En México está en riesgo el 52% de los empleos por robots y automatización

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El Cronista (25.07.2017) La automatización y robotización ponen en jaque al 52% de los empleos en México, dice el Instituto Global McKinsey. Son 25,5 millones de puestos de trabajo los que están en riesgo por la llamada cuarta Revolución Industrial.

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mexico
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Labour market
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How artificial intelligence can deliver real value to companies

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McKinsey Global Institute (30.06.2017) Companies new to the space can learn a great deal from early adopters who have invested billions into AI and are now beginning to reap a range of benefits. After decades of extravagant promises and frustrating disappointments, artificial intelligence (AI) is finally starting to deliver real-life benefits to early-adopting companies. Retailers on the digital frontier rely on AI-powered robots to run their warehouses—and even to automatically order stock when inventory runs low. Utilities use AI to forecast electricity demand.

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Employment
Technological transition
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Large-scale automation
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Where machines could replace humans--and where they can’t (yet)

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McKinsey Quarterly (25.07.2016) The technical potential for automation differs dramatically across sectors and activities. As automation technologies such as machine learning and robotics play an increasingly great role in everyday life, their potential effect on the workplace has, unsurprisingly, become a major focus of research and public concern. The discussion tends toward a Manichean guessing game: which jobs will or won’t be replaced by machines?

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United States
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Employment
Unemployment
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Large-scale automation
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Sécurité sociale espagnole: les marocains 1ers cotisants extra-communautaire

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Infomédiaire (21.07.2017) Infomédiaire Maroc – Quelque 230 470 marocains étaient affiliés à la sécurité sociale en Espagne à fin juin dernier, en baisse par rapport au mois précédent (240 129), a indiqué hier le ministère espagnol de l’Emploi et de la sécurité sociale.

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morocco
spain
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Migration

Envejecimiento de ecuatorianos impactará en la seguridad social

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El Comercio (17.07.2017) La población de América Latina y el Caribe, reconocida por su alto porcentaje de personas jóvenes, avanza hacia el envejecimiento, tendencia que se está consolidando. Así, por primera vez, en el 2040 los adultos mayores de 60 años superarán a los menores de 15.

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ecuador
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Old-age pensions

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[Opinion] Can Bangladesh become a welfare state?

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The Daily Star (17.07.2017) National Social Security Strategy approved by the Cabinet in 2015 points to a strong political commitment of Bangladesh to become a welfare state. The welfare state has potential to provide economic security, advance opportunities and ensure wellbeing for all and should, therefore, be of shared interest to citizens of National Social Security Strategy approved by the Cabinet in 2015 points to a strong political commitment of Bangladesh to become a welfare state.

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bangladesh

US spends big on health care but doesn't get much back, study says

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CNBC (13.07.2017) Health care accounts for 16.6 percent of U.S. gross domestic product. Despite the amount the U.S. spends on health care, its system ranks dead last in a study of 11 high-income countries. The U.S. is the only nation included in the study that does not offer universal health insurance coverage.

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United States
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Health

Deutschland: Grundeinkommen - Warum Thomas Straubhaar die Digitalisierung als Chance sieht

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Stern (17.07.2017) Ein staatliches Grundeinkommen könnte sämtliche Sozialleistungen ersetzen, müsste aber finanziert werden. Der Ökonom Thomas Straubhaar erklärt, wie das System funktionieren würde - und warum es in der Arbeitswelt von morgen nötig ist.

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germany