Danmark, Social change, Postfordism, Governance, Competences, Industrial policy
Abstract
The world is rapidly changing. The contours of a new economic, political and social landscape are emerging and that poses a huge challenge for a small, open economy as the Danish. In this report we investigate the consequences of societal change for the competences which will be in demand during the next decades. In section one we explain our argument and make some necessary caveats. In section two we account for a number of societal megatrends which we think will influence the future competences. In section three we deal with the political factor affecting changes in competences, and analyse some of the nodal points in the discursive struggles about where we are and should be heading. In section four we present a list of new competence-parameters and -indicators, and in section five we discuss the relevance of these new competences for different groups of employees.
