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The Future of Work in the mining industry is outsourcing
Participants in the simulation highlighted that the trend of outsourcing mining-related operations is likely to intensify in the years to come . As a result , mining firms will seek to decentralise their organisational models , allowing higher flexibility to outsource services . Consulting firms like Accenture provide mining companies with outsourced support services in a variety of commercial and IT areas .
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Artificial Intelligence as a commodity
Several scenarios explored the possibility of advanced digital technologies such as AI becoming a platform to raise capital and achieve higher valuations from investors . As a result , these capabilities will become a highend commodity evaluated not only by its operational benefit but also the financial one . AI solutions , like those from Minerva Intelligence available on the Oren Marketplace launched by Shell and IBM , are already bringing new levels of capability to the geological processes across the industry .
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