Information and communication technology

24 pays européens signent un pacte pour développer l’intelligence artificielle

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EurActiv (12.04.2018) Vingt-quatre pays de l’UE se sont engagés à se regrouper pour adopter une « approche européenne » vis-à-vis de l’intelligence artificielle, afin de concurrencer les géants technologiques américains et asiatiques. Les ministres ont signé une déclaration le 10 avril dans laquelle ils déclarent qu’ils envisageront de financer la recherche publique dans le domaine de l’intelligence artificielle, sans toutefois promettre un montant spécifique d’investissements.

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[Rapport] France: Donner un sens à l'intelligence artificielle : pour une stratégie nationale et européenne

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ladocumentationfrancaise.fr (Mars 2018) Le rapport aborde successivement différentes facettes de l'IA : politique économique, recherche, emploi, éthique, cohésion sociale. Cinq annexes insistent par ailleurs sur des domaines d'intérêt particulier : éducation, santé, agriculture, transport, défense et sécurité.

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No identity crisis for social protection programmes that link with ID agencies

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Development Pathways (24.10.2017) Biometric technology presents a huge opportunity to social protection programmes, in particular the potential to ensure that only eligible programme beneficiaries receive payments. But to fully realise the benefits of biometrics, social protection programmes need to work closely with national identity agencies who are better placed to provide individuals with a unique identity record and can match people with those records, writes Richard Chirchir.

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Schweiz: Mitarbeiter 4.0: Startklar für die digitale Welt

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myjob (09.04.2018) Vor dem Hintergrund der Digitalisierung kommt es in der Arbeitswelt zu einem tief greifenden Wandel, der Unternehmen wie Mitarbeiter gleichermassen betrifft. Für beide gilt: Wer morgen noch erfolgreich sein will, muss umdenken. So hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren die Einstellung junger Menschen zur Arbeit grundlegend verändert

 

 

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AI 'poses less risk to jobs than feared' says OECD

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BBC News (02.04.2018) Fewer people's jobs are likely to be destroyed by artificial intelligence and robots than has been suggested by a much-cited study, an OECD report says.

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Luxembourg: Nouvelle identité visuelle et lancement du site Internet complètement remodelé de l’Association d’assurance accident

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gouvernement.lu  (27.03.2018) La nouvelle identité visuelle et le site Internet remodelé de l’Association d’assurance accident (AAA) ont été dévoilés lors d’une conférence de presse en présence de Romain Schneider, ministre de la Sécurité sociale. Comme le site www.aaa.lu a été intégralement remodelé, l’AAA a profité de l’occasion pour la réalisation d’une nouvelle identité visuelle. Le logo au style minimaliste a conservé les trois "A" définissant l’Association d’assurance accident.

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luxembourg
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[Report] US: Labor 2030: The Collision of Demographics, Automation and Inequality

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Bain & Company (February 2018) Demographics, automation and inequality have the potential to dramatically reshape our world in the 2020s and beyond. Our analysis shows that the collision of these forces could trigger economic disruption far greater than we have experienced over the past 60 years (see Figure 1). The aim of this report by Bain's Macro Trends Group is to detail how the impact of aging populations, the adoption of new automation technologies and rising inequality will likely combine to give rise to new business risks and opportunities.

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How migration data can deliver real-life benefits for migrants and governments

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mckinsey.com (January 2018) As countries have joined together on a path toward increased cooperation and action on migration, investment in data will be crucial for its success.

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The limits of using 'Big Data' for development - an economist writes

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 Development Pathways (08.02.2018) Get your inner nerd out! The World Bank has launched a competition to help them better predict a households’ poverty status based on easy-to-collect information and machine learning algorithms. 

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India: Aadhaar days: In the world’s biggest biometric ID project, many have fallen through the gaps

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scroll.in (24.02.2018) Exclusion can mean lack of access to food, jobs and education and the underprivileged bear the biggest brunt.

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