Q&A Economics, Diversity, Data, and the Human-Automation Partnership

PTI sprach mit:
Dr. Eva Savelsberg, SVP, INFORM

INFORM hat bewiesen, dass sie nicht davor zurückschrecken, die Zukunft zu erforschen und herauszufinden, was sie für unsere Branche bedeuten könnte. Von ihrer ursprünglichen Ausgabe 2038: A Smart Port Story bis hin zu aufschlussreichen Präsentationen bei unseren CTAC- und SDP-Veranstaltungen in den letzten Jahren gehen sie immer wieder an die Grenzen von heute. In diesem Exklusiv-Interview mit Port Technology International spricht Eva Savelsberg, SVP, INFORM über die wirtschaftlichen Trends, die unsere Branche in den kommenden Jahrzehnten prägen werden, darüber, warum Vielfalt und Daten im Mittelpunkt der vorwärts gerichteten Strategie von INFORM stehen, und über die Rolle des Menschen in der Automatisierungsgleichung.

PART 1: OUR INDUSTRY

Dieser Artikel ist ausschließlich in englischer Sprache erhältlich.

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What do you see as the large economic trends that the maritime industry needs to be focusing on over the coming decade?

The first trend is our focus on sustainability. As a society, we see we probably have to do a lot more to address sustainability in all its different facets. To be successful in the future. To hand over a functioning Earth to our kids and grandchildren. To tap into the potential of diversity.

A further trend is also the shift of the global center of economic gravity, which will shift to the East over the next decades, and this will also bring decisive changes to us. Today, we are a very well-educated, affluent society, and I believe, especially within the EU, our voice has a value. Perhaps this value might shrink over the next decades. I’m not convinced we are prepared for this situation. It addition, how the Unites States positions itself globally will also impact us.

Finally, the African youth bulge will play a part in shaping our industry. While many European and Asian societies are, or will shrink, 60% of the African society is under 25 and will grow over the next decades. From an economic point of view, today trading routes are strong between China and Europe, China and the U.S. But, having all the young people in Africa, those routes will change undoubtedly in the future. Are we prepared for that? How do we want to participate in this shift of trade?

 

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