The Edspresso Series

Sandy Plunkett: Industry needs more than STEM education


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Some media reports suggest that industry values 21st-century skills, such as collaboration, over technical expertise. But is that really the case? Is it becoming harder for industry to predict the skills it will need? And why should education in Australia be thinking now about AI and its potential effects? To get some answers to these questions, we speak to Sato Sandy Plunkett, a leading commentator and analyst of the global technology sector. Drawing on her experience as a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, Sandy talks about why studying the humanities alongside building technical expertise is a smart investment. Transcript available at: http://bit.ly/edspressoep8
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The Edspresso SeriesBy The NSW Department of Education