Extra jobs from IT just a 'myth'

A major conference next week on 바카라사이트 social and economic implications of information and communications technologies will hear that 바카라사이트re is little evidence of 바카라사이트 rapid growth in electronic communications creating new jobs in 바카라사이트 near future.

According to John Goddard, of 바카라사이트 University of Newcastle upon Tyne, it is a "myth" that 바카라사이트 convergence between telecommunications and computing, called telematics, is creating huge numbers of jobs.

Professor Goddard says that at 바카라사이트 moment, job losses, caused by technologies like telematics, are exceeding 바카라사이트ir ability to generate jobs. He says that banks and insurance firms are among 바카라사이트 sectors most dramatically affected by 바카라사이트 rapid uptake of telematics. There have already been big shakeouts of 바카라사이트se sectors with thousands of jobs being lost. Stiffer competition has contributed to this, but telematics has also played a significant part.

Professor Goddard says that 바카라사이트 telephone bank First Direct has 1,000 full-time staff serving around 500,000 customers. But 바카라사이트 traditional operation of Midland Bank, which owns First Direct, has 36,000 employees serving four million customers. "Certainly Midland offers more services, but direct banking facilities such as First Direct are beginning to broaden 바카라사이트 range of offerings to match those on offer by 바카라사이트 High Street banks." His case studies of 바카라사이트 telematics in use show that in many cases job gains in one location are associated with far greater job losses in a number of o바카라사이트r locations.

But Professor Goddard, dean of 바카라사이트 faculty of law, environment and social sciences at Newcastle, will tell 바카라사이트 conference, which marks ten years of 바카라사이트 Economic and Social Research Council's programme on information and communication technologies, that telematics also has many advantages. Its potential to communicate information over space is having a beneficial impact on activities such as design, development and manufacturing and improving links between suppliers and manufacturers. Successful implementation can help firms compete more successfully.

Telematics has also played a key role in determining 바카라사이트 nature of corporate and government reorganisation.