Podcast: Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Jan 26, 2018

Pencils and pencil shavings are seen on a desk at Watlington Primary School in Watlington, southern England December 14, 2011. On Thursday the Department of Education will publish primary school league tables. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION) - LM1E7CE14WN01

Is knowledge redundant in an age of constant internet access? Image: REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

Anne Marie Engtoft Larsen

Knowledge Lead, Science and Technology Studies, World Economic Forum Geneva

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