Those plans entail creating nearly 100,000 opportunities this year: 40,000 public and private-sector jobs; 25,000 traineeships hosted by companies, and government-sponsored training programs for 30,000 job seekers.
As a leader of the City Readiness team, Kaijia Gu collaborates with business leaders, academics, and policymakers to identify ways that cities can transform potential waves of disorder into new opportunities for innovation, in part by tapping into the potential of their diverse networks of people and organizations. She has lived in major cities around the world most of her life including Beijing, Xi’an, Ithaca, Boston, New York, and London, where she currently lives with her family.
As a leader for the Oliver Wyman Forum’s City Readiness team, Rory collaborates with business leaders, academics, and policymakers across cities to improve global understanding of and solutions to complex problems that require multi-stakeholder action. Recently he has helped develop the Oliver Wyman Forum’s City Readiness for AI index, assessing over 100 cities on their preparedness for the rise of artificial intelligence, and collaborated with the World Economic Forum’s on furthering its Healthy Cities initiative and associated pilot programs.
As a leader of the City Readiness team, Kaijia Gu collaborates with business leaders, academics, and policymakers to identify ways that cities can transform potential waves of disorder into new opportunities for innovation, in part by tapping into the potential of their diverse networks of people and organizations. She has lived in major cities around the world most of her life including Beijing, Xi’an, Ithaca, Boston, New York, and London, where she currently lives with her family.
As a leader for the Oliver Wyman Forum’s City Readiness team, Rory collaborates with business leaders, academics, and policymakers across cities to improve global understanding of and solutions to complex problems that require multi-stakeholder action. Recently he has helped develop the Oliver Wyman Forum’s City Readiness for AI index, assessing over 100 cities on their preparedness for the rise of artificial intelligence, and collaborated with the World Economic Forum’s on furthering its Healthy Cities initiative and associated pilot programs.
Access to quality healthcare was the most important factor for urbanites in deciding where to live, according to an Oliver Wyman Forum survey completed in June 2020, followed by lower population density, and close proximity to family and friends.
Japan, a country long at the forefront of robot production and usage, has seen many nursing homes deploy robots to ease the burden on caregivers and improve the quality of care. As COVID-19 takes a heavy toll on nursing homes, the use of robotics in long-term care may be accelerated.
New Zealand has made strong gains in containing COVID-19, but this is an area where the nation could deploy technology to enhance its competitive strengths.
