strategy

Preparing for post-industrial society

Context:
High technology is promoting the emergence of 'post-industrial' economies in the wealthier OECD countries, which are characterized by shifts away from heavy industry and manufacturing, towards services, high-technology industries such as software, and the cultivation of high value-added niche markets. The resulting decentralization, labour mobility, personal flexibility and higher skill levels requires a transformation of work force skills and working habits. Unfortunately, the industrial transition is occurring more rapidly than the adjustments that the labour market can make, leading to considerable structural unemployment, labour unrest and social tensions.
Broader:
Managing change
Creating alternative society
Narrower:
Increasing productivity of material resources
Facilitating development of job-intensive sectors
Shifting from energy- to information-intensive societies
Shifting from materials-intensive growth in developed countries
Facilitates:
Diversifying local economies
Increasing basic labour mobility
Reducing demand for primary commodities due to technological change
Facilitated by:
Transforming industry
Adapting workforce to industrial change
Identifying obstacles to industrial development
Subjects:
Transportation, Telecommunications → Post
Industry → Industry
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureGOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production