Fourth Industrial Revolution

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A technician makes adjustments to the "Inmoov" robot from Russia during the "Robot Ball" scientific exhibition in Moscow May 17, 2014. Picture taken May 17, 2014. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY) - RTR3PNJ5

Jobs are susceptible to computerization. Image: REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

Vincenzo Spiezia
Head of the Information and Communication Technologies Unit, OECD
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