8. Discussion and Conclusion

Throughout this book we explore the impact of current global trends on the future of work and on high-skilled workers in industrialized countries. We investigated how technological progress such as digitization affects not only labor markets but especially the development of skills and the organization of labor; the differences between social generations and the importance of work-life balance perspectives. Moreover, considering a regional benchmarking, we explored talent competitiveness of European regions and identified strengths and weaknesses of our case study from South Tyrol (Italy). In this final chapter, we present further thoughts on the importance of work and dignity in dynamically changing societies in the twenty-first century.