Le Temps (26.10.2018) Plutôt que de privilégier le développement des «emplois d’avenir», qui seraient des métiers hautement qualifiés, les Canadiens, et notamment les Québécois, misent depuis longtemps sur les petits jobs. Avec succès

McKinsey (25.10.2018) New technologies can give Switzerland’s economy a much-needed productivity boost, but bold digital transformation and skills development are imperative.  Digital technologies, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) could boost Swiss productivity by around one percentage point a year in the period to 2030. However, to capture that productivity bonus, Swiss companies need to undertake bold and comprehensive digital transformation, and work with governments to equip the workforce with the skills that will be in demand.

vorwärts (11.10.2018) Im Bundesarbeitsministerium wird ab sofort in einer Denkfabrik Digitale Arbeitsgesellschaft zur Zukunft der Arbeit geforscht. Ziel: Kluge Vorschläge an die Politik.

ILO  (22.10.2018) Workers will need a magic mix of skills to survive the technological revolution. T he World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2018  gives some cause for encouragement. The business perspective on how technology will affect growth and job creation is becoming more positive, the survey results show. As the International Labour Organization (ILO) approaches its 100th anniversary , we are also reflecting on these issues through the Future of Work Centenary Initiative . I would like to share some of our thoughts on policy and trends.

El Pais (25.10.2018) Los extranjeros que se encuentran en situación irregular en España siguen a la espera de que se concrete su acceso universal a la sanidad. El Congreso convalidó en septiembre el decreto ley aprobado en julio por el Gobierno para garantizar esta asistencia sanitaria, pero ahora se está tramitando como ley en el Congreso. Y, mientras tanto, organizaciones como Médicos del Mundo, Yo Sí Sanidad Universal y Médicos sin Fronteras, entre otros, denuncian quejas de personas en situación irregular que no son atendidas.

Les dangers du contrôle budgétaire par l'Etat des dépenses de Sécurité sociale et les raisons de l'équilibre financiers français.

lemonde.fr (15.09.2018) Autrefois présentée sous le nom de « versement social unique », cette future prestation sociale regroupe des enjeux colossaux. Explications.

The Kathmandu Post (25.10.2018) The third anniversary of the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the member states of the United Nations reminds us that the SDG clock is ticking. The aspiration of Agenda 2030 of ‘leaving no one behind’ calls for an integrated strategic plan that includes social protection to cover population groups most difficult to reach. Often the hardest to reach and most at risk are people who are vulnerable due to factors such as extreme poverty, disability, old age and chronic illness, social and geographic exclusion, and frequent natural disasters.

An enormous amount of literature has emerged over the last few years in the context of the “Future of Work”. Academics, think tanks and policy makers have fuelled rich discussions about how the future of work might look like and how we can shape it. Indeed, labour markets in developing and developed countries are likely to undergo major transformations in the next years and decades. However, despite a growing body of research in this area, there exists no universally accepted definition of what exactly the “Future of Work” encompasses and what the most relevant drivers are.

EurActiv (23.10.2018) La grande majorité des actifs des 100 plus grands fonds de pension n’ont pas fait l’objet d’une évaluation des risques climatiques.

Le Temps (24.10.2018) Dans un livre* à paraître la semaine prochaine, Daniel Walch et Xavier Comtesse entrevoient une baisse possible des coûts de la santé grâce à l’intelligence artificielle. Qui fera des assurés des patients «impatients et compétents»

ILO (23.10.2018) ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, calls on businesses to help make universal social protection a reality, in a speech at the fourth annual meeting of the ILO Global Business Network for Social Protection Floors, in Geneva, Switzerland.

The report proposes a progressive agenda to take action on health inequalities, and—in doing so—achieve the SDGs on health. Only by simultaneously providing universal health coverage to all populations in Europe and evaluating policies regarding their health impacts can we level the inequalities in health. Doing so promises economic benefits at a national level, but more importantly, it delivers on a basic human right: the right to health, irrespective of place of birth, ability, or socioeconomic background.

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EurActiv (16.10.2018) 87% of assets managed by the world’s 100 largest public pension funds are yet to undergo a formal climate risk assessment, according to research published on Tuesday (23 October), with only 15% of them adopting a coal exclusion policy.

Cinco Días (22.10.2018) Las pensiones siempre han sido el gran problema financiero del futuro en España. Desde que en 1985 se hizo la primera reforma seria del sistema de la Seguridad Social para prohibir la compra de prestaciones y tratar de garantizar que nadie se llevase lo que no había puesto, el futuro se ha ido retrasando con sucesivos parches, pero ahora se ha echado encima y no bastan los milagros de sor Virginia. Se precisa una reforma integral del sistema de protección a la vejez para que el futuro, cuando llegue, sea el jardín de las delicias y no un conflicto continuo.

WHNT.com (22.10.2018) Social security beneficiaries will be getting an increase in benefits next year, but for many retirees, it won't balance out other cost increases. The 2019 increase is the largest increase for retirees since 2012.

The Journal (19.10.2018) Every effort is being made to resolve problems that have arisen with the new automated system for Illness Benefit.

Social Europe (17.10.2018) Manual jobs in European manufacturing are being transformed as blue-collar workers take on more intellectual tasks. This is a consequence of the increasing use of digital tools and the growing importance of quality control in production.

orfonline.org (12.10.2018)  Arguably the most ambitious health insurance programme in the world today, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) gives India the chance to transform its healthcare infrastructure. This paper discusses these hurdles and concludes that if PMJAY succeeds, India's largest health insurance scheme would also become its most effective healthcare initiative.

Euro WHO (October 2018) This brief serves as an overview and introduction to the Economics of Healthy and Active Ageing series. It reviews the main evidence on the health and long-term care costs associated with ageing populations to better understand the expected cost pressures due to changing demographics. At the same time, the brief explores how older populations can and do contribute meaningfully both in economic and societal terms, particularly if they are able to remain healthy and active into later life. The brief concludes by reviewing selected policy areas that have been shown to either support the health and activity of older people or which otherwise reinforce sustainable care systems more broadly in the context of population ageing.

EurActiv (05.10.2018) Estonia and Finland will start exchanging digital prescriptions at the end of the year, in a groundbreaking move that Estonian Health Minister Riina Sikkut said she hoped other EU countries will follow. Speaking to EURACTIV.com on the sidelines of the ongoing European Health Forum in Gastein, Austria, Sikkut said that in Estonia, it is common practice for healthcare professionals to use the e-health system to exchange patient medical records.

El País (17.10.2018) Los españoles tendrán una esperanza de vida de 85,8 años en 2040, lo que convertirá a España en el país con mayor esperanza de vida del mundo, según un estudio de la Universidad de Washington (Seattle, EE UU) difundido este martes.

blogs.iadb. (17.10.2018) Cada año, el 17 de octubre se celebra el Día internacional para la erradicación de la pobreza. Este año el tema es “construir un futuro sostenible: unirnos para poner fin a la pobreza y la discriminación”. Si bien erradicar la pobreza puede parecer imposible, incluso en países de la OECD hay población pobre y todo depende de la definición utilizada, en este contexto, estamos hablando de pobreza extrema. Pobreza extrema se define como la situación en la que un hogar no cuenta con el ingreso necesario para cubrir sus necesidades mínimas de alimentación, expresadas en una canasta básica de alimentos. Aunque el valor de una canasta básica varía entre países, esta acepción de la pobreza extrema tiene una connotación absoluta, pues está definida por las necesidades nutricionales que se requieren para poder llevar a cabo las actividades de la vida diaria. Es esta condición la que se busca erradicar.

 Le Temps (17.10.2018)  Une étude estime que l'Espagne, avec 85,8 ans, pourrait prendre la tête du palmarès de l'espérance de vie d'ici à 2040, devant le Japon, Singapour et la Suisse