Philippines: AlkanSSSya scheme bags 2017 Gov’t Best Practice Award
baguiomidlandcourier.com.ph (nov 2017) The Social Security System bagged the 2017 Government Best Practice Award (GBPR) from the Development Academy of the Philippines for its implementation of the AlkanSSSya Program to intensify social security coverage among informal sector workers.
OECD report "Health at a Glance": Healthier lifestyles and better health policies drive life expectancy gains -
10/11/2017 - Healthier lifestyles, higher incomes and better education have all contributed to boost life expectancy in recent decades. Better health care has also helped, according to a new OECD report.
The 6 Ds of Tech Disruption: A Guide to the Digital Economy
The 6 Ds of Tech Disruption: A Guide to the Digital Economy
Anticiper les impacts économiques et sociaux de l'intelligence artificielle
France Stratégie (nov 2017) Le but de ce rapport est de sortir d’une vision simpliste (compréhension « magique » de l’IA, focalisation sur la disparition massive d’emplois, idée que l’IA nous tombe dessus quoi que l’on fasse induisant une passivité devant le choc annoncé).
Malaysia: Social responsibility in action
New Straits Times (10.11.2017) The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has brought some good news for 328,056 recipients, who will receive a raise in their pensions at a minimum rate of RM475 under the Employment Injury Scheme and Invalidity Scheme backdated to Sept 1
Digitalisation, Deindustrialisation and the Future of Work
In tandem with the diffusion of computer technologies, labour markets across the OECD have undergone rapid structural transformation. In this paper, we examine i) the impact of technological change on labour market outcomes since the computer revolution of the 1980s, and ii) recent developments in digital technology – including machine learning and robotics – and their potential impacts on the future of work.
Artificial intelligence and the future of work and skills: will this time be different?
OECD (25.10.2017) Of course, artificial intelligence (AI) has its own special features as a technology and is obviously different than a car or a copier. At the level of an entire economy, however, the effects of different technologies on jobs and skills are often quite similar. Will this be true for AI as well?
What artificial intelligence really means for policy makers
OECD (12.10.2017) The OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2017 looks at the potential and risks associated with the rapid development of AI and robots
The Uber driver and a sniper: life and near-death in the gig economy
ft.com (08.11.207) ‘If Uber doesn’t help pay my medical bills, I’m ruined’