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2、heWesternworld.TodaythemajorityofjobsinAmerica,EuropeandJapananeintheserviceindustry,andthatnumberisontherise.Morewomenareintheworkplacethaneverbefore.Therearemorepart-timejobs.Morepeopleareself-employed.Butthebreadthoftheeconomictransformationcan'tbemeasuredbynumbersa

3、lone,becauseitisalsogivingrisetoradicalnewwayofthinkingaboutthenatureofworkitself.Long-helpnotionsaboutjobsandcareers,theskillsneededtosucceed,eventherelationshipbetweenindividualsandemployers--allofthesearebeingchallenged.Weonlyhavetolookbehindustogetsomesenseofwhatis

4、ahead.Noonelookingahead20yearscouldpossiblyhaveforeseenthewayinwhichasingleinvention,thechip,wouldtransformourworldthankstoit'sapplicationsinpersonalcomputers,digitalcommunications,andfactoryrobots.Tomorrow'sachievementsinbiotechnology,artificialintelligence,orevensome

5、stillunimaginedtechnologycouldproduceasimilarwaveofdramaticchanges.Butonethingiscertain:informationandknowledgewillbecomeecenmorevital,andthepeoplewhopossessit,whethertheyworkinmanufacturingorservices,willhavethegreatestadvantageandproducethemostwealth.Computerknowledg

6、ewillbecomeasbasicarequirementastheabilitytoreadandwrite.