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The Creative Industries conference seeks to bring world class scholars from various disciplines and institutions together to discuss state of the art research on creative industries....
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Creative Industries Interdisciplinary Conference
Creative Industries Interdisciplinary Conference
09:30 am
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The Creative Industries conference seeks to bring world class scholars from various disciplines and institutions together to discuss state of the art research on creative industries....
Time of Event
Start
Monday June 25, 2018
09:30 am
End
Tuesday June 26, 2018
02:00 pm
Jul
12
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Jul
12
From Cost Disease to Cost Cure: Embracing Expensive Automation
From Cost Disease to Cost Cure: Embracing Expensive Automation
04:00 pm
ECA Main Building
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Economists have long lamented the "cost disease" in services: their propensity to rise in price relative to products subject to the efficiencies of manufacturing. Theorists of disruptive innovation have proposed to "cure" the cost disease by standardizing, automating, and even robotizing service-intensive sectors like health care, finance, and education. From massive open online courses to robotic companions for the elderly, these innovations aim to displace workers (or at least work) with mechanical imitations of human labor....
Time of Event
Start
Thursday July 12, 2018
04:00 pm
End
Thursday July 12, 2018
05:30 pm
Venue
ECA Main Building
West Court
United Kingdom