Growing Inequality: A Novel Integration of transformations research - the future of work in Norway and the three forces transforming it

Which international trends will affect workplaces in Norway in the future? What changes can we foresee? How should we prepare for these changes, and what are the political consequences at national and regional level? To analyze this, we have organized three international workshops. The purpose of the workshop series was to inspire stakeholders in Norway to explore scenarios that will help meet the challenges of future work and contribute to more inclusive social development. In the three workshops under the concept "The future of work", we have discussed three major forces that will affect the working life of the future: digitalisation, globalization and migration. In the first workshop, we emphasized the effect of digitalisation: in relation to the competence requirements, the working methods and the quality of the work in a 10-20 year perspective. In the second workshop, the topic was the changing global order and the future of work. In this third and final workshop, we focused on migration. See: https://www.uia.no/no/konferanser-og-seminarer/arbeids-fremtiden-i-digitaliseringens-alder-globalisering-og-migrering The result of this work is three short video films aimed at upper secondary schools to inspire discussions among students about the future working life they are training for.

- arrange three thematic workshops: these have been arranged with about 150 participants and live streaming - stimulate stakeholders in Norway: we have had cooperation with many relevant stakeholder, including close cooperation with municipality of Kristiansand and county off Agder. - inspire leaders in the public and private sectors: representatives og trade and industry have attended in discussions and panels - produce a series of short films: the tree films have been produced and will be launched for use in videregående skole, shortly.

The Horizon project GI-NI aims to contribute to an inclusive Europe of shared prosperity, by providing a better understanding of the changes and joint impact of three major transformations: technological progress, globalisation and migration; and offering policy and governance solutions to better equip citizens and companies, securing more equal opportunities and outcomes. The supplemental funding will be used to disseminate the early findings of this project and engage stakeholders in Norway in discussing future scenarios and public policy. It is necessary to raise the debate and ask stakeholders in Norway: How will we prepare for the challenges ahead? In alignment with the main project, this project will focus on technological progress, globalisation and migration. Much data is already available in Norway, and we are aware of the necessity of understanding these transformations in order to create more jobs and greater welfare. The region of Agder has particular challenges to living standards such as a relatively high drop-out rate and an increasing number of families living below the Norwegian poverty line. The transition from oil and gas to renewable industry presents an additional challenge for Agder. We will collaborate with the municipality of Kristiansand and Agder county to hold three thematic workshops which involve not only regional stakeholders, but also national actors such as KS, NHO, LO and Kompetanse Norge to explore the themes of the GI-NI project and focus on solutions. The challenges facing Norway cannot be seen in isolation. Instead of speculation, we base the workshops on data and discuss what implications the findings of the Horizon project have for Norway with its distinct industry, well-developed labour systems and relatively highly educated population. By applying knowledge from the rest of Europe and inviting the partners in the main project into collaboration in Norway, we aim to apply global solutions to regional challenges.