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France: Lutte contre la fraude aux prestations sociales : le Défenseur des droits alerte sur les atteintes aux droits des usagers

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defenseurdesdroits (septembre 2017) Le Défenseur des droits, Jacques Toubon publie aujourd’hui un rapport intitulé « Lutte contre la fraude aux prestations sociales : à quel prix pour les droits des usagers ? » dans lequel il a identifié et évalué les effets des dispositifs de lutte contre la fraude aux prestations sociales sur les droits des usagers des services publics.

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france
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Error, evasion and fraud
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Artificial Intelligence Is More Artificial Than Intelligent | WIRED

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DEEPMIND HAS SURPASSED the human mind on the Go board. Watson has crushed America's trivia gods on Jeopardy. But ask DeepMind to play Monopoly or Watson to play Family Feud, and they won't even know where to start.

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Information and communication technology
Technological transition
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Large-scale automation
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[Report] Migrant access to social protection under Bilateral Labour Agreements: A review of 120 countries and nine bilateral arrangements

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social-protection.org (2017) This working paper: (i) examines migrants access to social protection under Bilateral Labour Agreements (BLAs) with a view to providing policy makers with guidelines for extending social protection to migrants and designing better migration policies; (ii) presents the results of a mapping of bilateral and multilateral social security agreements in 120 countries; (iii) reviews legislation with respect of the provisions granting equality of treatment between nationals and non-nationals; (iv) provides a more in-depth legal analysis of migrant workers’ access to soc

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Migration
International agreements
Old_Global Challenges
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Ultimate Guide to Gig Economy Data: A Summary of Every Freelance Study We Can Find

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How many people are in the gig economy? We’re very interested in this question at Nation1099, and, as it happens, it isn’t an easy question to find answers to, especially since the gig economy is growing and changing very fast and people mean many different things by the term. Employment in general is undergoing dramatic changes, often summarized as “the future of work” or Workforce 2.0.

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United States
Topics
Employment
Data management
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
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Au-delà des fantasmes, quels sont les problèmes concrets que pose l’intelligence artificielle ?

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Les récents progrès de ces technologies posent, dès à présent, des questions moins spectaculaires, mais bien plus concrètes. Par MORGANE TUAL Temps de lecture : 9 min « Je n’arrête pas de tirer la sonnette d’alarme, mais tant que les gens ne verront pas des robots descendre dans la rue pour tuer tout le monde, ils ne sauront pas comment réagir. » Ces propos inquiétants sont signés Elon Musk, le patron de Tesla et de Space X, et grand adepte des coups médiatiques.

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Information and communication technology
Technological transition
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Large-scale automation
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Technology, jobs, and the future of work

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McKinsey Global Institute (31.05.2017) Automation, digital platforms, and other innovations are changing the fundamental nature of work. Understanding these shifts can help policy makers, business leaders, and workers move forward. The world of work is in a state of flux, which is causing considerable anxiety—and with good reason. There is growing polarization of labor-market opportunities between high- and low-skill jobs, unemployment and underemployment especially among young people, stagnating incomes for a large proportion of households, and income inequality.

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Employment
Unemployment
Employment of young workers
Migration
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Large-scale automation
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Argentina’s Young Freelance Economy Means Some Uncertainty, But It’s a Valuable Growth Opportunity - Hiring | Upwork

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How can you get started as a freelancer when the path in your country is unclear? In a series of posts, we’ve invited freelancers from around the world to share tips and best practices they’ve learned along the way. In this post, Leo Brambilla talks about his experience as an Argentinian freelancer. Please note that this article presents general information provided by a freelancer and does not constitute tax or legal advice. It’s a good idea for every freelancer to speak to a personal advisor to determine the requirements and options for your particular situation.

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argentina
Topics
Employment
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
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Freelancers in the U.S. workforce : Monthly Labor Review: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Editor’s note: This essay is part of a series being published to help commemorate the Monthly Labor Review’s centennial (July 1915–July 2015). The essays―written by eminent authorities and distinguished experts in a broad range of fields―cover a variety of topics pertinent to the Review and the work of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each essay is unique and comprises the words and opinion of the author. We’ve found these essays to be enlightening and inspirational. We hope you do as well. We’re entering a new era.

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United States
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Employment
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
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Moody's: Emerging markets' ability to adapt to technology crucial as robotics use surges

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Global Credit Research - 17 May 2017 New York, May 17, 2017 -- The accelerating adoption of robotics in manufacturing in some of the worlds' more advanced economies could pose challenges to emerging market exporters that have benefited from their comparative advantage of lower cost, high skilled labor, says Moody's Investors Service in a report.

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Americas
Asia
Europe
Topics
Employment
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Large-scale automation
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