Egypt Independent (23.06.2017) The cost of the upgraded social protection package in the 2017-2018 state budget stands at LE72 billion, the Ministry of Planning and Administrative Reform announced.

bancomundial (Mayo 2017) Aunque existen diferencias entre los países centroamericanos (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá), como las guerras civiles que sufrieron algunos de ellos en la región, los países centroamericanos tienen muchas similitudes como es la extensión territorial, así como la historia y la cultura. Una dificultad que enfrentan los seis países centroamericanos es como mejorar la distribución de los presupuestos generales de nación, y sobre todo en la eficiencia del gasto en los sectores sociales. Los cuales son ingredientes esenciales para promover mejores estándares de vida para la población actual y futura, pero especialmente para los más pobres y vulnerables.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Handelszeitung (30.05.2017) Das Schweizer Gesundheitssystem schneidet im internationalen Vergleich ausgezeichnet ab: Nur in zwei Ländern hat die Bevölkerung eine noch bessere medizinische Versorgung.

romania-insider (15.05.2017) Romania ranked last in the EU for the per capita spending on family and child allowances, with an amount of EUR 91 in 2014, according to EU’s statistical office Eurostat.

IPE (02.06.2017) The law introducing defined contribution pension plans without guarantees to Germany has passed the larger house of parliament, the Bundestag.