Global Challenges search
| Title | Abstract | Tags | Topics | Regions / Country | |
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| 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)
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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).
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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 ? |
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| 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 | ||
| Pourquoi l’homéopathie est couverte par l'assurance maladie suisse | monitor | swissinfo.ch (24.08.2016) La Suisse nage à contre-courant avec sa décision d'accorder aux thérapies complémentaires le même statut que la médecine conventionnelle. La volonté des citoyens prime dans ce cas sur la science. |
Health | switzerland | |
| 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. |
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 | |
| Five ways pensions need to change in Ireland | monitor | irishtimes.com (16.08.2016) Pensions Authority reforms aim to make private schemes simpler and increase uptake |
Pensions | ireland | |
| Facing the social protection challenges of climate change | monitor | Asian Development Blog (25.08.2016) Natural disasters bringing previously unimaginable chaos, heartbreak, and economic and social casualties are likely to increase in number and intensity in the coming years due to climate change. |
climate change | Social policies & programmes, Shocks & extreme events | |
| Brazil’s Fiscal Plan Could Falter Without Pension Reform | monitor | Bloomberg (16.08.2016) Acting President Michel Temer’s prized fiscal austerity proposal to cap public spending will only succeed if he can convince Brazil’s Congress to pass a controversial pension reform as well, according to a leading member of his economic team. |
managing reforms | Governance and administration, Social policies & programmes | brazil |
| France: Pire que l’absentéisme au travail, le surprésentéisme? | monitor | bfmtv (08.08.2016) Travailler à tout prix, même quand on est malade, n’est pas la solution. Cela ne fait que retarder et aggraver l’état de santé. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | france | |
| Fiji: Social Pension Scheme - 20,000 will benefit | monitor | Fiji Times Online (19.08.2016) Twenty thousand senior citizens in the country who do not have access to Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) superannuation, or pension after care fund, can now access Government's Social Pension Scheme (SPS). |
extending coverage | Extension of coverage | fiji |
| Countries with the best paternity and maternity leave: The top 10 | monitor | Business Insider (22.08.2016) America does plenty of things well, but paid parental leave isn't one of them. |
megatrends | Family benefits, Parental leave | |
| Nicaragua Hosts Regional Congress on Occupational Health and Safety | monitor | Prensa Latina (18.08.2016) Nicaragua today will host the first international Congress on Occupational Health and Safety, with the participation of experts from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama and the Dominican Republic, in addition to the host country. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | latin america |