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Mr Lam, who is the executive chairman of accounting firm PwC Singapore, said the country’s position as a highly open and globally connected economy means technological shifts tend to have a faster and more pronounced impact here.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re an open economy, highly competitive, highly skilled and highly value-added. Technological advancement has a compounded impact on us. (We) will feel the impact faster than anyone else in the world,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He acknowledged that this will inevitably create anxiety for workers \u2013 from fresh graduates worried about finding a career path to mid-career employees concerned about staying relevant in the age of AI.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Business owners, too, are under pressure to keep companies competitive in an increasingly volatile environment, he noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A “good job” in Singapore today must go beyond just wages, said Mr Neo.<\/p>\n
\u201cA good job is not just a job that offers a good pay check. A good job should be one that offers good dignity, stability, as well as social mobility.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ESR has therefore emphasised broadening the range of quality jobs available across the economy, not just for younger workers, but for workers at every stage of their career, he added.<\/p>\n
While AI will inevitably automate some tasks, it will also create entirely new opportunities, Mr Neo said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor example, a prompt engineer wasn’t something that existed two or three years ago. But now, it\u2019s a thing,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Beyond economic security, younger Singaporeans are also placing greater emphasis on purpose and meaning at work.<\/p>\n
Mr Neo cited survey findings showing that three in five young Singaporeans would leave roles that do not align with their sense of purpose.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a wonderful opportunity for our businesses to also seek to make that social impact \u2026 to provide quality jobs that (not only offer) mobility, dignity, as well as stability, but also meaning and purpose,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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