Recovery 4.0. Ageing labour markets, digitalization of the economy and Covid-19

Abstract

In light of the demographic trends and the consequences of the pandemic, this paper examines the implications of the shift in skills which is needed in order to favour business digitalisation. The consequences of digitalisation for the employability of both younger and older workers are discussed, and the acceleration of the tele-workability phenomenon, triggered by the pandemic on certain categories of jobs, is also explored. The strategy of the Italian PNRR is then described, looking for possible gaps concerning the employability of social groups and/or trade-offs between the strategy and the digital transformation of the economy.