Globalization and the technological revolution go hand in hand, in a way that is now inseparable. But they both need to revolve around human beings, thereby becoming more inclusive. In essence, what needs to happen is to reconnect the rhythm of the economy with the rhythm of society.
This is something that governments have started to realize lately. In the run-up to its annual meeting in the Swiss Alps, to be held in Davos next month, even the World Economic Forum acknowledges that:
Owing to the slow and uneven recovery in the decade since the global financial crisis, a substantial part of society has become disaffected and embittered, not only with politics and politicians, but also with globalization and the entire economic system it underpins.