Learn, Unlearn, Relearn: W(h)ither Skills in the Digital Age

Sun Sun Lim

Chapter 4 in Humanising Technology:Reflections on Design, Ethics and Inclusion, 2025, pp 129-173 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The next theme I explore is that of skills in the digital age — a topic that has preoccupied policymakers, educators, employers, and workers alike. Rarely has the half-life of knowledge felt so short. The digital revolution has made learning a lifelong endeavour, but one that is no longer linear. Today, we must not only learn but also unlearn, and then relearn, as the technologies around us mutate with dizzying speed…

Keywords: User-centric Design; AI Ethics; Inclusive Design; Digital Parenting; Digital Wellbeing; Digital Literacy; Future of Learning; Future of Work; Tech for Good; Tech Governance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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