Cities could be MORE important post-pandemic, not less, suggests report from Citi and University of Oxford
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Thursday, June 17, 2021
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At the peak of the pandemic in April 2020, almost two-thirds of economic activity in the U.S. was being done remote.
Key Points:
- At the peak of the pandemic in April 2020, almost two-thirds of economic activity in the U.S. was being done remote.
- The report suggests that these new roles will predominately be in knowledge industries, like technology, science or consulting.
- Cities are going to be more important as hubs of the collaboration and innovation at the foundation of developed economies, continues Frey.
- Citi GPS Technology at Work: The Coming of the Post-Production Society is the sixth edition in the Citi GPS Technology at Work series.