Technological transition

Technology can help spring workers from the informality trap

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blogs.worldbank.org (13.07.2018) Technology and what it will do to change how we work is the driving obsession of the moment. The truth is that nobody knows for sure what will happen – the only certainty is uncertainty. How then should we plan for the jobs that don’t yet exist?

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Societal Impact
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Over 100 groups call on G20 leaders to place human rights at the centre of our digital future

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IFEX (08.08.2018) G20 countries have both the opportunity and the responsibility to lead efforts to reinstate trust in the digital age. G20 members can inspire hope and embrace the goal that no country, no community, and no individual will be left behind and that their rights will be respected. G20 countries can set a digital agenda that places people at the centre.

Global challenges
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2018 mid-market technology trends report

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Deloitte US (August 2018) Man versus machine—it’s one of the oldest storylines in Hollywood. Because if robots can replace us, what’s left for us to do? As it turns out, plenty. Learn more about the talent dimensions of IT investments in our 2018 mid-market technology survey.

Global challenges
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Labour market
Large-scale automation
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The Machines Are Coming for Our Jobs? Not Yet, Says Deloitte

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Adweek (09.08.2018) T he machines are taking over? The chat bots are coming for our jobs? Not according to the results of a recent survey conducted by market research firm OnResearch for Deloitte. However, human skills must be sharpened and updated consistently in order to remain part of the workforce.

Global challenges
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Employment
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Large-scale automation
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[Opinion] Workers' rights in the digital age

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 Euronews (01.08.2018) A new industrial revolution is predicted. The digitalisation of the economy is expected to disrupt production processes, the world of work and society at large. But we still don’t have a clear idea of what this so-called digitalisation entails and its likely social impacts.

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european union
Global challenges
Topics
Employment
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
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[Blog] Invertir en las personas para triunfar en la era de los robots (BID/IADB)

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IADB (24.03.2018) El futuro del trabajo es un tema cada vez más presente. El interés es creciente, a medida que constatamos cómo se intensifican algunas tendencias, como la automatización o la economía gig, de las que venimos hablando desde hace ya tres años en este mismo blog. Así que es de esperar que, este 2018, el futuro del trabajo sea un tema muy presente en las discusiones sobre mercados laborales y políticas públicas, también en América Latina y el Caribe.

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latin america
Topics
Employment policies
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Large-scale automation
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AsISSSTE es la nueva app del ISSSTE para atender infartos : Su Médico

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ISSSTE lanza app para atender infartos. Cuando se active la alerta por infarto, AsISSSTE dará aviso a centros de salud u hospitales para brindar atención.

01/09/2017 . AsISSSTE brindará atención a derechohabientes y no derechohacientes. El infarto al miocardio es uno de los problemas cardiacos que más afectan a los mexicanos, por lo que está entre las causas de muerte en el país. Por ello y con el objetivo de atender a tiempo los casos de infartos, el ISSSTE lanzó su app AsISSSTE.

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mexico
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Health promotion
Medical care
Information and communication technology
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Centro Nacional de Telemedicina de EsSalud brindó más de 62 mil atenciones durante 28 meses | EsSalud

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Centro Nacional de Telemedicina de EsSalud brindó más de 62 mil atenciones durante 28 meses Publicado el 21 Enero, 2016 Atenciones especializadas a distancia permitieron el ahorro de más de diez millones 558 mil soles en lecturas de placas La mayor parte de asegurados beneficiados corresponden a las zonas de Tingo María, Pucallpa, La Oroya, Huánuco y Huancavelica.  

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peru
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Medical care
Information and communication technology
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The Project - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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The ongoing digital transformation of economies and societies holds many promises to spur innovation, generate efficiencies, and improve services, and in doing so boost more inclusive and sustainable growth as well as enhance well-being. But these benefits go hand-in-hand with disruptions. Our interactions with one another and with society more broadly are being transformed, as are the nature and structure of organisations and markets, raising important issues around jobs and skills, privacy, security, and how to ensure that technological changes benefit society as a whole, among others.

Regions / Country
angola
Topics
Employment
Information and communication technology
Contribution collection and compliance
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Economic impact
Labour market
Large-scale automation
Big Data
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Tu información de salud en una aplicación: El caso de El Salvador (IADB/BID)

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Por Carlos Juan Martín Pérez y Jennifer Nelson.

Además de la telemedicina y la innovación tecnológica, la recolección de datos y las aplicaciones informáticas serán de los principales elementos que impactarán la salud. De hecho, ya lo están haciendo. Y no hay que mirar muy lejos para encontrar ejemplos. ¿Cómo será el futuro de la medicina en la era de la transformación digital?

El caso de El Salvador

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el Salvador
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Health
Information and communication technology
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