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| World Population Ageing 2017 | UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division |
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/theme/ageing/WPA2017.shtml | massetti | |||||||
| Does Blockchain Have A Place In Healthcare? | forbes.com (08.05.2017) Blockchain technology is making headlines everywhere. If you have recently attended any tech events it is highly likely that you came out of them having heard just that bit more about it. Everybody is talking about blockchain--from the President of the United States to… |
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Health, Information and communication technology | digital platforms | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.forbes.com/sites/reenitadas/2017/05/08/does-blockchain-have-a-place… | ruggia | |||
| SimplyVital Health Is Using Blockchain To Revolutionize Healthcare | United States | It’s no secret that America has a complicated relationship with healthcare. And with all the uncertainty of 2017 looming large over 2018, it can feel like a subject you just want to avoid reading about altogether. But one startup is out to change all that. SimplyVital Health is using… |
Health, Information and communication technology | blockchain | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessedamiani/2017/11/06/simplyvital-health-blockch… | ruggia | ||||
| First employment centre at Jordan Refugee camp: Job centre for Syrian refugees opens in Jordan camp | syria, jordan | ILO (22.02.2018) The ILO and UNHCR launch the Azraq Centre for Employment to help refugees access work permits and find employment. The Azraq Centre for Employment (ACE), set up in coordination with the Government of Jordan and sponsored by the Dutch Government, aims to facilitate access… |
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR inaugurated the Azraq refugee camp’s first employment centre. |
Employment | poverty, transnational workers | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.ilo.org/beirut/media-centre/news/WCMS_618068/lang--en/index.htm | fabbri | ||
| Odisha Governor Dr. S.C. Jamir inaugurates International Symposium “Vision Zero-From Problems to Practical Solutions” | OdishaDiary (222.02.2018) Bhubaneswar: Work plays a central role in people’s lives. Therefore, work environments should be safe and healthy. Yet this is not the case for many workers. Every day workers all over the world are faced with a multitude of health hazards and even there are… |
Bhubaneswar: Work plays a central role in people’s lives. Therefore, work environments should be safe and healthy. Yet this is not the case for many workers. Every day workers all over the world are faced with a multitude of health hazards and even there are instances of fatal injuries. This, of |
Occupational accidents and diseases, Workplace health promotion, Safety and health at work, Prevention of occupational risks | issa | Published_SS_Monitor | http://orissadiary.com/odisha-governor-dr-s-c-jamir-inaugurates-international-s… | fabbri | |||
| 10 imperatives for Europe in the age of AI and automation | Europe | Report McKinsey Global Institute (October 2017) Europe, while making progress, is behind the US and China in capturing the opportunities of artificial intelligence and automation. Digitization is everywhere, but adoption is uneven across companies, sectors, and economies, and the leaders are… |
Employment, Information and communication technology | artificial intelligence , robotization | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/europe/ten-imperatives-for-europe-in-the… | ruggia | |||
| Suisse: Chômeurs âgés: pour une alternative à l'aide sociale | switzerland | TDG (22.02.2018) De plus en plus de personnes sans emploi terminent à l'aide sociale. Une situation qui nécessite une action pour la Conférence suisse des institutions d'action sociale. |
Trop de chômeurs âgés de plus de 55 ans finissent à l'aide sociale. Il faut une alternative, exige la Conférence suisse des institutions d'action sociale (CSIAS). Le système de fin de droit pourrait être aménagé. Les chômeurs de plus de 55 ans ont des difficultés à retrouver un emploi. La |
Old-age pensions, Employment policies | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.tdg.ch/suisse/chomeurs-ges-alternative-aide-sociale/story/29679336 | fabbri | |||
| [Opinión] La tecnología y el trabajo | La Prensa (21.02.2018) En mayo 2017, el McKinsey Global Institute se sumó al creciente número de organizaciones que se pronuncian con respecto al impacto de la tecnología sobre el futuro del trabajo. En un informe preparado por James Manyika, titulado Tecnología, empleos y el futuro del trabajo… |
En mayo 2017, el McKinsey Global Institute se sumó al creciente número de organizaciones que se pronuncian con respecto al impacto de la tecnología sobre el futuro del trabajo. En un informe preparado por James Manyika, titulado Tecnología, empleos y el futuro del trabajo, advierte que la automat |
Information and communication technology | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.prensa.com/opinion/tecnologia-trabajo_0_4968253224.html | fabbri | ||||
| Labor Markets and Social Security Information System (SIMS) | latin america | The SIMS (The Information System on Labor Markets and Social Security) is the main source of information on labor markets in Latin America and the Caribbean. It contains comparable statistics, institutional information and academic publications about labor markets in IDB country members. This… |
Employment, Employment policies, Social assistance, Social policies & programmes | database | https://www.iadb.org/en/databases/sims/sims-labor-markets-and-social-security-i… | mancovega | ||||
| Acuerdo tripartito facilitará transición de economía informal hacia economía formal en Costa Rica | costa rica | Diario Digital Nuestro País (20.02.2018) Representantes de los sectores sociales en la Mesa de Diálogo que aborda el tema de la informalidad en el mercado de trabajo, firmaron este 20 de febrero el acuerdo de implementación de la Estrategia Integral de Transición a la Economía Formal en… |
Representantes de los sectores sociales en la Mesa de Diálogo que aborda el tema de la informalidad en el mercado de trabajo, firmaron este 20 de febrero el acuerdo de implementación de la Estrategia Integral de Transición a la Economía Formal en Costa Rica, que tiene como objetivo faci |
Difficult-to-cover groups | labour markets, poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.elpais.cr/2018/02/20/acuerdo-tripartito-facilitara-transicion-de-ec… | fabbri | ||
| Acuerdo tripartito facilitará transición de economía informal hacia economía formal en Costa Rica | costa rica | Diario Digital Nuestro País (20.02.2018) Representantes de los sectores sociales en la Mesa de Diálogo que aborda el tema de la informalidad en el mercado de trabajo, firmaron este 20 de febrero el acuerdo de implementación de la Estrategia Integral de Transición a la Economía Formal en… |
Representantes de los sectores sociales en la Mesa de Diálogo que aborda el tema de la informalidad en el mercado de trabajo, firmaron este 20 de febrero el acuerdo de implementación de la Estrategia Integral de Transición a la Economía Formal en Costa Rica, que tiene como objetivo faci |
Employment | poverty | Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.elpais.cr/2018/02/20/acuerdo-tripartito-facilitara-transicion-de-ec… | fabbri | ||
| What the future of work will mean for jobs, skills, and wages: Jobs lost, jobs gained | McKinsey (Nov 2017) In an era marked by rapid advances in automation and artificial intelligence, new research assesses the jobs lost and jobs gained under different scenarios through 2030. |
Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/future-of-organizations-and-work/what-th… | massetti | ||||||
| Swaziland to host regional liaison office for global social security body | Africa | Journal du Cameroun (21.02.2018) Swaziland has been selected to host the International Social Security Association (ISSA) liaison office for southern Africa for the next six years, APA learnt here on Tuesday.ISSA is a global organisation that brings together national security social… |
Swaziland has been selected to host the International Social Security Association (ISSA) liaison office for southern Africa for the next six years, APA learnt here on Tuesday.ISSA is a global organisation that brings together national security social administrators and was founded in 1927. |
issa | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/swaziland-to-host-regional-liaison-office-… | fabbri | |||
| China: Shanghai to launch long-term care insurance in 2018 | Asia, china | xinhuanet (26.12.2017) Shanghai will launch a long-term care insurance program in 2018, expected to benefit three million elderly people, local authorities said Tuesday. Shanghai, one of the 15 pilot cities in China to implement long-term care insurance, carried out the program on a pilot… |
Medical care, Disability, Extension of coverage, Long-term care | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-12/26/c_136853609.htm | -zhu | ||||
| Old-Age Disability in China: Implications for Long-Term Care Policies in the Coming Decades | Asia, china | rand.org (2012) Old-age disability and long-term care (LTC) have not yet been well studied in China. Using logistic regressions and a prevalence ratio projection model, and considering international practices, this dissertation addresses three research questions: What are the key risk factors… |
https://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD294.html | -zhu | ||||||
| 8 New Jobs That Didn’t Exist Before the Digital Economy | The world today is immensely different than the world of ten years ago. Ten years ago, the internet was abuzz with talk of “Web 2.0,” people were most concerned about setting their top-eight friends on Myspace and the world was just being introduced to the first iPhone. Since then, the internet… |
Employment, Information and communication technology | artificial intelligence , big data, labour markets | http://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/technology/blog/jobs-that-didnt-exist-before-d… | -zhu | |||||
| Digital economy and the future of social security : Administration | Speech of ISSA Secretary General in Ireland, 9 November 2017 |
Employment, Information and communication technology | digital economy, issa, labour markets | https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/admin.2017.65.issue-4/admin-2017-0031/admin-20… | -zhu | |||||
| Philippines: Youth employment key to poverty reduction | Asia, philippines, the | The Manila Times (19.02.2018) Investing in the employment of young people is important to poverty reduction and the country’s inclusive economic growth, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) Brief. The paper said youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) and slow in… |
nvesting in the employment of young people is important to poverty reduction and the country’s inclusive economic growth, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) Brief. The paper said youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) and slow in school-to-work transition is a cha |
Employment of young workers | labour markets | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.manilatimes.net/youth-employment-key-poverty-reduction/380924/ | fabbri | ||
| Une réflexion est lancée : Le Maroc veut revoir sa protection sociale | Aujourd'hui le Maroc | morocco | Aujourd'hui le Maroc (19.02.2018) Le ministère délégué auprès du chef de gouvernement chargé des affaires générales et de la gouvernance et l’Unicef viennent de lancer un appel à consultation pour le recrutement d’un cabinet d’études ou un groupe de consultants. Celui-ci sera ainsi chargé d’… |
Le système de protection sociale au Maroc se trouve actuellement confronté à une multitude de contraintes et de défis qui imposent sa réforme. Le ministère délégué auprès du chef de gouvernement chargé des affaires générales et de la gouvernance et l’Unicef viennent de la |
managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | http://aujourdhui.ma/societe/une-reflexion-est-lancee-le-maroc-veut-revoir-sa-p… | fabbri | |||
| World Economic Situation And Prospects 2018 | Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe | The world economy has strengthened as lingering fragilities related to the global financial crisis subside. In 2017, global economic growth reached 3 per cent—the highest growth rate since 2011—and growth is expected to remain steady for the coming year. The improved global economic… |
Governance and administration, Inequalities | https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/publication/world-economic-situation-a… | mancovega | |||||
| Meeting growing Asia–Pacific demand for medical technology | McKinsey & Company | Asia | There’s a need for better access to medical technology in the region—a forward-looking approach will help companies reach more patients. More than half the world’s population lives in the Asia–Pacific region, and demand for healthcare there is correspondingly great. Currently, access to… |
Health, Information and communication technology | https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/pharmaceuticals-and-medical-products/our-in… | ruggia | |||||
| Global migration’s impact and opportunity | McKinsey & Company | Migration has become a flashpoint for debate in many countries. But McKinsey Global Institute research finds that it generates significant economic benefits—and more effective integration of immigrants could increase those benefits. Migration is a key feature of our increasingly… |
Migration | https://www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/employment-and-growth/global-migrations-… | ruggia | ||||||
| Artificial intelligence: Implications for China | McKinsey & Company | china | The country is becoming a hub for global AI development. Five priorities can help China harness AI for productivity growth and prepare for the societal shifts it may unleash. Artificial intelligence, or the idea that computer systems can perform functions typically associated with the… |
Employment, Information and communication technology | artificial intelligence | Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/china/artificial-intelligence-implicatio… | ruggia | |||
| The Challenges Confronting China’s Digital Economy by Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng - Project Syndicate | china | Dec 26, 2017 ANDREW SHENG , XIAO GENG If China is to ensure the continued development of its digital economy, while containing the risks associated with disruption, its leaders will need to implement smart regulations. And that will require careful consideration of the factors that… |
Employment, Information and communication technology | digital platforms | Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/china-digital-economy-regulation-s… | ruggia | |||
| China’s digital economy: A leading global force | china | mckinsey.com (august 2017) China is already more digitized than many observers appreciate and has the potential to set the world’s digital frontier in coming decades. China has one of the most active digital-investment and start-up ecosystems in the world, according to a new discussion paper… |
China is the world’s largest e-commerce market, accounting for more than 40 percent of the value of worldwide e-commerce transactions, up from less than 1 percent about a decade ago. China has also become a major global force in mobile payments with 11 times the transaction value of the United St |
Information and communication technology | digital platforms | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/china/chinas-digital-economy-a-leading-g… | ruggia |