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4th industrial revolution,


               Alarmed by how technological education is implemented in certain fields,

               Knowing the situation of work stated by international organisations following analyses of social

               and economic development,

               Keeping in mind the two billion adults worldwide who do not have a bank account,




                   1.  Urges member states to tailor the education system to the needs of more dynamic labor
                      markets in a more globalised world, by :
                          a.  Introducing technology and computer science classes to all schools, possibly

                              making these classes mandatory in schools from the 4th grade to the 7th and
                              from the 7th to the 12th optional, with a focus on:
                                i.   Teaching  future  generations  the  required  skills  to  use  developing
                                     technologies,

                                ii.   Highlighting  the  importance  of  having  skills  in  the  technological  and
                                     digital domain,
                          b.  Offering online courses in technology and computer science, possibly including

                              them  in  a  working  program  created  with  governments  in  collaboration  with
                              multinational technology companies, to promote education but also a working
                              field where new skills could be applied,
                          c.  Proposing  the  teaching  of  STEM  (science,  technology,  engineering,

                              mathematics) subjects, often with the addition of arts (STEAM) so that present
                              and  future  generations  are  able  to  face  the  reality  of  the  fourth  industrial
                              revolution;


                   2.  Proposes the creation of a trust fund managed by the United Nations to assist lower
                      income countries with funding for resources and programmes for workers displaced

                      due to the fourth industrial revolution by:
                          a.  Encouraging the member States to make not only financial donations to the
                              United  Nations  but  also  human  personnel,  infrastructure,  guidance  and

                              assistance for the countries that require it;
                          b.  Creating  advertising  campaigns  to  attract  donations  from  the  general
                              population in order to equip countries with low technological capacity with the
                              hardware and software needed to boost education ;


                   3.  Presses member States, third sector organisations, and also multinational technology
                      and finance companies to collaborate and provide:




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