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| Uncertainty in big data analytics: survey, opportunities, and challenges | Journal of Big Data | Full Text | 2021-06-01 | Big data analytics has gained wide attention from both academia and industry as the demand for understanding trends in massive datasets increases. Recent developments in sensor networks, cyber-physical systems, and the ubiquity of the Internet of Things (IoT) have increased the collection of… |
Data analytics, Data management | big data, data quality | https://journalofbigdata.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40537-019-0206-3 | rruggia | ||||
| Asia and Africa find ways to plug COVID health gaps | 2021-05-28 | World Economic Forum (27.05.2021) Innovative solutions have been developed across Africa and Asia to deal with the increasing demand for health workers and services due to COVID-19. These include the use of drones, solar-powered freezers and utilizing Pakistan's unemployed doctors. In a pandemic… |
covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/05/asian-african-entrepreneurs-covid19-heal… | pmassetti | ||||
| Italy: Extension of the layoff ban | 2021-05-26 | italy | diritto.it (07.04.2021) The ban on layoffs is extended until 30 June 2021 for workers in companies covered by ordinary CIG (CIGO) and extraordinary CIG (CIGS)(mainly industry and agriculture). … |
The ban on layoffs is extended until 30 June 2021 for workers in companies covered by ordinary CIG (CIGO) and extraordinary CIG (CIGS)(mainly industry and agriculture). The ban on redundancies is… |
Employment, COVID-19 | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.diritto.it/coronavirus-e-blocco-licenziamenti-previsto-per-legge/ | cambrosio | |
| Italy: Indennità COVID, a new lump-sum for seasonal workers | 2021-05-26 | italy |
A new lump-sum of 2,400 euros for seasonal workers in tourism, spas or other sectors, entertainment, self-employed persons, temporary workers and other atypical workers was introduced in April by the Sostegni Decree. The payment of a reduced benefit (1,600 euros) has been extended… |
A new lump-sum of 2,400 euros for seasonal workers in tourism, spas or other sectors, entertainment, self-employed persons, temporary workers and other atypical workers was introduced in April by the Sostegni Decree. The payment of a reduced benefit (1,600 euros) has been extended until July… |
Il decreto Sostegni, nel solco dei precedenti decreti a supporto dei lavoratori in difficoltà, ha messo a disposizione ulteriori misure di sostegno al reddito. Indennità Covid-19: le categorieIl |
Social assistance, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants | Published Measures summary | https://www.inps.it/inps-comunica/coronavirus-le-misure-dellinps/decreto-sosteg… | cambrosio |
| Turkey: Extension of regulation barring layoffs | 2021-05-26 | turkey | aa.com.tr (26.05.2021) The Turkish government's Pandemic Social Support Program has provided relief for more than 6 million people, Minister of Family and Social Services Derya Yanık said. The program covers everything from cash aid to the distribution of free food across the country,… |
The regulation barring layoffs during the pandemic would be extended for another three months. |
ANKARA The Turkish state helped millions of families through social assistance programs and offered financial support worth billions of dollars during the COVID-19 outbreak, a top government official said on Wednesday. The government launched the Social Protection |
Social assistance, Cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19 | Published Measures summary | https://www.aa.com.tr/en/latest-on-coronavirus-outbreak/turkish-social-aid-prog… | cambrosio |
| Peru: Temporary disability allowance is authorized for COVID-19 patients in 2021 | 2021-05-25 | peru | - Lexology (24 May 2021) On 31 March, Emergency Decree No. 034-2021 was published in an extraordinary edition, through which the Social Health Insurance (ESSALUD) has been authorized to pay the 'Economic Benefit of Emergency Social Protection in the face of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic' and… |
On 31 March, Emergency Decree No. 034-2021 was published in an extraordinary edition, through which the Social Health Insurance (ESSALUD) has been authorized to pay the 'Economic Benefit of Emergency Social Protection in the face of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic' and the 'Temporary… |
Published Measures summary | https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=23fe88af-0b45-490f-9c83-a207d857… | pmassetti | |||
| Social Protection and State–Society Relations in Environments of Low and Uneven State Capacity | 2021-05-24 | Grounded in social-contractual ideas about relationships between the governed and those who govern, the provision of social benefits to citizens has historically been predicated on expectations of acquiescence to state authority. However, the rapid expansion of noncontributory social assistance… |
https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev-polisci-041719-101929 | pmassetti | ||||||
| Drivers of Timely and Large-Scale Cash Responses to COVID-19: what does the data say? | 2021-05-24 | socialprotection.org (2021) This note compares the experiences of 53 low- and middle-income countries to identify drivers of timely and large-scale government social assistance responses to COVID-19. The analysis covers cash responses only and focuses on the capacity of the social protection… |
Cash transfers | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19 | https://socialprotection.org/discover/publications/space-drivers-timely-and-lar… | pmassetti | |||
| China Promotes Private Retirement Savings to Shore Up Strained Pension System | 2021-05-20 | china | caixinglobal.com (17.05.2021) China will soon launch a new pilot program for private pension funds as part of efforts to overhaul its strained system for retirement savings. |
Pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-05-17/china-promotes-private-retirement-savin… | pmassetti | |||
| Australia Considers Paying Pensions on Parental Leave Program | 2021-05-18 | australia | bloomberg.com (14.05.2021) Australia could chip into the pension funds of eligible workers who take up its 18 weeks of paid parental leave, just not yet, amid criticism the government isn’t doing enough to ensure women are financially secure in retirement. |
Family benefits, Pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-14/australia-considers-paying-p… | pmassetti | |||
| Indonesia’s New Unemployment Benefit Program Under The Omnibus Law | 2021-05-17 | Indonesia’s GR 37/2021 introduces the country’s first ever unemployment benefit program, which provides cash stipends and training to the unemployed. To be eligible, participants must have participated in the government’s social security programs the Social Security Administrator for Health (… |
https://www.aseanbriefing.com/news/indonesias-omnibus-law-the-new-unemployment-… | pmassetti | ||||||
| Extending COVID-related reforms to conditional cash transfers could improve the life chances of young people in Colombia | 2021-05-17 | colombia | lse.ac.uk (10.05.2021) Like other low- and middle-income countries, Colombia introduced changes to its cash transfer programmes so as to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. But without extending and carefully redesigning these programmes, many families and young people will face a… |
Family benefits | covid19, youth employment | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/latamcaribbean/2021/05/10/extending-covid-related-refor… | pmassetti | ||
| Porto Social Summit: all partners commit to 2030 social targets | 2021-05-14 | european union | ec.europa.eu (07.05.2021) Partners have signed up to the three 2030 headline targets set in the Commission’s European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan in a joint Porto Social Commitment. |
Social policies & programmes | Published_SS_Monitor | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&%3BcatId=89&%3BfurtherNews… | pmassetti | |||
| Europe - Employment : Six new inspiring national practices published by the PES Network | 2021-05-14 | european union | ec.europa.eu (10.05.2021) The PES Network has added a fresh selection of six national initiatives developed by Public Employment Services (PES) in Europe to the PES Practices database. Take a moment to check out the latest inspiring examples! |
Employment | Published_SS_Monitor | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&%3BcatId=89&%3BnewsId=1000… | pmassetti | |||
| Multi-tiered Social Security for Universal Coverage – A focus on Families in Viet Nam | 2021-05-13 | vietnam | ilo.org (20.05,2021) This policy brief introduces the multi-tiered social security systems to enable universal coverage with a focus on families. A coherent and well-designed family support system within the emerging social security system is truly rights-based, fair and equitable proposal; it… |
Family benefits | Universal Social Protection | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ilo.org/hanoi/Whatwedo/Publications/WCMS_781651/lang--en/index.htm | pmassetti | ||
| Serbia: to offer cash to those who get Covid-19 vaccine | 2021-05-12 | serbia | 06.05.2021 (reuters.com) An allowance of 3,000 dinars (25 euros, $30) will be paid to each citizen who gets a Covid jab before the end of May, in what could be the world's first cash-for-jabs scheme. |
An allowance of 3,000 dinars (25 euros, $30) will be paid to each citizen who gets a Covid jab before the end of May, in what could be the world's first cash-for-jabs scheme. |
Social assistance, Cash transfers, Conditional cash transfers, COVID-19 | covid19, Emergency grants | Published Measures summary | https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/serbians-queue-get-covid-19-vaccine-with-i… | cambrosio | |
| Almost half of Swiss workers choose early retirement | 2021-05-11 | switzerland | pensionpolicyinternational.com (06.05.2021) The Federal Statistical Office (FSO) reported External linkthat in 2019 between 40-50% of people started receiving their pension from their so-called second pillar before the legal retirement age – 65 for men and 64 for women |
Pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.pensionpolicyinternational.com/almost-half-of-swiss-workers-choose-… | pmassetti | |||
| The Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean | 2021-05-11 | latin america | worldbank.org (05.05.2021) Progress in Latin America and the Caribbean over the last three decades has increased gender equality, notably in employment. With the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, however, necessary public health measures have put these gains in jeopardy. Throughout the pandemic thus… |
Gender Inequalities | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2021/05/05/the-gendered-impacts-of-covid-1… | pmassetti | |||
| Telemedicine takes center stage in the era of COVID-19 | 2021-05-11 | United States | sciencemag.org (06.11.2020) Telemedicine comes in many shapes and sizes and offers many advantages over the traditional healthcare visit, but until recently, it was largely underutilized. The COVID-19 pandemic quickly changed that—only time will tell if telemedicine’s new popularity will last. … |
Health, Information and communication technology | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.sciencemag.org/features/2020/11/telemedicine-takes-center-stage-era… | rruggia | ||
| Scalability of Telemedicine Services in a Large Integrated Multispecialty Health Care System During COVID-19 | Telemedicine and e-Health | 2021-05-11 | United States | Immediately before the pandemic, 300 enterprise Mayo Clinic physicians and advanced practice providers had performed a minimum of one video telemedicine consult in the preceding year. By July 15, 2020, the number of Mayo Clinic providers performing video telemedicine consults had risen to >6,… |
Health, Information and communication technology | https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/tmj.2020.0290 | rruggia | ||||
| EU leaders adopt Porto declaration on social rights, employment | 2021-05-10 | european union | dw.com (10.05.2021) Heads of the bloc's 27 member states hope to reduce social and economic inequalities that have widened during the coronavirus pandemic. |
covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.dw.com/en/eu-leaders-adopt-porto-declaration-on-social-rights-emplo… | pmassetti | |||
| As pandemic eases, EU leaders get social in Porto | 2021-05-07 | european union | politico.eu (06.05.2021) Leaders are facing social-welfare policy questions for a changed world. Their answers could alter the EU’s relationship with member states. |
covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-summit-porto-social-welfare-2/ | pmassetti | |||
| EU: The Porto Social Summit: turning principles into actions | 2021-05-06 | european union | institutdelors.eu (03.05.2021) Three and a half years after the Gothenburg Summit, which resulted in the proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), heads of State and government will meet once again on 7 and 8 May 2021 for the Porto Social Summit. This summit is set to mark a… |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://institutdelors.eu/en/publications/sommet-social-de-porto-passer-des-pri… | pmassetti | ||||
| Europe: Job retention schemes are keeping millions in work, what happens once they end? | 2021-05-06 | european union | Euronews (05.05.2021) What happens when job retention schemes come to an end in Europe? Job retention schemes have kept millions of people in work during the pandemic and lockdowns. As these emergency measures are gradually phased out, how does Europe ensure there are enough jobs and that people… |
Employment | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19 | https://www.euronews.com/2021/05/05/job-retention-schemes-are-keeping-millions-… | pmassetti | ||
| Scaling up policies that connect people with jobs in the recovery from COVID-19 | 2021-05-06 | oecd.org (29.04.2021) Active labour market policies (ALMPs) that connect people to jobs will help to ensure an equitable and sustained recovery from the COVID‑19 crisis. Already in 2020, many governments reacted swiftly to the crisis by increasing funding for their public employment services (… |
Employment policies | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/policy-responses/scaling-up-policies-that-conn… | pmassetti |