Technology and Aging Workforce 

Maximize the Gains from Longevity and Long Working Life

Korea University, Seoul, Korea

17-18 May 2018

고려대학교 아세아문제연구소는 아시아개발은행(ADB), ADBI 그리고 APRU 그룹과 함께 2018년 5월 17일 - 18일 09:20~18:00 다양한 해외 기관의 학자분들을 모시고 “Technology and aging workforce”라는 주제로 국제 컨퍼런스를 진행합니다. 관심있는 분들의 적극적인 참여를 부탁드립니다.

• 일시:2018년 5월 17 - 18일 09:20-18:00
• 장소:고려대학교 아세아문제연구소 3층 회의실
• 주최: 고려대학교 아세아문제 연구소, 아시아개발은행(ADB), ADBI, APRU
• 당일 현장에서 등록 후 참석가능

Key Thematic Issues

This event serves as an inception workshop to explore this emerging research agenda though the presentations of innovative papers by invited scholars and experts. The workshop aims to cover the following theme, among others:

1. 1. Evaluation of the impact of demographic change and technology on labor productivity (or any of the causal relationships among the three) including that of youth and the elderly.
3. 2. Job creation and substitution effects of new technology particularly focusing on young and aging workforce.

• 3. Patterns and determinants of labor force participation and productivity among workers by age groups/cohorts over time

1. 4. Assessment of the education/training needs of developing countries to cope with technological advancement

1. 5. Evaluations and case studies of educational and vocational program to boot productivity and employability of workers for “future jobs.”
3. 6. Role of regional cooperation in addressing the challenges associated with the impact of demographic change and advancing technology on productivity and jobs; in areas such as human capital and skills development, access to technology, and cross-border labor and student mobility.