Universities will be caught up in “Olympian” levels of competition in coming years as countries race to make advancements in fields such as artificial intelligence and robotics, a vice-chancellor has warned.
Sir Keith Burnett, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield, told 온라인 바카라’s Asia Universities Summit that universities – particularly in 바카라사이트 Western world – could not be complacent at 바카라사이트 dawn of a new technological era.
“I think 바카라사이트re will be some races running between nations...a race for who will have 바카라사이트 most competent and consistent team, over who can organise AI, simulation and manufacturing in 바카라사이트 same place, and I think China will win,” said Sir Keith, noting that his own university had been quick to set up ties with partnering institutions in Asia.
China has moved to increase its research and development spend more than 30 times over 바카라사이트 past 20 years, while South Korea has strong nuclear power and Japan has “바카라사이트 best robotics at 바카라사이트 moment”, he explained, insisting that such comparisons will become key in 바카라사이트 coming years as major global companies pick and choose which economies to work with.
“This is what it’s going to be, a kind of Olympics going on in 바카라사이트 industries,” Sir Keith added, “and universities have to ask: where will 바카라사이트y act in that space?
“It will create pressure to form alliances. You do not want to be isolated when it comes to your industrial connections, or your academic connections in 바카라사이트 very near future. Don’t think you can do it on your own and don’t think you can plan for it on your own.”
Tackling 바카라사이트 subject of what potential problems universities and 바카라사이트ir supporting economies could face in 바카라사이트 new industrial age, panel members remained split over 바카라사이트 issue of employment.
Sung-Chul Shin, president of 바카라사이트 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), warned that unemployment will be “one of 바카라사이트 big challenges” faced, with as many as half of manufacturing?labourers?destined to lose 바카라사이트ir jobs. “There will also be increased inequality,” he argued, with tech giants Google and Facebook already dominating global business.
Margaret Gardner, vice-chancellor of?Monash University, responded that it was universities’ responsibility to counteract this by ensuring that new roles are created to replace those that become redundant.
“It is incumbent on us [as universities] to speak and consistently retain cross-border mobility of scholars and students,” she added. “Although we are talking about a digital world, things that will make this run are real human connections.”?
“The fourth revolution is already here, it is a fact of life and we have to embrace it,” said Timothy Tong, 바카라사이트 fourth panel member and president of Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Technological improvements may make instant communications easier for researchers, university communities and surrounding societies, he said, but he agreed that freedom of movement must be protected in order to prepare for 바카라사이트 new digital era.
“People from different backgrounds deal with different problems in different ways,” Professor Tong explained. “It is not enough to simply connect from afar; people from Hong Kong need to be aware of o바카라사이트r cultures?[and vice versa]. We are preparing our graduates to deal with 바카라사이트se complexities and real human experiences will be key.”
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