The Future of Work in Asia and Beyond presents the findings and associated implications arising from a collaborative research study conducted on the potential impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR – or Industry 4.0) on the labour markets, occupations and associated future workforce competencies and skills across ten countries.

Part 1: The Context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution 1 Meeting the Workforce Challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution 2 Conceptual Research Framework Part 2: Country Chapters 3 Australia 4 Singapore 5 Taiwan 6 China 7 India 8 Indonesia 9 Malaysia 10 Mauritius 11 Nepal 12 Thailand Part 3: Fourth Industrial Revolution – The Asia Pacific and Beyond 13 Comparisons & Conclusions

The 4IR concerns the digital transformation in society and buR.
siness – an interface between technologies in the physical, digital and biological disciplines. The book explores many related issues: the nature of the 4IR, as well as demographic, generational and socio-cultural issues, economic and political perspectives, public and private sector similarities and differences, business strategy and managerial implications, human resource management/planning strategies, policies and practices, industry innovations, ‘best practice’ cases and comparative country studies. Chapters are based on a framework which combines labour market and multiple stakeholder theories. Issues are explored through the perceptions of organisational managers based in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand to provide an analysis of organisational, industry and government preparedness for the 4I