France: Retraites - les droits familiaux réduisent les inégalités entre les sexes sans les résorber

Submitted by monitor on Thu, 05/15/2014 - 12:41

lesechos (13.04.2014) C'est une question à laquelle la réforme des retraites, promulguée en janvier dernier, n'a pas répondu. Comment réformer les droits familiaux pour réduire les écarts de pension entre les hommes et les femmes ? Après plusieurs mois d'hésitation l'an dernier, le gouvernement a finalement renoncé à mettre en oeuvre tout de suite ce volet de la réforme.

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Old-age pensions
Pensions
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Madagascar: Pauvreté - La protection sociale passe au scalpel

Submitted by monitor on Tue, 05/06/2014 - 08:24

L' Express de Madagascar (05.05.2014) Réfléchir et mettre en place des nouvelles orientations de la protection sociale à Madagascar, sont les principaux objectifs du colloque international sur la protection sociale, qui va se tenir mercredi, à l’hôtel Carlton Anosy, sous le parrainage du Président de la république, Hery Rajaonari­mampianina, ainsi que de la Banque Mondiale.

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Making smart use of technology: How electronic registration made Kenya's universal pension possible

Submitted by massetti on Fri, 04/25/2014 - 15:32

developmentpathways.co.uk (21.03.2018) The Government of Kenya made a landmark decision in 2017 to provide a basic monthly pension income to its older citizens over the age of 70 years. The move represents a major step forward in the building of Kenya’s national social protection system. As the final preparations are made to make payments – which should happen within weeks – this blog explains how the country used electronic registration to roll out the new social pension.

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Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana: India’s Innovative Women Empowerment and Social Protection Scheme

Submitted by massetti on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 15:11

myind.net (21.08.2018) The Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) of the Indian government, initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 January 2015, is best characterized as a part of the integrated system of innovative initiatives to enhance women empowerment and broaden and deepen social protection in India.

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Les enjeux des blockchains

Submitted by massetti on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 10:20

France Stratégie (22.06.2018) La technologie blockchain promet des transactions programmables sans intervention d’un tiers de confiance. Le potentiel disrupteur d’une telle innovation appelle une stratégie publique alliant régulation et soutien à l’innovation… sans attendre.

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Digital Platforms
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3 ways to fill Asia-Pacific’s social protection gap

Submitted by massetti on Sat, 07/06/2013 - 10:43

adb.org (14.06.2018) In recent years, countries in Asia and the Pacific have taken serious steps to expand various aspects of their social protection systems with increased spending. Nearly 60% of the region’s population now has access to health care.

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indonesia
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