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Automation and Inequality in China and southern Africa

Automation and Inequality in China and southern Africa

FromIn our Tech Society


Automation and Inequality in China and southern Africa

FromIn our Tech Society

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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Aug 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How is technology changing work across the world? And what impact will it have on inequality? I chat to Dr Jiwei Qian and Professor Imraan Valodia about automation and its widespread social impacts in these two very different contexts.
3:54: Automation in China
9:17: Why local governments are encouraging automation
13.51: Impact on inequality
27:53: How framing of automation overlooks the Global South
44:33: Gender inequality and automation in Southern Africa
Released:
Aug 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (36)

From biotech to autonomous vehicles, the current rate of technological change is breath-taking. This speed is not, however, matched in broader conversations about their ethical, political, and legal implications, which lag far behind. In our Tech Society is a weekly podcast with experts on exactly those kinds of questions. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ethicstechpod Mastodon: https://bhre.social/@InOurTechSociety Image adapted from ThisisEngineering via Pexel