thrive in the digital economy?</li>
<li class="">How can we shape and catalyze technological innovation to complement and augment human potential?</li>
<li class="">And how can our civic institutions – existing and new – ensure that
the gains from these emerging innovations contribute to equality of
opportunity, social inclusion, and shared prosperity?</li>
</ul><p class="text-build-content" data-testid="pOTtbKb91">The report’s
policy recommendations focus on investing in fresh approaches to skill
building and education, improving job quality, and expanding and shaping
innovation. Policy and institutional reform are particularly needed at a
time when Covid-19 has exposed many of the weaknesses in our labor
market and social insurance system for workers.</p><p class="text-build-content" data-testid="pOTtbKb91"><a class="link-build-content" href="http://inj9.mjt.lu/lnk/AVMAABYC8YEAAcrl88IAAAA8xasAAAAAHAEAJPu7AAiQzwBfs9LBtpioP41qRImzp-EyOygAuAAIIWc/6/E4iaozZOgcjZ4WNb0hAJ7w/aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLm1pdC5lZHUvMjAyMC93b3JrLW9mLWZ1dHVyZS1maW5hbC1yZXBvcnQtMTExNw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i class=""><u class="">Read more about the task force’s findings on MIT News</u></i></a><i class="">.</i></p><div class="">The STS Program looks forward to seeing you there!</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">
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