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          Kenya to expand health care access, affordability through technology | Kenya 2016 | Oxford Business Group ruggia digital platforms Health, Information and communication technology kenya
          PM Najib: Offer local jobs to Malaysians first - The Rakyat Post - The Rakyat Post ruggia Employment malaysia
          The head of the World Bank is pushing a terrifying prediction for jobs in developing countries massetti
          Une étude alerte sur l'impact de la robotisation sur l'emploi massetti

          Aux Etats-Unis, l'introduction d'un robot pour 1.000 salariés détruit 5 à 6 emplois, selon une étude de chercheurs du MIT et de la Boston University.

          		 digital economy Unemployment, Information and communication technology United States
          The Mobile Economy - Africa 2016 ruggia mobile technologies Information and communication technology, Technological transition Africa
          How Mobile Technology is Driving Africa's Digital Economy | Digital Skills Academy ruggia digital platforms Information and communication technology Africa
          How mobile phones are changing the digital economy of Africa %u2013 The Indian Economist ruggia digital platforms Information and communication technology Africa
          Digital economy invents new jobs - AFRICA - Chinadaily.com.cn ruggia Asia
          Digital Jobs Africa - The Rockefeller Foundation ruggia digital platforms Africa
          Silicon Mountain: Buea-Africa 2019s Tech Hub | C-Life ruggia digital economy, digital platforms Employment, Information and communication technology Africa
          How Digital Platforms Like LinkedIn, Uber And TaskRabbit Are Changing The On-Demand Economy | The Huffington Post ruggia digital economy Employment, Information and communication technology
          Data Center ruggia egovernment Information and communication technology, Data management
          Welcome to MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy | MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy ruggia digital economy Governance and administration, Information and communication technology Americas
          Big Data system of NHIS, Korea - ISSA - WSSF 2016 ruggia

          Presentation done by Mr JONG-HEON PARK, NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SERVICE (REPUBLIC OF KOREA)

           

           

          		 big data, digital economy Health, Information and communication technology, Technological transition korea, Republic of
          Measuring the Information Society Report ruggia

          The Measuring the Information Society Report, which has been published annually since 2009, features key ICT data and benchmarking tools to measure the information society, including the ICT Development Index (IDI). 

           

          		 egovernment Governance and administration, Information and communication technology
          Bahamas: Universal Health Coverage - Full Range of Benefits/Potential Lowering of Private Health Insurance Costs monitor

          The Bahamas Weekly (13.08.2016) Eligible citizens and legal residents of The Bahamas will have access to a full range of benefits needed to restore and maintain optimum health under the proposed National Health Insurance Plan.

          		 extending coverage Extension of coverage
          Deutschland: Ruhestand: Bundesbank fordert Rente mit 69 monitor

          Die Zeit (15.08.2016) Das Renteneintrittsalter wird derzeit von 65 auf 67 Jahre angehoben. Den Experten der Bundesbank geht das nicht weit genug.

          		 managing reforms Pensions germany
          France: L’Urssaf relâche la pression sur les patrons monitor

          L'Humanité (11.08.2016) Par le biais d’un décret, le gouvernement vient de modifier les missions de l’organisme de recouvrement de cotisations sociales dans un sens plus favorable aux employeurs.

          		 Governance and administration france
          South Africa: Stress, extra work put women’s health at risk monitor

          IOL (20.08.2016) People seldom take into account the extra unpaid hours of work that women put in each day - hours that increase their risk of serious health problems due to the added stress

          		 Occupational accidents and diseases south africa
          3 alternative sources of financing for social protection monitor

          devex.com (22.08.2016) When it comes to financing social protection programs, taxes are seen as a major resource. This can be problematic in countries where tax evasion and tax avoidance by individuals and companies are rampant, such as the Philippines.

          		 extending coverage Extension of coverage Asia, philippines, the
          Belgique: Les congés parentaux sont en pleine explosion chez nous: "C’est évidemment toujours un problème dans l’entreprise monitor

          RTL Info (16.08.2016) Le congé parental a de plus en plus de succès. Les employés qui choisissent de lâcher du lest pour s'occuper de leur enfant sont chaque année plus nombreux. Les allocations octroyées pour congé parental ont augmenté de 74% en 10 ans.

          		 Family benefits belgium
          [Opinion[ Contre le chômage, inciter les Etats à augmenter leurs prestations sociales, monitor

          Les Echos (27.07.2016) Par peur du chômage, la France a longtemps augmenté ses allocations chômage, favorisant le refus de l'emploi. Dans le même temps, la concurrence internationale pousse au dumping social et fiscal entre les Etats. Et si la France faisait pression sur ses voisins pour qu'ils augmentent aussi leurs prestations sociales ?
          New Zealand: New ministry dedicated to care and protection monitor

          beehive.govt.nz (18.08.20116) Social Development Minister Anne Tolley says that a new child-centred, stand-alone ministry with a new Chief Executive is to be established to focus on the care and protection of vulnerable children and young people.

          		 Family benefits
          France: Assurance-maladie : le coût du diabète risque de s’envoler monitor

          lesechos.fr (24.08.2016) Les patients diabétiques mobilisent déjà 15 % des dépenses.
          Les médicaments innovants renchérissent le prix des traitements.
          La facture devrait s’alourdir de plus de 500 millions d’ici à 2020.

          		 Health france
          Finlande: chômage stable en juillet à 8,9% monitor

          Le Figaro (23.08.2016) Le taux de chômage en Finlande est resté stable à 8,9% en juillet, pour le troisième mois consécutif, a indiqué mardi l'institut statistique national

          		 Unemployment finland