World Economic Forum reports may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use. These are 2018's most competitive economiesThe World Economic Forum’s latest report on global competitiveness highlights how countries are adapting to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Here’s how t

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Satya Nadella explains how his failures at school led to a successful career. Image: REUTERS/Saumya Khandelwal

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CHIMP (CMU Highly Intelligent Mobile Platform) robot from Carnegie Mellon University Image: REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon

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The financial crisis resulted in rising inequality within advanced economies. Image: REUTERS/David McNew

World Economic Forum reports may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use. Which of tomorrow’s jobs are you most qualified for?If your job is at risk of automation, worry not: these charts visualize your next career move based on the skills you have now. 6 reasons to be o

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Explore and monitor how Future of Work is affecting economies, industries and global issues Technological changes and globalization have transformed the kind of skills required of workers in many sectors of the economy.  Yet, with employment opportunities becoming more fluid, it has also become harder to predict the skill content of next year’s jobs than it was when Korea, Malaysia and Singapore i

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Teaching 'oracy' to children could lead to them to perform better in maths and science Image: REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins