Next recession to usher in wave of artificial intelligence

The European Union needs to brace itself for the prospect of a new wave of technology and productivity resurgence in ten to fifteen years' time, spearheaded by the implementation of AI and robotics innovations. This was the message introduced by Stefan Crets, Executive Director of CSR Europe, who, opening the high-level event, said that digitisation required a new agility in the workplace and a new way of collaborating. "The future of work is determined by the actions we take today and the choices we make. What we want to do is exchange experience, pull the expertise together and find the best practices." Economist Mirko Draca, co-author of a London School of Economics (LSE) report commissioned by Huawei, entitled'The evolving role of ICT in the economy,' said that a new wave of automation had started.