Towards a Reskilling Revolution

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World Economic Forum (22.01.2018) As the types of skills needed in the labour market change rapidly, individual workers will have to engage in life-long learning if they are to achieve fulfilling and rewarding careers. Using big data analytics of online job postings, the methodology in this report demonstrates the power of a data-driven approach to discover reskilling pathways and job transition opportunities.

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Employment
Employment policies
Information and communication technology
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Labour market
Societal Impact
New risks
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Social Protection Index (SPI)

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The SPI database was developed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as a repository of country-level data on social protection programs e.g., social insurance, social assistance and labor market programs in Asia and the Pacific. The main objective is to have an internationally comparable database of government-financed social protection programs including expenditure, coverage, size of benefits and distributional impact on poverty and gender. 

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Asia
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Social policies & programmes

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[Report] Supporting ageing workforce key to tackling future US economic challenges

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OECD (24.01.2018) Providing American seniors with better work incentives and opportunities will be crucial for the United States to meet the challenges of its rapidly ageing population. By 2028, more than one in five Americans will be aged 65 and over, up from fewer than one in six today, according to a new OECD report.

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United States
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Old-age pensions
Population ageing
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[Report] France: improving the efficiency of the health-care system

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OECD (15.01.2018) France’s health-care system offers high-quality care. Average health outcomes are good, public satisfaction with the health-care system is high, and average household out-of-pocket expenditures are low. As in other OECD countries, technology is expanding possibilities for life extension and quality, and spending is rising steadily, while an ageing population requires substantially more and different services.

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france
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Health
Health insurance
Safety and health at work
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New portal from Australian government provides one-stop access to digital mental health services

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OpenGovAsia (08.11.2017) Evidence shows that for many people, digital interventions can be as effective as face-to-face services.

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australia
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Health
E-services
Service quality
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France: L’allongement du congé paternité est étudié

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Le monde (23.01.2018) La secrétaire d’Etat à l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes, Marlène Schiappa, a annoncé qu’un rapport avait été commandé pour tenter d’améliorer la condition des pères lors d’une naissance.

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france
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Family benefits
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[Report] ILO: World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2018

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ILO (22.01.2018) The ILO’s flagship report shows that while the global unemployment rate is stabilizing, unemployment and decent work deficits will stay at persistently high levels in many parts of the world. As the global economy recovers but with a growing labour force, global unemployment in 2018 is projected to remain at a similar level to last year’s, says a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

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Employment
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France: L’allongement du congé paternité est étudié

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lemonde.fr (23.01.2018) La secrétaire d’Etat à l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes, Marlène Schiappa, a annoncé qu’un rapport avait été commandé pour tenter d’améliorer la condition des pères lors d’une naissance.

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france
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Parental leave
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OIT: Emplois - Chômage: une légère baisse attendue en 2018

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TDG (23.01.2018) L a situation restera «mitigée» pour l'emploi dans le monde en 2018. Après trois ans de hausse, le taux de chômage devrait un peu reculer, mais le nombre de demandeurs est stable à un peu moins de 193 millions de personnes, a indiqué lundi l'OIT à Genève.

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Employment
Unemployment
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Uruguay: Infancia vulnerable y déficits de protección social

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 Diario La República (21.01.2018)  La protección social de la infancia debería ser una prioridad mundial; sin embargo, el gasto promedio de los países para tales fines, sin contar la salud, apenas equivale el 1,1 por ciento del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB), alertó Naciones Unidas. Aunque las cuantías en relación con el PIB muestran notables diferencias entre estados y regiones, el saldo general denota la vulnerabilidad de millones de infantes, tanto en naciones ricas como pobres.

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uruguay
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Difficult-to-cover groups

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