\u2013 88% of global respondents indicated that they believe that scientific and technological advances are critical to helping make the world a better place. In Brazil, this number is even higher (95%). Approximately 4 out of 5 global respondents (79%) also indicated that the rapid development of vaccines against COVID-19 has increased their confidence in science.<\/p>\n
\u2013 The majority of respondents are confident that emerging technologies can help solve the challenges facing society today \u2013 the greatest confidence is in robotics, AI and semiconductor technologies. Respondents from Mexico and Brazil indicate greater confidence, among all respondents, in the ability of technologies to help communities solve the most urgent challenges facing human beings and societies today.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Almost all respondents around the world agreed that some actions are needed to advance science and technology in their countries. Improving STEM programs and collaboration and increased funding for research are at the top of the list. Support for these points was most evident in respondents from Brazil and Mexico.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Most employees say the pandemic has forced them to learn new ways of working and technologies. Most employers support building these skills.<\/p>\n \u2013 Global officials who responded to the survey say that 5G and AI are expected to become increasingly important in the next 3 years. More respondents from Brazil (49%) and Mexico (46%) than all other countries surveyed indicate they will use Cloud Computing within the next three years. 57% of Brazilian respondents believe that 5G will be needed in their work in the next three years.<\/p>\n \u2013 Brazil recognizes that its role has changed significantly and expects its role to continue to evolve in the future. Respondents from Brazil and Mexico are confident they have the necessary skills and will be able to keep pace with future advances. They also strongly recognize the need to keep their skills up to date.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Enquanto as crises recentes ampliam os complexos desafios globais nos quais a sociedade ter\u00e1 que encarar nas pr\u00f3ximas d\u00e9cadas, o conhecimento cient\u00edfico tem sido uma ferramenta importante na tomada de decis\u00f5es para ajudar a mitigar alguns dos nossos maiores problemas. Uma nova pesquisa do Institute for Business Value da IBM com mais de 14 mil […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[39,19],"tags":[2311,2221,2309,1799],"class_list":["post-39989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-coluna-4","category-ultimas-noticias","tag-avancos-cientificos-e-tecnologicos","tag-ciencia-e-tecnologia","tag-desafios-globais","tag-tecnologias-emergentes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/abes.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/unnamed.jpg\")
The survey also points out how critical science and technology skills are for the perspective of employees' professional careers and future:<\/strong><\/p>\n