The Nordic expert network NVL Digital Worklife presents a series of five short videos about Artificial Intelligence (AI) in working life, education, and training, along with recommendations (one-pager) developed based on the video series.
The title of the video series is Making AI work the Nordic way.
The five videos are based on the network’s analysis and reflections related to the OECD report Employment Outlook 2023: Artificial Intelligence and Jobs. What are the implications of the OECD report’s findings and recommendations for the Nordic countries?
The network emphasises the importance of social dialogue – both when implementing new digital tools like AI in the workplace and when ensuring that education, courses, and lifelong learning provide skills aligned with labour market needs.
Watch the videos to learn more about how labour market stakeholders can contribute positively in a time when AI is influencing working life, education, and lifelong learning.
The experts in the videos speak different Nordic languages. All videos have English subtitles.
AI is transforming jobs and working conditions, creating new opportunities and demanding new skills. While AI can automate routine tasks, it has the potential to make other roles more versatile, meaningful, and challenging. It is crucial to ensure equal access to education and training – and a social responsibility to make sure everyone benefits from AI.
AI changes working life, but in which direction? The Finnish social partners discuss the impact of AI on Finnish working life. To navigate this shift effectively, strong collaboration between the social partners is crucial. In Nordic working life there is a strong tradition for close cooperation between employers and employees when it comes to competence needs and working conditions. In this video, it is recommended that employers involve their employees in processes of implementing digital tools such as AI.
Two experienced labour market experts are brought together to discuss the ongoing digitalization processes. One of their messages is to make sure that both leaders and union representatives have the possibility to obtain insight and knowledge about new technologies.
Another is to implement new digital tools such as AI by using a step-by-step approach. This gives an opportunity to try and fail, learn and adjust without investments becoming too big and risky. In this way, both the employee’s right to co-determination and the aim of better productivity and good working conditions are taken into account.
AI influences facilitation of teaching and learning in many ways. In this video, an expert from the Danish Center for IT in Education (CIU) demonstrates and reflects upon how teachers can use AI as a knowledge base, a sparring partner and a means of helping the students to learn and to reflect on their own learning processes.
AI will change the labour market as well as professional working roles. For providers of courses and training, knowledge about AI and its impact is essential. Both vocational education and adult education have the opportunity to influence the students’ understanding of how professional roles and businesses need to change and adapt due to the development and increasing use of AI. In the video, it is recommended that the Nordic countries invest in education systems that offer continuous education as well as up-skilling and re-skilling.