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| New Zealand: SmartStart a new type of service | new zealand | digital.govt.nz (18.12.2017) In December 2016, 4 agencies launched SmartStart, the first-ever government ‘life event’ project — a new approach where government services are based on key events in people’s lives, rather than how government agencies are set up. |
Government information and support online in 1 placeSmartStart is an online tool aimed at parents and caregivers about to have a baby. It gives people online access to integrated government information and support related to each phase of pregnancy and the first 6 months of early child |
Family benefits, Maternity, Information and communication technology, E-services, Service delivery | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.digital.govt.nz/showcase/smartstart-a-new-type-of-service/ | massetti | |||
| EU EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Information Portal | european union | The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years - we're here to make sure you're prepared. This website is a resource to educate the public about the main elements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) … |
Information and communication technology, Interoperability, Data management | data protection | https://www.eugdpr.org/ | ruggia | ||||
| Using adaptive social protection to cope with crisis and build resilience | worldbank.org (18/02/2018) Crisis is becoming a new normal in the world today. Over the past 30 years, the world has lost more than 2.5 million people and almost $4 trillion to natural disasters. |
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Published_SS_Monitor | https://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/using-adaptive-social-protection-cope-crisis… | massetti | |||||
| Overview of the national laws on electronic health records in the EU Member States - European Commission | Europe , european union | Overview of the national laws on electronic health records in the EU Member States The study has two main goals. First, to provide an overview of the national laws on electronic health records within the EU Member States. Second, to assess the interaction of these national laws with the… |
Health, Information and communication technology | https://ec.europa.eu/health/ehealth/projects/nationallaws_electronichealthrecor… | -gerecke | |||||
| [Report] Labour issues in the digital economy | Americas | ECLAC (August 2017) Digital work platforms are transforming labor markets around the world. Firms that own, manage and deploy these work platforms have reframed employer–worker relations by defining their core business as the provision of the technology that enables certain services to be… |
Employment | digital platforms | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://conferenciaelac.cepal.org/6/en/documents/labour-issues-digital-economy | -brener | |||
| Finland's first Action Plan on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will strengthen the rights of people with disabilities | finland | Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (13.03.2018) The Action Plan will implement the UN Convention that entered into force in summer 2016. The aim is to strengthen the rights of persons with disabilities and to improve their opportunities for participation. |
Finland has published, for the first time, a National Action Plan on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Action Plan will implement the UN Convention that entered into force in summer 2016. The aim is to strengthen the rights of persons with disabilities and to impro |
Disability | Published_SS_Monitor | http://stm.fi/en/artikkeli/-/asset_publisher/suomen-ensimmainen-yk-n-vammaissop… | massetti | |||
| Community: G7 Future of Work Forum |OECD | The G7 Future of Work Forum is a platform where you can find strategies, good practices and experiences of G7 countries in addressing emerging labour market challenges. The Forum was adopted in 2017 by G7 Labour and Employment Ministers under the Italian Presidency and launched under the… |
Welcome to the G7 Future of Work Forum, a platform where you can find strategies, good practices and experiences of G7 countries in addressing emerging labour market challenges. The Forum was adopted in 2017 by G7 Labour and Employment Ministers under the Italian Presidency and launched under the |
Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://community.oecd.org/community/g7-fow | massetti | |||||
| 15e Conférence Internationale de l’AISS, l'avenir de la sécurité sociale au coeur des débats | La Nouvelle Tribune (18.04.2018) La cérémonie d’inauguration de la 15e Conférence internationale de l’Association international de la sécurité sociale (AISS) portant sur les Technologies de l’information et de la Communication dans le domaine de la sécurité sociale, qui a lieu les 18… |
La cérémonie d’inauguration de la 15e Conférence internationale de l’Association international de la sécurité sociale (AISS) portant sur les Technologies de l’information et de la Communication dans le domaine de la sécurité sociale, qui a lieu les 18, 19 et 20 avril 2018, s’est déroulée so |
Information and communication technology | issa | Published_SS_Monitor | https://lnt.ma/15e-conference-internationale-de-laiss-lavenir-de-securite-socia… | fabbri | |||
| 15e conférence de l’AISS sur les TIC : 350 participants au débat | Aujourd'hui le Maroc (18.04.2018) La Caisse nationale de sécurité sociale (CNSS) organisera du 18 au 20 avril à Casablanca la 15ème édition de la conférence internationale de l’Association internationale de la sécurité sociale (AISS). |
Cet évènement qui a lieu tous les trois ans rassemblera 350 participants représentant 81 pays membres de l’AISS dont les dirigeants, les directeurs des systèmes d’information ainsi que les responsables et spécialistes des TIC des institutions de sécurité sociale des cinq continents. |
Information and communication technology | issa | Published_SS_Monitor | http://aujourdhui.ma/high-tech/15e-conference-de-laiss-sur-les-tic-350-particip… | fabbri | |||
| Österreich: Sozialversicherung: Sozialpartner wappnen sich für Reformgespräche | austria | Trend (18.04.2018) Sozialversicherung und Sozialpartner wappnen sich für die Reform der Sozialversicherung. Bei einer Veranstaltung der Wirtschaftskammer Wien warnten Experten Dienstagabend vor Verschlechterungen bei der Gesundheitsversorgung. Der Vorsitzende des Hauptverbandes der… |
Sozialversicherung und Sozialpartner wappnen sich für die Reform der Sozialversicherung. Bei einer Veranstaltung der Wirtschaftskammer Wien warnten Experten Dienstagabend vor Verschlechterungen bei der Gesundheitsversorgung. Der Vorsitzende des Hauptverbandes der Sozialversicherungsträger, Alexan |
Health promotion | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.trend.at/newsticker/sozialversicherung--sozialpartner-wappnen-sich-… | fabbri | ||
| ESCAP Updates Social Protection Toolbox | Asia | sdg.iisd.org/news (12.04.2018) The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has updated its Social Protection Toolbox, an online platform for policy makers to share experiences and good practices in providing healthcare and income security. The refreshed platform offers… |
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has updated its Social Protection Toolbox, an online platform for policy makers to share experiences and good practices in providing healthcare and income security. The refreshed platform offers over 100 examples of good pract |
Information and communication technology | digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor | http://sdg.iisd.org/news/escap-updates-social-protection-toolbox/ | fabbri | ||
| Uruguay: Flexibilizar acceso a jubilaciones costó casi US$ 2.000 millones pero ayudó a bajar la pobreza | uruguay | El Observador (17.04.2018) La flexibilización del acceso a las jubilaciones a partir de la ley 18.395 de 2008 dio lugar a un incremento tanto en el stock como en las altas jubilatorias que se sostuvo hasta 2014. |
La flexibilización del acceso a las jubilaciones a partir de la ley 18.395 de 2008 dio lugar a un incremento tanto en el stock como en las altas jubilatorias que se sostuvo hasta 2014. La implementación de la nueva ley implicó un costo entre 2009 y 2016 de entre US$ 1.639 millones y US$ 1 |
Pensions, Financing | managing reforms, poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.elobservador.com.uy/flexibilizar-acceso-jubilaciones-costo-casi-us-… | fabbri | ||
| Social protection model to be implemented by BISP across Pakistan: MNA Marvi Memon | pakistan | Daily Times (17.04.2018) A social protection model presently being implemented through the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) across Pakistan is meant to effectively support and empower women, children and poorest segments of the society. |
A social protection model presently being implemented through the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) across Pakistan is meant to effectively support and empower women, children and poorest segments of the society. BISP Chairperson Marvi Memon anounced this while welcoming the foreign |
Extension of coverage | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://dailytimes.com.pk/229034/social-protection-model-to-be-implemented-by-b… | fabbri | ||
| France: Sécurité sociale: qu'est ce que le «cinquième risque» évoqué par Emmanuel Macron? | france | Le Figaro (16.04.2018) Dimanche soir, Emmanuel Macron a évoqué la possibilité de repenser la prise en charge des personnes âgées dépendantes. Parmi ses propositions, la création d'un «cinquième risque» couvert par la Sécurité sociale a été mise sur la table. … |
On sera au rendez-vous», avait déclaré jeudi Emmanuel Macron à propos de la prise en charge des personnes âgées au JT de 13 heures de Jean-Pierre Pernaut sur TF1. Dimanche soir, il a de nouveau abordé le sujet lors de son interview au Palais Chaillot. |
Old-age pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.lefigaro.fr/social/2018/04/16/20011-20180416ARTFIG00110-securite-soc… | fabbri | |||
| In Guangdong, China, An Integrated System Delivers Better Social Insurance Services | china | New technologies make access to services easier and more convenient. Guangdong provides a model in China’s efforts to develop a national integrated social security information system |
Yuan Xiaoli, a resident of China’s southern Guangdong Province, caught a cold when the temperature suddenly dropped to 4 degrees Celsius. Using the Guangdong Social Security app on her smartphone, Xiaoli made a doctor’s appointment at the Yingde People’s Hospital. She saw the doctor at the schedu |
Information and communication technology | newsletter ISSA staff, Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2018/02/14/in-guangdong-china-an-integ… | massetti | |||
| UAE's Low-income Migrant Workers Have Little Access to Social Protection beyond Health Insurance, Finds Study | United Arab Emirates | ZAWYA (16.04.2018) Research investigates key concerns, insurance awareness levels and remittance habits of low-income migrant workers in the country |
Press Release 43% of respondents regard life insurance as most vital, yet 79% are not insured, citing pricing and lack of information and access as key barriers Mobile channels and remittance houses identified as optimal touchpoints to reach a majority u |
Health, Difficult-to-cover groups | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/story/UAEs_Lowincome_Migrant_Workers_Have_Little_… | fabbri | |||
| Japon : la précarité oblige les seniors à retourner travailler | japan | Franceinfo (11.04.2018) Le gouvernement japonais incite les retraités à retourner travailler. Ils le font par goût du travail ou par précarité. |
Le Japon voit ses seniors, à l'âge de la retraite, continuer à travailler. Pour compléter une maigre retraite le plus souvent, ils travaillent à temps partiel ou ne partent pas à la retraite. "Avec ma retraite, je touche 750 euros par mois, ce n'est pas assez pour vivre", explique Sadao |
Old-age pensions, Employment | labour markets, policy reponse | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.francetvinfo.fr/economie/emploi/chomage/japon-la-precarite-oblige-l… | fabbri | ||
| ADB study: government action needed to ensure Asia’s workforce benefit from new technologies | | Asia | OpenGovAsia (12.04.2018) To ensure that everyone can benefit from new technologies, policymakers will need to pursue education reforms that promote lifelong learning, maintain labour market flexibility, strengthen social protection systems, and reduce income inequality, The Asian Development… |
To ensure that everyone can benefit from new technologies, policymakers will need to pursue education reforms that promote lifelong learning, maintain labour market flexibility, strengthen social protection systems, and reduce income inequality, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
Information and communication technology | labour markets | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.opengovasia.com/articles/adb-study-government-action-needed-in-ensu… | fabbri | ||
| 24 pays européens signent un pacte pour développer l’intelligence artificielle | european union | EurActiv (12.04.2018) Vingt-quatre pays de l’UE se sont engagés à se regrouper pour adopter une « approche européenne » vis-à-vis de l’intelligence artificielle, afin de concurrencer les géants technologiques américains et asiatiques. Les ministres ont signé une déclaration le 10 avril dans… |
Vingt-quatre pays de l’UE se sont engagés à se regrouper pour adopter une « approche européenne » vis-à-vis de l’intelligence artificielle, afin de concurrencer les géants technologiques américains et asiatiques. Les ministres ont signé une déclaration le 10 avril dans laquelle ils d |
Information and communication technology | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.euractiv.fr/section/economie/news/twenty-four-eu-countries-sign-art… | fabbri | |||
| [Rapport] France: Donner un sens à l'intelligence artificielle : pour une stratégie nationale et européenne | european union, france | ladocumentationfrancaise.fr (Mars 2018) Le rapport aborde successivement différentes facettes de l'IA : politique économique, recherche, emploi, éthique, cohésion sociale. Cinq annexes insistent par ailleurs sur des domaines d'intérêt particulier : éducation, santé, agriculture, transport,… |
Information and communication technology | Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr/rapports-publics/184000159-donner-un-sen… | massetti | ||||
| Argentina: Destacan la eficacia de la Asignación Universal por Hijo | argentina | lacapital. (31.03.2018) En la sede central de la Ansés, su director ejecutivo, Emilio Basavilbaso, presentó el libro "Análisis y propuestas de mejoras para ampliar la Asignación Universal por Hijo" (AUH), junto con el representante del Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (Unicef, por… |
En la sede central de la Ansés, su director ejecutivo, Emilio Basavilbaso, presentó el libro "Análisis y propuestas de mejoras para ampliar la Asignación Universal por Hijo" (AUH), junto con el representante del Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (Unicef, por sus siglas en inglés) en l |
Family benefits | family | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lacapital.com.ar/informacion-gral/destacan-la-eficacia-la-asignacio… | fabbri | ||
| France: Minimum vieillesse, allocations familiales, énergie… ce qui change au 1er avril | france | Le Monde (31.03.2018) Hausse du minimum vieillesse, de la prime à la naissance et des allocations aux familles monoparentales ou nombreuses et modestes, baisse de l’allocation aux parents de jeunes enfants… Voici les principaux changements à compter du 1er avril |
Hausse du minimum vieillesse, de la prime à la naissance et des allocations aux familles monoparentales ou nombreuses et modestes, baisse de l’allocation aux parents de jeunes enfants… Voici les principaux changements à compter du 1er avril : sur le même sujet |
Financing | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | http://mobile.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2018/03/31/minimum-vieillesse-allocat… | fabbri | ||
| Zimbabwe: ‘Let’s strive to curb work-related injuries’ | zimbabwe | The Herald (12.04.2018) Government has encouraged stakeholders to ensure that occupational safety and health management systems are ingrained within the industries to promote hazardous free working environment |
Government has encouraged stakeholders to ensure that occupational safety and health management systems are ingrained within the industries to promote hazardous free working environments. Speaking at the engineers’ safety and health workshop in Harare yesterday, Labour and Social Welfare |
Occupational accidents and diseases, Prevention of occupational risks | issa, OSH | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.herald.co.zw/lets-strive-to-curb-work-related-injuries/ | fabbri | ||
| [Report] ILO: Social protection for indigenous peoples: an essential component of national development strategies | ILO SocPro (April 2018) Men, women and children from indigenous peoples are estimated |
Difficult-to-cover groups | poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.social-protection.org/gimi/gess/RessourcePDF.action?id=55097 | fabbri | ||||
| No identity crisis for social protection programmes that link with ID agencies | Development Pathways (24.10.2017) Biometric technology presents a huge opportunity to social protection programmes, in particular the potential to ensure that only eligible programme beneficiaries receive payments. But to fully realise the benefits of biometrics, social protection… |
Biometrics – such as fingerprints, voices, faces or iris patterns – can be used to establish the unique identify of an individual person. The need to provide people with identification is a huge issue given estimates that nearly one in seven people in the world have no way to prove their identity |
Information and communication technology | biometric | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.developmentpathways.co.uk/resources/no-identity-crisis-for-social-pr… | massetti |