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Estados Unidos: La reforma sanitaria que debate el Senado dejaría sin cobertura a 22 millones de personas más en 2026 monitor

El País (27.06.2017) Los últimos cálculos de los efectos de la reforma sanitaria que impulsan los republicanos no arrojan sorpresas ni grandes saltos respecto a las primeras propuestas. El texto que se encuentra ahora en el Senado dejaría sin seguro a 15 millones de personas más que la legislación actual, según el informe que ha publicado este lunes la Oficina Presupuestaria del Congreso, lo que supone tan solo un millón más que los 14 millones de damnificados que se estimaron en la legislación que bendijo la Cámara de Representantes el pasado mayo. También la diferencia es muy estrecha en la previsión para 2026, si la propuesta anterior situaba en 23 millones los ciudadanos excluidos de la cobertura, la actual los deja en 22 millones.

France: Santé au travail: -1/4 des entreprises passives monitor

Le Figaro (19.06.2017) Plus de huit entreprises sur dix recensent les risques professionnels pesant sur leurs salariés, mais un quart d'entre elles en restent là et n'ont pas mis en place de plan d'action pour prévenir et réduire ces risques, selon un baromètre présenté lundi. Selon cette étude* réalisée par Previsoft, filiale du cabinet Atequacy, spécialiste de la prévention et de la gestion des risques professionnels, 84% des entreprises interrogées disent avoir réalisé le "document unique d'évaluation des risques professionnels", obligatoire depuis 2001 et qui doit être mis à jour chaque année.

published Occupational accidents and diseases france
Argentina: El desempleo juvenil duplica el promedio nacional monitor

Clarín (24.06.2017) Los datos oficiales reiteran y confirman que el desempleo y la informalidad entre los jóvenes y adolescentes más que duplica el promedio nacional. Con un tasa media del 9,2% para la población general, la desocupación en los varones que tienen entre 14 y 29 años asciende al 17,2% y entre las mujeres de esa franja de edad sube al 20,1%, de acuerdo a las cifras del INDEC del primer trimestre de este año. A su vez, el organismo oficial informó que el 53,3% de los desocupados tiene menos de 29 años, lo que equivale a 900.000 personas sin empleo sobre un total de 1,7 millones que se encuentran en ese segmento.

published Unemployment argentina
Taiwan, China: Taking on Taiwan’s ruinous and partisan pension system monitor

economist.com (18.05.2017) Pensioners hate the cuts; young people don’t think they go far enough

published Pensions
Finnish citizens given universal basic income report lower stress levels and greater incentive to work monitor

The Independent (23.06.2017) Participants receive €560 (£473) every month for two years and do not have to demonstrate that they are actively seeking work

universal-basic-income Extension of coverage finland
Sovereign investors tweak portfolios for environmental risk monitor

reuters.com (19.06.2017) Some sovereign investors are reducing their exposure to fossil fuels or seeking clean alternatives to protect their portfolios from rising environmental risk.

climate change Pensions, Financing, Shocks & extreme events
St. Lucia: ILO and CDB hold policy dialogue on social protection and youth employment monitor

St. Lucia News Online (23.06.2017Members of the ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean met with representatives of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) for a policy dialogue on social protection and youth empowerment and employment — two key areas of work for both organizations that play an important role in promoting an inclusive, equitable and prosperous Caribbean.

youth employment Employment of young workers
Sénégal: Couverture maladie universelle - 10 milliards fcfa payés en 2016 monitor

Senego (27.06.2017) Le gouvernement a octroyé environ 10 milliards de francs CFA à l’assistance médicale, en 2016, dans le cadre de la Couverture maladie universelle (CMU), a déclaré jeudi la ministre de la Santé et de l’Action sociale, Awa Marie Coll Seck.

Health, Financing senegal
Code du travail : ce qui fait débat dans les autres pays monitor

La Croix (26.06.2017) Si la réforme du code du travail fait débat en France, des débats existent aussi dans différent pays sur les évolutions à apporter aux droits des salariés et des entrepreneurs.

managing reforms
Etats-Unis: L'abrogation d'Obamacare par les républicains n'est pas gagnée monitor

Le Temps (27.06.2017) Plusieurs sénateurs républicains font de la résistance à la loi de réforme du système de santé censée mettre fin à l'Obamacare, et qui privera d'assurance 22 millions de personnes. Le vote souhaité pour la fin de semaine semble en mauvaise posture

managing reforms, published Health United States
Las 8 claves del nuevo Director de RRHH del siglo XXI | Prevención Integral & ORP Conference ruggia

La transformación digital es una realidad para casi todas las organizaciones, independientemente de su sector. Dada esta situación, la figura de los líderes empresariales está teniendo una vital importancia a la hora de enfrentar este proceso que ha transformado todas las áreas de las compañías, incluído el departamento de Recursos Humanos. 

digital economy, human resources, published Governance and administration, Human resource management
Canadian province Ontario plans to trial universal basic income | The Independent -treichel

Ontario has announced it could soon be sending a monthly cheque to its residents as it plans to launch an experiment testing the basic income concept. While officials in the Canadian province are yet to release any specific details of the project – including how much will be given to residents who participate – the finance ministry has published a report confirming the government’s intention to roll out the experiment. The general concept of basic income involves a government handing out a flat-rate income to every single citizen within a country, either by replacing existing benefits or to top them up. Proponents of the idea say it would save on welfare administration costs, reduce the poverty traps of traditional welfare states, be fair to people who have jobs, and give people more autonomy in general.

basic income, universal-basic-income Extension of coverage canada
Finnish citizens given universal basic income report lower stress levels and greater incentive to work | The Independent -treichel

Finland has been giving 2,000 of its citizens an unconditional income for the last five months and some are already seeing the benefits, reporting decreased stress, greater incentives to find work and more time to pursue business ideas. The scheme is the first of its kind in Europe and sees participants receive €560 (£473) every month for two years. Recipients do not have to demonstrate that they are seeking employment and they are not required to regularly report to authorities to prove they still need the payment, as is the case with standard unemployment benefits. They can spend the money however they like. Under the pilot, if a participant finds work, they will continue to receive the stipend, removing one of the limitations of current welfare systems - the disincentive to find work. The trial is one measure introduced by the centre-right government to tackle Finland's unemployment problem.

basic income, community, universal-basic-income Extension of coverage, Inequalities finland
Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies ruggia

The objective of this Directive is to harmonise the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies, which requires the harmonisation of different rules currently existing in their respective legal systems.

 

mobile technologies Information and communication technology, E-services, Service quality european union
50% of citizens in large cities will share personal data with smart city programs by 2019: Gartner ruggia

Half of citizens in million-people cities will benefit from smart city programs by voluntarily sharing their personal data by 2019, according to new research from Gartner Inc., an information technology research and advisory company based in Stamford, Conn.

data management Information and communication technology canada
Data Gravity Pulls to the Cloud ruggia Information and communication technology United States
Tech 'Democratization' Seen Fueling Analytics Boom ruggia

The “democratization” of analytics illustrated by the transition to self-service business intelligence and foolproof BI platforms promises to boost to global analytics market to new heights in 2016 and beyond, market researcher forecast.

Gartner Inc. (NYSE: IT) predicted the worldwide BI and analytics market would reach $16.9 billion this year, up 5.2 percent over 2015. Last month, it projected the “advanced analytics” market would grow at a 14-percent clip this year to $1.5 billion as more data is shared on secure platforms.

data analytics Information and communication technology
How modern analytics will inform government in 2017 ruggia

In 2016, a wave of self-service analytics swept across the enterprise. Governments began embracing the modern approach to business analytics, with IT and public sector leadership partnering to derive maximum value from their data.

Here’s a preview of our predictions for 2017:

  • Modern BI becomes the new normal
  • The era of open data in government arrives
  • Collaborative analytics goes from the fringe to the core
  • Data-driven decision-making explodes in government
  • IT becomes the data hero
  • The transition to the cloud accelerates
  • Advanced analytics becomes more accessible
data analytics, data management Governance and administration, Information and communication technology, Data management
The Rise Of The Freelancer Economy ruggia

Forbes (26.01.2016)  There are 53 million freelancers in America today. By 2020, 50% of the U.S. workforce will be freelancers (this does not mean they are all full-time freelancers, but one of every two workers will be freelancers in some capacity). This on-demand work, instant gig economy is moving more and more into independent professionals that are using mobile and technology to create ecosystems of work they enjoy. Who says you can’t drive an Uber in the morning, design websites all afternoon, and cater your own food company at night? The old economy would lead you to believe that you should pick one job, work hard for the next 40 years at that company, and then retire. Not the new economy. The more diverse your skill set, the more opportunities come your way.

digital platforms Employment, Employment of young workers United States
Why we should all have a basic income | World Economic Forum -treichel

A promise of equal opportunity

“Basic income” would be an amount sufficient to secure basic needs as a permanent earnings floor no one could fall beneath, and would replace many of today’s temporary benefits, which are given only in case of emergency, and/or only to those who successfully pass the applied qualification tests. UBI would be a promise of equal opportunity, not equal outcome, a new starting line set above the poverty line.

The article discusses economic models that have calculated UBI scenarios in the U.S. It argues that UBI  is entirely affordable.

digital platforms Extension of coverage Africa, Americas, United States, Asia, Europe
Argentina: ANSES abonó 39.284 asignaciones familiares a hijos de trabajadores temporarios monitor

tiemposur (05.06.2017) Se trata de aquellas personas que, por diversas situaciones, solo realizan aportes durante algunos meses pero cumplen con los requisitos para cobrarlas todo el año. Las prestaciones corresponden a Hijo e Hijo por Discapacidad.

extending coverage, published Family benefits, Extension of coverage argentina
Etats-Unis: La réforme de l’Obamacare priverait 23 millions d’Américains de couverture maladie monitor

Le Monde (25.05.2017) Le bureau du budget du Congrès a expertisé le texte abrogeant et remplaçant l’Affordable Care Act de 2010. Il doit encore être examiné et voté par le Sénat.

managing reforms, poverty, published Health United States
Mali: AMO - Près de 3 milliards de F CFA pour lutter contre la fraude sur la période 2017-2021 monitor

maliweb.net (27.05.2017) Définir un plan stratégique de lutte contre la fraude était l’objectif d’un atelier qui a regroupé la semaine dernière les responsables de la Caisse nationale d’assurance maladie (Canam), de la Caisse malienne de sécurité sociale (CMSS), de l’Institut national de prévoyance sociale (INPS)

published Error, evasion and fraud mali
France: Deux nouvelles maladies professionnelles reconnues dans les tableaux monitor

Miroir Social (29.05.2017) Deux décrets du 5 et du 8 mai 2017 modifient deux tableaux concernant les troubles musculo-squelettiques (les 57 et 79) et deux nouveaux tableaux enrichissent les 114 tableaux existants au titre du régime général : le 52 bis prenant en compte les lésions hépatiques provoquées par le chlorure de vinyle monomère et le 99 permettant la reconnaissance des atteintes hémopathiques (leucémies) provoquées par l’exposition au 1.3 butadiène, attendus depuis longtemps.

published Occupational accidents and diseases france
ILO ruft Arbeitgeber in Sachen Klima zur Verantwortung monitor

Finanz und Wirtschaft (05.06.2017) Der Generaldirektor der internationalen Arbeitsorganisation ILO, Guy Ryder, hat an die Verantwortlichen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt appelliert, sich den Herausforderungen des Klimawandels zu stellen. Er sagte dies nur wenige Tage nach der Ankündigung des amerikanischen Präsidenten Donald Trump, sich aus dem Pariser Klimaabkommen zurückzuziehen.

megatrends, published Inequalities, Shocks & extreme events