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Digitalization and the Future of Employment: A Case Study on the Canadian Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Occupations

Abstract

This paper presents a novel approach to identifying reskilling requirements, job merging pathways, and a tentative timeline for transforming offshore oil and gas drilling occupations amid the fourth industrial revolution (industry 4.0). The proposed algorithm focuses on potential job merging due to technological adoption. It introduces a scaling factor named digital readiness level to incorporate modulation factors (e.g., cost of development …

Authors

Wanasinghe TR; Gosine RG; Petersen BK; Warrian PJ

Journal

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 1661–1681

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Publication Date

April 1, 2024

DOI

10.1109/tase.2023.3238971

ISSN

1545-5955