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[INFOGRAPHIC] Top 10 crucial competencies for 2020

2021-04-29T14:25:28-04:002018/05/24|Articles, Catherine Meilleur, Learning, Society, Technology|

Creativity, emotional intelligence and the ability to collaborate are among the top 10 skills that will be most sought after in 2020, as well as, let's say ... tomorrow! In the wake of the 4th Industrial Revolution led by the Internet of Things and digital technologies, it appears that the actual "human" qualities are becoming popular.

Business transfers in Quebec: a major challenge

2021-04-28T15:57:12-04:002018/05/08|Articles, Catherine Meilleur, Society|

Business owners who will need to sell or transfer their businesses in the next 10 years are estimated at 30,000, a figure that some say is conservative. Put this number mostly on the fact that the “baby boomers” are beginning to retire.

Industry 4.0 and the new worker skillset explained

2021-04-28T15:31:35-04:002018/04/16|Articles, Guillaume Perron, Learning, Society, Technology|

Industry 4.0 is the next major industrial era. For context, the use of steam to power machinery brought the first industrial age, followed by mass production and assembly lines in the second and finally computer and automation in today’s industrial era. The fourth era is about connected, data-exchanging smart plants and machines.

[INFOGRAPHIC] Quebecers, the Internet and mobile devices

2021-04-28T13:38:52-04:002018/02/01|Articles, Catherine Meilleur, Society, Technology|

The use of the Internet on mobile devices is a major trend and Quebec is closely following it. Here are some figures from the latest digital portrait of Quebecers.

Will a robot replace your job?

2021-04-28T13:36:43-04:002018/01/26|Articles, Catherine Meilleur, Society, Technology|

Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Internet of Things… the fourth Industrial Revolution is well underway, and with it, the promise of technological advancements. However, all these come paired with a few concerns, including the fear of seeing robots taking over our jobs. Should we start to worry?

[INFOGRAPHIC] The Internet as a fundamental right

2021-04-28T13:29:51-04:002018/01/17|Articles, Catherine Meilleur, Online, Society|

In recent years, the Internet has become, almost everywhere on the planet, an essential tool for our day-to-day lives. The need to elevate this multidimensional and borderless means of communication to the rank of a fundamental human right is now evident to a vast majority.

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