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Carnevale, Anthony P.; Ridley, Neil; Cheah, Ban; Strohl, Jeff; Campbell, Kathryn Peltier – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2019
The manufacturing workforce has been shaped by decades of industry transformation. Modern manufacturing requires workers with a diverse set of skills to perform functions such as research and development (R&D), product and production design, marketing and sales, and customer support. While workers with a high school diploma or less dominated…
Descriptors: Manufacturing Industry, Labor Force, Economic Opportunities, Trend Analysis

Cyert, Richard M. – Issues in Science and Technology, 1985
Proposes that full automation is the best current option for the United States' manufacturing industries. Advocates increased use of electronics, robotics, and computers in the establishment of unmanned factories. Implications of this movement are examined in terms of labor, management, and the structure of the economy. (ML)
Descriptors: Automation, Computers, Electronics, Labor Economics
Swyt, Dennis A. – 1986
This paper describes the new technologies most likely to affect the number and types of jobs in the U.S. economy over the next two decades. These work-affecting technologies are presented in the context of the continuing evolution of the U.S. work force into a distinctly new, third era. Chapter I discusses the transformation of the United States…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Automation, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers

Fengqiao, Liu – Impact of Science on Society, 1987
Describes the rapid progress of computer technologies in China. Details the increased role of computers in business. Presents the problem of Chinese characters in computer usage especially in business. Enumerates computer usage in China at this time. Cites the quantity and quality of computer software as a major limitation. (CW)
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1988
The University of Scranton's commitment to computing is evident in its annual central computing budget that represents 5 percent of the total institutional budget. Information technology planning and organization, university computing systems, Technology Center, faculty and student computing, administrative systems, and library automation are…
Descriptors: Automation, College Administration, College Faculty, College Libraries
National Bureau of Standards (DOC), Washington, DC. – 1971
Functions of the Center for Computer Sciences and Technology (CCST), a national center for computer research and development for the United States government, are described. CCST provides computer and related services to the National Bureau of Standards of which it is a part and to other government agencies on a cost-reimbursable basis. The Office…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Role, Automation, Computer Assisted Instruction
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1988
The world needs a socioeconomic strategy--a set of interrelated policies that recognize that social and institutional changes at all levels of society are necessary to realize fully the technical and economic potential of new technologies. An assessment and dissemination of how different countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and…
Descriptors: Automation, Culture Lag, Developed Nations, Economic Factors