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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Elizabeth Bennett

Remote troubleshooting to AR walkthroughs: how tech is boosting companies hit by the skills gap

Apprentice aircraft maintenance engineer in maintenance hangar
Immersive technologies such as augmented reality can present workers with the information they need right on a smartphone or tablet. Photograph: Monty Rakusen/Getty Images

It’s a longstanding idea that a company is only as good as the people it keeps. However, with talent shortages (pdf) now affecting virtually every industry, the sentiment has never rung more true.

These shortages are being driven by a melting pot of factors; first, ageing populations in the western world are causing workforces to shrink, as fewer people enter work in comparison with those who are leaving it.

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