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Principles for digital development in social protection 2023-02-27

spdci.org (2023) - This document offers guidance on the application of the PDDs to social protection. After presenting the background and objectives, it sets out how each principle applies to digital social protection solutions. First, the original definition is presented for each principle,…

Information and communication technology Published_SS_Monitor, Published_SS_Monitor_Innovation., Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_DOCUMENTS https://spdci.org/news/digital-principles/ pmassetti
Investing in an Integrated Social Registry for Nepal 2023-02-24 nepal

worldbank.org (14.02.2023) Imagine this scenario. A mother delivers a child at a health facility. When the birth is recorded in the health information system, it notifies the ward office. The mother receives a call from the ward office to register her child’s birth. At the time of birth…

Data management Published_SS_Monitor, Published_SS_Monitor_Innovation. https://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/investing-integrated-social-r… pmassetti
Ready for the Next Crisis? Investing in Health System Resilience 2023-02-23

oecd.org (23.02.2023) The COVID-19 pandemic had massive consequences for societies and health systems across the OECD and beyond. Health systems were not resilient enough. Resilient health systems plan and are ready for shocks, such as pandemics, economic crises or the effects of climate change…

Health Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor https://www.oecd.org/health/ready-for-the-next-crisis-investing-in-health-syste… pmassetti
New Solutions to Fight Poverty in Aging 2023-02-21

aarp.org (14.02.2022) In Mexico, they’re teaching Indigenous artisans how to sell their textiles and crafts online. In Ethiopia and Colombia, they’re experimenting with new ways to provide health care services to residents in rural communities. In Bangladesh and Ecuador, they’re using targeted…

Published_SS_Monitor https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/advocacy/info-2023/global-aging-report.ht… pmassetti
Long-term Care in the Agenda: The Case of Chile 2023-02-21 chile

Health Systems & Reform Volume 9, 2023 - Issue 1 - The Chilean presidential elections of 2021 included an unprecedented topic in the country’s political debate: long-term care (…

Medical care https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23288604.2022.2163470 pmassetti
US: Welfare benefits too difficult to apply for, low-income Americans say 2023-02-14 United States

(25.01.2023) Low-income Americans are struggling to obtain help from state governments when they most need it, facing long delays and sometimes insurmountable hurdles when applying for social safety net programs such as food assistance, welfare benefits and health insurance, according to a new…

poverty Published_SS_Monitor https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/25/welfare-benefits-low-incom… pmassetti
Adaptive Social Protection in Indonesia – Stress-testing the effect of a natural disaster on poverty and vulnerability - Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis 2023-02-13 indonesia

Indonesia is among the countries with the highest exposure to natural disasters, and risks are expected to increase in the future due to climate change. Natural disasters and also other shocks require welldeveloped social protection systems that are able to cushion the economic consequences for…

Natural disasters https://www.microsimulation.ac.uk/publications/publication-547610/ pmassetti
Platform Work in Europe - Intersentia book 2023-02-13 Europe

The book deals with the phenomenon of platform work and contains national reports (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom), other more transversal reports dealing with the issue of fundamental (collective) workers' rights, as well as the applicable…

digital platforms https://intersentia.com/en/platform-work-in-europe.html pmassetti
ILO: EXTENDING SOCIAL SECURITY TO WORKERS IN THE PLATFORM ECONOMY 2023-02-13

This module stresses specific challenges for the extension of social security to workers in new forms of employment, particularly platform workers, and explores some policy options, based on international experience and guided by ILO social security standards.

Part of - 

This ILO policy resource package “Extending social security to workers in the informal economy: Lessons from international experience”

digital platforms https://www.social-protection.org/gimi/Emodule.action;jsessionid=TRLxXu3kUWhRXY… pmassetti
Balanced deal on platform workers rules reached, leading MEP says – EURACTIV.com 2023-02-13 european union

The European Parliament reached a deal on the platform workers’ directive, pending confirmation by the Employment and Social Affairs Committee on 12 December.

The deal is the outcome of months of lengthy negotiations on the platform workers’ directive, which seeks for…

digital platforms https://www.euractiv.com/section/sharing-economy/interview/balanced-deal-on-pla… pmassetti
Platform work | Eurofound 2023-02-13 european union

 

Platform work is the matching of demand and supply of paid work through an online platform using an algorithm. Three parties are involved in the matching process: the client demanding work, the platform which manages the algorithm and the person who provides the work through the…

eurofound page for update about Platform work

digital platforms https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/topic/platform-work pmassetti
Kenya: Models of Social Payments through Inua Jamii 2023-02-10 kenya

Center for Global Development (19.02.2023) Kenya moved towards electronic payments of social benefits in 2013. In 2018 the payments system for its premier social protection program, Inua Jamii, was restructured to offer most, but not all, beneficiaries a choice between several payment service…

E-services epayment Published_SS_Monitor https://www.cgdev.org/publication/models-social-payments-through-inua-jamii pmassetti
China to offer free fertility treatment in bid to boost record low birth rate 2023-02-10 china

Pension Policy International (08.02.2023) China is planning to offer free fertility treatment to citizens under its national insurance scheme in a bid to reverse its plummeting birth rate. The National Healthcare Security Administration said on Friday it would extend its coverage to help…

Medical care Published_SS_Monitor https://www.pensionpolicyinternational.com/china-to-offer-free-fertility-treatm… pmassetti
Thailand urges informal workers to prepare for their retirement 2023-02-09 thailand

vietnamplus.vn (07.02.2023) More than 16 million informal workers in Thailand have not participated in any savings scheme to prepare for their life during retirement even though the country is expected to become an aged society in the next two years.

Pensions Published_SS_Monitor https://en.vietnamplus.vn/thailand-urges-informal-workers-to-prepare-for-their-… pmassetti
Social Europe: Eurobarometer survey shows Europeans support stronger social policies and more social spending 2023-02-09 european union

European Commission (06.02.2023) A newly released Eurobarometer survey shows that an overwhelming majority of EU citizens support strong action at EU and national level as well as more social spending.

Programme & evaluation Published_SS_Monitor https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&amp%3BcatId=89&amp%3BfurtherNews… pmassetti
First G-20 Employment Working Group concludes in Jodhpur 2023-02-06 india

Indiablooms (04.02.2023) The 1st G-20 Employment Working Group concluded in Jodhpur today on a positive note with all G20 countries showing interest and commitment in constructively working towards the objective of the three priority areas of Addressing Global Skills Gaps, Gig & platform…

Published_SS_Monitor https://www.indiablooms.com/news-details/N/87155/first-g-20-employment-working-… pmassetti
Improving conditions for gig workers splits MEPs 2023-02-06 european union

euobserver.com (19.01.2023) Self-employed or employed? This question is at the heart of the negotiations of the proposal for an EU directive on improving the conditions of platform workers.

Home-delivery riders, or Uber-style app drivers are some of those who compose a sector estimated…

digital platforms Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR https://euobserver.com/health-and-society/156621 pmassetti
EU Parliament adopts position on platform workers directive 2023-02-06 european union

EURACTIV.com (02.02.2023) After months of arduous negotiations, the much-debated and politically sensitive platform workers’ file was finally approved in plenary on Thursday (2 February), with 376 in favour and 212 against. The text enshrines a legal presumption of employment for self-employed…

digital platforms Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR https://www.euractiv.com/section/gig-economy/news/eu-parliament-adopts-position… pmassetti
Bangladesh : Universal pension scheme: What it is and how it will work 2023-02-03 bangladesh

The Daily Star (31.01.2023) Bangladesh made a major step towards a universal pension scheme when parliament passed the Universal Pension Management Bill-2022 on January 24 with a view to bringing the country's growing elderly population under a social security system.

Pensions Published_SS_Monitor https://www.thedailystar.net/business/economy/news/universal-pension-scheme-wha… pmassetti
AI legal cases are increasing: how can we prepare? - OECD.AI 2023-02-02 Europe

Artificial intelligence (AI) has enormous potential to promote global economic growth by more than 15 trillion USD. Additionally, it can advance social good by helping to combat climate change and biodiversity loss, reduce human trafficking,  improve healthcare, and support achieving the UN…

Artificial intelligence artificial intelligence https://oecd.ai/en/wonk/increasing-legal-cases ebrodersohn
Report: World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 2023-01-31

The report covers the extent and consequences of the labour market disruption caused by overlapping economic and geopolitical crises and analyzes global patterns, regional differences and outcomes across groups of workers. The report pays particular attention to the impact of the different…

https://www.ilo.org/global/research/global-reports/weso/WCMS_865332/lang--en/in… pmassetti
How slow global employment growth undermines social justice 2023-01-31

guardian.ng (31.01.2023) A new International Labour Organisation (ILO) report, World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 (WESO trends), has raised concerns about inequality and effects of the global economic slowdown on the quality of employment. It warned that if left unaddressed, the…

Published_SS_Monitor https://guardian.ng/appointments/how-slow-global-employment-growth-undermines-s… pmassetti
EU: Council adopts recommendation on adequate minimum income 2023-01-31 Europe

consilium.europa.eu (30.01.2023) Council adopts recommendation on adequate minimum income This Council recommendation aims to combat poverty and social exclusion, and to pursue high levels of employment by promoting adequate income support by means of minimum income, effective access to enabling…

Employment Published_SS_Monitor https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/01/30/council-adop… pmassetti
G20 India | 1st Employment Working Group Meeting to focus on balanced and job-rich growth for all | 2023-01-31 india

G20 member nations consist of 2/3rd of the global population with 80% of global economic output. In this context, deliberation on the enhancement of labour holds significant relevancy. The 1st Employment Working Group (EWG)Meeting under the Sherpa track of the G20 will be held from the 2nd to…

Published_SS_Monitor https://newsonair.com/2023/01/31/g20-india-1st-employment-working-group-meeting… pmassetti
Migration could prevent a looming population crisis. But there are catches 2023-01-30

NPR (27.01.2023) To developmental economist Lant Pritchett, "population decline" is a mild way to describe what could be a global demographic crisis. "The reaction is often 'ho-hum' as the rates [of population decline] are slow and hence the issue seems small and in the future," he told NPR in…

Published_SS_Monitor https://www.npr.org/2023/01/27/1151734308/immigration-economy-birth-rate-popula… pmassetti