Don't believe the hype: Work, robots, history
My good friend Dr Michael Weatherburn recently wrote an article for the Resolution Foundation about the role of technology in the workplace. It's a very interesting read, and look out for my name in the acknowledgements!
The "project seeks to explore the historical development of digital technology in the UK workplace. It examines the use of the internet and digital technology in four sectors since 1990: warehousing and supermarkets, hospitality, taxis and care work. It examines the dotcom boom and bust, plus the related implementation of New Labour’s Department of Trade and Industry internet strategy of 1998. Its key findings are that digital technology, and resistance to it, has pervaded in these sectors for substantially longer than present-day commentators in the media or politics may realise."
Read the full article here
