Unemployment is a fireball that must be addressed early
On a social media platform, a citizen posted a message addressed to His Highness the Prime Minister, Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Sabah, summarizing his request for His Highness to resolve the growing unemployment crisis amid the overcrowding of job seekers, noting that government ministries, departments, and agencies are not only fully staffed but even overstaffed.
The author of the message blames the Civil Service Diwan for exacerbating the number of unemployed Kuwaiti citizens, alongside the suspension of unemployment allowances.
In reality, there is a global unemployment crisis. People’s resort to leaving their homelands for other countries is not a luxury or a search for comfort, but a quest for sustenance to stave off hunger.
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The world is experiencing a demographic explosion, while the fiercest enemy—technology and innovations—renders humans obsolete, ineffective, and unnecessary.
From this perspective, I believe an international campaign or a state-led call for population control is needed, along with curbing technological progress, which is humanity’s primary adversary, particularly innovations that replace human services.
The obsession with innovation is becoming humanity’s greatest enemy, potentially leading to a future where humans engage in conflict with machines or humans armed with bewildering tools, weak against a colossal, soulless force devoid of blood, moral sense, or humanity. The question here is: How should we view innovations that replace human services? We are caught in a perplexing struggle between humans and machines.
Kuwait is a small country. The thousands of employees crammed into narrow offices in ministries, agencies, and government centers—if we consider replacing government work with automated systems and remote services—the government would need only one-third of its current workforce, whether Kuwaiti or expatriate. In the technological age, it wouldn’t even need physical offices. State and private universities churn out thousands of engineering graduates, yet there is a surplus of engineers across various specialties. Regrettably, some degree holders lack effectiveness, innovation, intellect, or engineering mindset. Therefore, we must change our thinking and seek curricula and specializations that serve the future, focusing particularly on the intelligent, especially in the humanities.
Undoubtedly, the government is obligated to employ the unemployed for a valid reason: it accepted teaching specialties that have become relics of the past. Hence, we must urgently develop education and stop clinging to the past, which has ended with its proponents. But does this mean closing the Civil Service Diwan and seeking a modern alternative?
We should not chase after others or follow failed ideas. If we cannot surpass them, we must at least keep pace with them. Government employment should align with development and implement a needs-based system, subjecting job applicants to competency tests.
Some government agencies today apply competency-based testing. Why not extend this to all government departments? Consequently, we need a genuine revolution in curricula. Development is not merely a luxury; it is a necessity imposed upon us.
The cornerstone of life and the progress of nations begins with education. The higher the education, the higher the society rises—a formula we cannot ignore. Time waits for no one. We must not fall behind others. We have all the reasons for success, yet we remain unable to exploit our potential. Our youth have proven they can compete with time and join the race. Success does not come to those who wait at the bus stop; it comes to those who find an empty seat or, at the very least, stand in the aisle to keep pace with life, rather than remaining stranded at the station.
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I reiterate that the government is responsible for employing the unemployed, or at least ensuring them a decent livelihood.
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