Asean in good position to seize major shifts in future of work: DPM Heng


Many hawkers and micro-enterprises have also gone digital. - LIANHE ZAOBAO

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Asean is in a good position to contribute to, as well as benefit from, major shifts affecting the future of work such as the green transition, digitalisation and resilience of supply chains, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.

“The future of work is intrinsically linked to the future economy,” he said, speaking virtually at the hybrid HR Tech Festival Asia 2022 and the opening of the Asean Future of Work Conference on Thursday (May 12).

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