Giving Compass' Take:

· According to Alby Bocanegra, NYC's interim chief technology officer, augmented reality has the ability to boost the workforce because it brings the classroom to the user. 

· What other ways is technology helping encourage more workforce participation? How can we prepare individuals for the workforce? 

· Read more about the use of AR and VR to prepare for the workforce. 

The city of New York's interim chief technology officer said in an episode of Hill.TV's "Boundless" that augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) will be able to encourage a city's residents to enter the work force.

"The thing that AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality) provide, is that they can bring the classroom to the user, which is very different in that it can also provide experiential learning opportunities, which traditional education sometimes overlooks," Alby Bocanegra told Hill.TV in an episode that aired Monda.

Read the full article about AR and the workforce by Julia Manchester at The Hill.