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Title | Abstract | Tags | Topics | Regions / Country | |
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Maneka Gandhi Clashes With NITI Aayog on Replacing Food With Cash Transfers | monitor | The Wire (21.09.2017) The government is finalising a pilot project in line with NITI Aayog’s recent suggestion that children and mothers be given cash transfers instead of cooked or uncooked food. |
published, cct | Conditional cash transfers, Inequalities | india |
Colombia: La Asociación Nacional de Instituciones Financieras (Anif) propone ampliar la edad de pensión en 5 años | monitor | portafolio (28.09.2017) Para evitar activar una ‘bomba fiscal’ que resultaría de aplicar los exagerados y regresivos subsidios pensionales hoy vigentes, la Asociación Nacional de Instituciones Financieras (Anif) propone en un estudio una reforma estructural al sistema pensional, que incluye ampliar la edad de pensión en 5 años. |
managing reforms, published | Pensions | colombia |
Youth and Employment in North Africa: YENA Conference 2017: The Future on Youth and Employment in North Africa | monitor | ILO (27.09.2017) The International Labour Organization (ILO) will host a High-Level Conference on Youth and Employment in North Africa with participants from Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia, as well as development partners and major stakeholders to agree on a five-year plan of action and roadmap to enhance youth employability in the sub-region. |
published, youth employment | Employment of young workers | Africa |
Belgique: Allocations familiales à Bruxelles - jusqu'où moduler le système? | monitor | RTB (14.09.2017) Quel type d'allocations familiales mettre en place à Bruxelles ? Jusqu'à quel point lier les allocations aux revenus des parents ? Faut-il changer le système pour tous les enfants ou seulement pour les enfants nés après l'instauration du nouveau modèle ? La Flandre et la Wallonie ont tranché ces questions, mais ce n'est pas le cas de Bruxelles. |
Family benefits | belgium | |
Suisse: Primes maladie: les politiques impuissants, les assurés résignés | monitor | Le Temps (28.09.2017) En début d'après-midi, l'administration fédérale dévoilera le montant exact des hausses de primes. Face à la spirale des coûts de la santé, le PDC, le PS et certains cantons dont Genève et Vaud bougent. En partant dans des directions très diverses |
published | Financing, Health | switzerland |
América Latina: ¿Estamos preparados para los trabajos del futuro? | fabbri | El País (13.02.2017) Este cambio tiene más que ver con unos frenéticos avances tecnológicos que están provocando transformaciones profundas en la naturaleza del trabajo y que, al mismo tiempo, hacen tambalear a muchas ocupaciones actuales. De hecho, algunas estimaciones aventuran que cerca de la mitad de los empleos que hoy existen serán ocupados por máquinas y que esta sustitución podría ser aún más acentuada en América Latina. |
digital economy, megatrends | Employment, Employment policies, Employment of young workers | latin america |
Distributed ledger technology: beyond block chain | massetti | Gov.uk (19.01.2016) This report sets out the findings of a review exploring how distributed ledger technology can revolutionise services, both in government and the private sector. A specific example (p66 ; Case 2) is on UK Department for Work and Pensions. |
Information and communication technology, Technological transition | united kingdom | |
Five ways to win with digital platforms: Many new platforms will fail, but small businesses and traditional incumbents can succeed by taking five steps | ruggia | Accenture 2016 - Digital platform companies are transforming the way we do business by creating vast markets, compelling customer experiences and new ways to innovate. But how will small and traditional companies find success in a platform landscape dominated by digital born companies? This report identifies the critical platform success factors for businesses and policy makers. |
digital platforms | Employment, Information and communication technology, Technological transition | |
What do people want from their social services agencies? Guess what: the answer depends on which country you ask… | LinkedIn | massetti | People in virtually every country in the world now come into contact with digital technology and experiences every day. And research shows consistently that their expectations and attitudes towards digital vary widely. When you ask citizens in different countries how comfortable they feel about sharing data online, data privacy, or the risk of their data being misused, you consistently find their responses differ sharply. As social services across the world move towards digital delivery to boost effectiveness and efficiency, many agencies are asking whether similar national differences in citizens’ attitudes will emerge. And now we have an answer – provided by results our 2017 Accenture Public Citizen Survey. |
Service quality | ||
¿Los millennials ven a los robots como una amenaza para sus empleos o profesiones? | monitor | Merca20 (26.09.2017) El tema de la presencia de los robots y bots en la industria reporta un crecimiento importante desde hace varios años, sectores como el automotriz, farmacéutico, manufacturero, el de seguridad, incluso los hemos visto en periodismo y publicidad. Esto ha hecho surgir la pregunta si en algún momento sustituiría a los humanos. |
digital economy, published, robotization, youth employment | Employment of young workers, Technological transition | |
US: New tool reveals high cost of untreated sleep disorders in workplace | monitor | news-medical (25.09.2017) Sleep disorders and sleep deficiency are hidden costs that affect employers across America. Seventy percent of Americans admit that they routinely get insufficient sleep, and 30 percent of U.S. workers and 44 percent of night shift workers report sleeping less than six hours per night. In addition, an estimated 50-70 million people have a sleep disorder, often undiagnosed. Costs attributable to sleep deficiency in the U.S. was estimated to exceed $410 billion in 2015, equivalent to 2.28 percent of the gross domestic product. |
Health, Occupational accidents and diseases | United States | |
Canada: Several workplace exposures may increase risk of developing Parkinson’s disease | monitor | Canadian Occupational Safety (12.09.2017) Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s. It is estimated more than 100,000 Canadians have Parkinson’s disease and more than 25 people are diagnosed daily, according to Parkinson Canada. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | canada | |
Driven to despair — the hidden costs of the gig economy | monitor | ft.com (22.09.2017) Signing up with the likes of Uber or Deliveroo offers flexibility, but the isolation and stress can take their toll |
digital platforms | Employment, Employment of young workers, Occupational accidents and diseases | |
EU seeks more protection for Uber-style jobs | monitor | Reuters (25.09.2017) The European Commission wants more social protection and rights for casual workers, such as those in the “gig economy”, and others with non-standard contracts to try to tackle growing social inequality. |
digital economy, extending coverage, published | Employment policies, Employment of young workers, Extension of coverage | european union |
Malaysia: Make OSH priority at home and work | monitor | New Straits Times (23.09.2017) National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has called for the promotion of occupational safety and health (OSH) as a people's agenda that covers every worker and family member at all places of work including schools and educational institutions. |
published | Occupational accidents and diseases | malaysia |
France: Où sont les gisements d'économies de la Sécurité sociale | monitor | Le Parisien (23.09.2017) Coût de la distribution des médicaments, nombre important de centres de chirurgie, manque de contrôle sur les pensions des retraités à l'étranger... Le rapport de la Cour des comptes publié ce mercredi matin pointe de gros gisements d’économies. |
Financing | france | |
France: Le système de protection sociale en chantier | monitor | Les Echos (13.09.2017) Mieux protéger les Français, en rationalisant le fonctionnement de la Sécurité sociale et en adaptant les droits à l'époque moderne : c'est le pari d'Emmanuel Macron. Il risque de bousculer les acteurs du secteur. |
france | ||
Pathways to a universal basic income in low- and middle-income countries | monitor | developmentpathways.co.uk (20.09.2017) The idea of providing a periodic, unconditional cash transfer to all residents of a country – a universal basic income – has rapidly gained traction in recent years. However, the debate about basic income often seems curiously divorced from the wider debate about the expansion of social security systems, writes Rasmus Schjoedt. |
universal-basic-income, published | Extension of coverage | |
Suisse: Après l'échec de Prévoyance 2020, la presse évoque l'urgence d'une réforme | monitor | RTS (25.09.2017) Tout est à refaire" estime la presse lundi, au lendemain du "non" à la Prévoyance vieillesse 2020. Pointant l'urgence de la situation, les commentateurs jugent que la Suisse n'a pas d'autre choix que de trouver une solution. |
managing reforms, published | Pensions | switzerland |
Juanita Rodríguez (Ministerio de Trabajo) habla sobre Trabajo Autónomo Económicamente Dependiente - YouTube | ruggia | Juanita Rodríguez,Gerente de contenidos Digitales, habla del proyecto de ley de Trabajo Autónomo Económicamente Dependiente de autoría del Representante Rodrigo Lara, en la comisión VII del Senado el día 1 de Diciembre de 2016. |
digital platforms | Employment, Information and communication technology, Technological transition | colombia |
Où sont les gisements d'économies de la Sécurité sociale - Le Parisien | -filhon | Les différentes sources d'économie ouvertes au sein de la protection sociale sont liées à une meilleur gestion des processes internes et une utilisation plus poussée des moyens ouverts par les technologies de l'information et de la communication, notamment pour les profils spécifiques comme les travailleurs migrants, ou les réseaux des médicaments, ou encore la répartition des centres chirurgicaux... |
social security processes, sustainability | Migration, International agreements, Social policies & programmes | france |
Why the Digital Economy is Key to Formalizing Africa's Informal Sector | massetti | allAfrica.com (14.09.2017) With the commodities crisis crippling the economies of countries like South Africa and Nigeria, it's become more important than ever that Africans develop the blueprint for their own start-up nations. While industrialization is an appealing path to growth for countries like Ethiopia, more nations should value the developmental potential sitting in front of them: Africa's large informal sector. |
Employment policies, Extension of coverage | Africa | |
France: Renforcer la capacité des entreprises à recruter | monitor | strategie.gouv.fr (24.08.2017) Pour améliorer l’impact de la formation professionnelle en termes de retour à l’emploi et réduire les difficultés de recrutement, il importe de comprendre la manière dont les postes sont pourvus et de renforcer les capacités de recrutement des entreprises françaises. Ce rapport présente des pistes pour mieux prendre en compte cette dimension dans l’analyse des dysfonctionnements sur le marché du travail. |
Unemployment | france | |
Digital revolution forces rethink of labour and welfare | monitor | euractiv.com (15.09.2017) The transformation of jobs in the digital era will force governments to review their welfare systems and workers to constantly update their skills, senior European officials, experts and ministers agreed during a conference held in the Estonian capital Tallinn this week (13-14 September). |
digital economy | ||
[Entrevista] Así estamos llevando a los colombianos a la economía digital | monitor | El Espectador (19.09.2017) Lo cuenta Juanita Rodríguez Kattah, la gerente de Colombia 4.0, el evento digital más importante del año. Es la cumbre de industrias creativas digitales, el evento más grande que tiene el Mintic, que todos los años ha venido creciendo y que nos cuenta las últimas tendencias en contenidos digitales. ¿Qué es todo eso en realidad? Es hablar de animación, videojuegos, música digital, temas de emprendimiento digital, monetización y publicidad digital, cómo cambian los medios con este cuento de la cuarta revolución digital, uno cómo se debe cuidar en internet con temas de seguridad digital... entonces esos son los temas de los que vamos a hablar durante cuatro días en Colombia 4.0. |
digital economy | Information and communication technology | colombia |