Aging workforce
Aging Workforce in South Korea
According to Statistics Korea, in South Korea over eight million workers or 33% of the labour force are over 50. In 1991 only 21% of Korean workers were over 50. In 2010 the largest group […]
Aging workforce
Aging workforce
Utility Workforce Crisis in Europe: Participation rates among older workers
I have blogged previously about utility workforce challenges in Texas, Japan and Europe. I have been spending quite a bit of time in Europe recently and am impressed with some of the differences and similarities […]
3D Visualization
Making substation design more efficient and more fun
I have blogged previously about how Duke Energy and Nashville Electrical Service have used model-based design to make substation design more efficient. Next week, on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. (Eastern […]
Aging workforce
ACE11 Issues facing the water industry in North America
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) held its annual Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE11) last week in Washington, D.C. It was an amazing experience. There were over 500 exhibitors and on-site attendance was expected to […]
Aging workforce
Apolitical perspective on Canada’s priorities: aging population, climate change and deteriorating infrastructure
The Auditor General of Canada is a politically unaligned watchdog responsible for holding the government of Canada accountable for its stewardship of public funds. Sheila Fraser, who has been the Auditor General of Canada for […]
Aging workforce
GITA: Knowledge transfer, the aging workforce and data quality
As I blogged previously there were several very important and topical presentations at the GITA conference this year addressing the challenge of the aging workforce. The problem is severe in many of the world’s economies, […]
Aging workforce
GITA: Concern about the aging utility and telecom workforce in Japan, Canada and the US
At this year’s GITA conference there were a few themes that stood out and differentiated this year from previous years, open source geospatial for utilities, the challenge of the aging workforce, and smart grid. Aging […]
3D Visualization
3D Is Helping Address the Aging Workforce Challenge
One of my takeaways from the annual GITA ANZ 2010 conference in Brisbane earlier this year was from Graeme Anthonsen’s presentation in which he outlined the cadet program that City West Water has implemented to […]