Digital Platforms

Digital Platforms

  • Freelance work (e.g. Freelancers, etc.)
  • Service intermediaries (e.g. Uber).
  • Matching job offer and demand (e.g. LinkedIn).  = Job networking

Suisse: «L’intelligence artificielle permettra des économies de 4 milliards dans la santé»

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Le Temps (24.10.2018) Dans un livre* à paraître la semaine prochaine, Daniel Walch et Xavier Comtesse entrevoient une baisse possible des coûts de la santé grâce à l’intelligence artificielle. Qui fera des assurés des patients «impatients et compétents»

Regions / Country
switzerland
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Societal Impact
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Serveur, vigile : Uber cherche a ubériser d'autres secteurs de l'emploi - Tech - Numerama

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La fraude associée à l'économie de plate forme évolue... Uber veut s'étendre à d'autres services

Regions / Country
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Topics
Employment of young workers
Governance and administration
Human resource management
Information and communication technology
Technological transition
Extension of coverage
Difficult-to-cover groups
Contribution collection and compliance
Inequalities
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Labour market
Societal Impact
Document Type

Estonia and Finland first to start exchanging healthcare data by end of year

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EurActiv (05.10.2018) Estonia and Finland will start exchanging digital prescriptions at the end of the year, in a groundbreaking move that Estonian Health Minister Riina Sikkut said she hoped other EU countries will follow. Speaking to EURACTIV.com on the sidelines of the ongoing European Health Forum in Gastein, Austria, Sikkut said that in Estonia, it is common practice for healthcare professionals to use the e-health system to exchange patient medical records.

Regions / Country
estonia
finland
Global challenges
Topics
Governance and administration
Data management
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags
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Employment and working conditions of selected types of platform work | Eurofound

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Platform work is a form of employment that uses an online platform to match the supply of and demand for paid labour. In Europe, platform work is still small in scale but is rapidly developing. The types of work offered through platforms are ever-increasing, as are the challenges for existing regulatory frameworks.

Regions / Country
Europe
european union
Global challenges
Topics
Employment
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Labour market
Societal Impact
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags
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New forms of employment | Eurofound

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Across Europe, due to societal, economic and technological developments, new forms of employment are emerging that are different from traditional standard or non-standard employment in a number of ways. Some transform the relationship between employer and employee, some change work organisation and work patterns, and some do both. To date, very little is known about what characterises these new employment forms and what implications they have for working conditions and the labour market.

Regions / Country
Europe
european union
Global challenges
Topics
Employment
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Labour market
Document Type

Setting out for Digital Social Security - Working Paper

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ilo.org (30.09.2018) Platform work is increasing worldwide, leaving a serious lack of social protection. In spite of the international and flexible character of platform work, extending social security is feasible – if one is ready to explore new avenues. This article is on setting out for Digital Social Security.

Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Document Type

France: Doctolib, leader français du rendez-vous médical en ligne, s’attaque à la téléconsultation

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Le Monde (27.09.2018) Doctolib, le leader français de la prise de rendez-vous médicaux en ligne ne cesse de grandir. Jeudi 27 septembre au matin, il inaugurait son « Health Tech Center », qui sur 1 000 mètres carrés, rue de Monceau, dans le 8e arrondissement de Paris, va accueillir 100 ingénieurs cette année – dont la plupart font déjà partie des effectifs de la société –, et 50 de plus en 2019. La structure est appelée à accueillir des intervenants extérieurs pour réfléchir au futur des systèmes de santé.

Regions / Country
france
Global challenges
Topics
Data management
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags
Document Type

Les entreprises, championnes de la fraude sociale | Alternatives Economiques

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Origine principale de la fraude sociale 

Regions / Country
france
Topics
Error, evasion and fraud
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms

Uber : innovation ou concurrence déloyale ? | Alternatives Economiques

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Analyse économique du modèle des plate forme Uber et de son danger social

Topics
Employment policies
Technological transition
Social protection floor
Error, evasion and fraud
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Labour market
New risks
Document Type

UK: Gig economy demands raise risk of crashing for drivers for companies like Uber and Amazon

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The Guardian (20.08.2018) Drivers and couriers for companies like Uber and Amazon may be at a higher risk of crashing because of the demands of gig economy work, a new study suggests.

Regions / Country
united kingdom
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags
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