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Do We Have What Is Needed to Change Everything? A Survey of Finnish Software Businesses on Labour Shortage and Its Potential Impacts




AuthorsHyrynsalmi SM, Rantanen MM, Hyrynsalmi S

EditorsKreps D, Ess C, Leenen L, Kimppa K

Conference nameIFIP International Conference on Human Choice and Computers

PublisherSpringer International Publishing

Publication year2018

JournalIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Book title This Changes Everything – ICT and Climate Change: What Can We Do? 13th IFIP TC 9 International Conference on Human Choice and Computers, HCC13 2018, Held at the 24th IFIP World Computer Congress, WCC 2018, Poznan, Poland, September 19–21, 2018, Proceedings

Series titleIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volume537

First page 111

Last page122

ISBN978-3-319-99604-2

eISBN978-3-319-99605-9

ISSN1868-4238

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99605-9_8

Web address https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99605-9_8

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/35960024


Abstract
The fourth industrial revolution is expected to bring major changes both in society as well as in the modern industry. Naturally, it will also shake the labour market---however, not only by replacing blue collar duties by robots, but also by renewing the set of skills and competencies needed in new kinds of work duties. In this study, we use a data (n = 160) from a survey to the Finnish software businesses to evaluate how software companies perceive the labour shortage and its implications in the verge of the new industrial revolution. The results show that already now there are signs that the labour shortage might harm the growth and innovations in the ICT field. This study presents the results from the survey and discusses whether there are enough competent resources to support the industrial revolution.

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