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| India's Aadhaar: A Unique Opportunity for Innovating in Digital Trust, But an Opportunity Easy to Squander | india | oecd-forum.org (23.01.2018) As India's Prime Minister headlines the Davos gathering and highlights the country's unique situation and economic potential, it is important to note that India can offer two major digital innovations to the world: the number zero and a unique ID system for a billion… |
In an age rife with digital innovation, India has made two meaningful contributions: The number “zero” and Aadhaar. Okay, I cheated a little bit with the first one, given its pre-di |
Information and communication technology | biometric, egovernment | Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.oecd-forum.org/channels/747-trust/posts/29531-india-s-aadhaar-a-uni… | massetti | ||
| Digitalisation | The Forum Network, hosted by the OECD | Also: https://www.oecd-forum.org/ |
Employment, Employment policies, Information and communication technology, Service quality | digital platforms | https://www.oecd-forum.org/channels/722-digitalisation | ruggia | |||||
| OpenGovAsia | Asia | OpenGov is a content platform, dedicated to sharing ICT-related knowledge and information between governments. We focus on the public sector in the Asia-Pacific region. We help governments become more Efficient, Agile, Transparent and Secure, so as to improve the lives of their citizens. |
Information and communication technology | digital economy, egovernment | https://www.opengovasia.com/ | massetti | ||||
| Labour issues in the digital economy | Americas | Publication | Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Digital work platforms are transforming labor markets around the world. Firms that own, manage and deploy these work platforms have reframed employer–worker relations by defining their core business as the provision of… |
Employment, Employment policies | digital platforms | https://www.cepal.org/en/publications/42046-labour-issues-digital-economy?utm_s… | -zhu | ||||
| Health at a Glance Asia/Pacific 2016 | Measuring Progress towards Universal |
Health | -elziniy | |||||||
| Kazakh Labour and Social Protection Ministry to focus on self-employed workforce, digitisation | kazakhstan | astanatimes.com (15.02.2018) The Kazakh Ministry of Labour and Social Protection will focus on formalising the self-employed workforce and continue digital transformation in the field in 2018, according to newly-appointed Minister Madina Abylkassymova. |
The issue of the self-employed population, which currently accounts for nearly one-quarter of the nation’s workforce, was raised during a Feb. 9 extended government meeting. President Nursultan Nazarbayev criticised the ministry’s performance in this area and noted failure to address the self-emp |
Unemployment, Service quality | egovernment, self-employed | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://astanatimes.com/2018/02/kazakh-labour-and-social-protection-ministry-to… | massetti | ||
| New toolkit helps public employment services strengthen national career and lifelong learning approaches - Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion - European Commission | Europe | The Practitioner's toolkit for PES Building Career Guidance and Lifelong Learning presents concepts and tools for public employment services (PES) to assess needs and strengthen the career guidance and lifelong learning system and services. PES have a major role to play in career… |
Employment | http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=9060&furtherNews=… | massetti | |||||
| Suisse: Les androïdes payeront-ils leurs cotisations sociales? | switzerland | Le Temps (13.02.2018) Le salariat s’effiloche et c’est tout notre système social qui devra être revu pour protéger les travailleurs vulnérables de la «gig economy». A l’ère du travail indépendant et des robots collaboratifs, il faudra trouver le moyen d’asseoir une solidarité 4.0 |
Le salariat s’effiloche et c’est tout notre système social qui devra être revu pour protéger les travailleurs vulnérables de la «gig economy». A l’ère du travail indépendant et des robots collaboratifs, il faudra trouver le moyen d’asseoir une solidarité 4.0 Le salariat est né dans les us |
Information and communication technology | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.letemps.ch/economie/androides-payerontils-leurs-cotisations-sociales | fabbri | |||
| CEPAL publica nueva edición del Anuario Estadístico con datos relevantes sobre el desarrollo de la región | latin america | CEPAL (09.02.2018) La versión 2017 presenta información actualizada para un conjunto seleccionado de indicadores socio-demográficos, económicos y ambientales de los países de América Latina y el Caribe. |
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) difundió hoy el Anuario Estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe 2017, disponible en internet, en el que se presenta una síntesis estadística que da cue |
data analytics, economic crisis, sustainability | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.cepal.org/es/comunicados/cepal-publica-nueva-edicion-anuario-estadi… | fabbri | |||
| [Interview] Vietnam: Retirement age must increase | vietnam | Vietnam News (07.02.2018) The average Vietnamese lives to 73.4 years - 70.8 for men and 76.1 for women. However, the average retirement age for both men and women is only 54.2 years old, 55.6 for men and 52.6 for women. Generally speaking, the years of participating in social-insurance for men… |
Please explain why Việt Nam wants to increase the retirement age of its employees? As we all know, the average Vietnamese lives to 73.4 years - 70.8 for men and 76.1 for women. However, the average retirement age for both men and women is only 54.2 year |
Pensions, Financing | Published_SS_Monitor | http://vietnamnews.vn/society/422435/retirement-age-must-increase.html#ZqyHPIxE… | fabbri | |||
| [Analysis] Ethiopia: Public Ownership Key to Sustainable Social Protection System | ethiopia | allAfrica (12.02.2018) Although, Ethiopia has an array of formal and informal support mechanisms, programs, action plans and interventions that aims at serving a variety of social protection purposes, the most direct - the National Social Policy - is designed as part and parcel of an integrated… |
Although, Ethiopia has an array of formal and informal support mechanisms, programs, action plans and interventions that aims at serving a variety of social protection purposes, the most direct - the National Social Policy - is designed as part and parcel of an integrated approach to the progress |
Social assistance, Conditional cash transfers | coverage | Published_SS_Monitor | http://allafrica.com/stories/201802120673.html | fabbri | ||
| Jamaica; $6 Million Allocated for Social Protection and Labour Programme | jamaica | Jamaica Information Service (19.02.2018) A sum of $6 million has been allocated to the Integrated Social Protection and Labour Programme in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which got under way in December 2012, aims to support the… |
A sum of $6 million has been allocated to the Integrated Social Protection and Labour Programme in the 2018/19 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which got under way in December 2012, aims to support the Government of Jamaica’s efforts to impro |
Financing | Published_SS_Monitor | http://jis.gov.jm/6-million-allocated-social-protection-labour-programme/ | fabbri | |||
| An executive’s guide to AI | McKinsey & Company | artificial intelligence | https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-analytics/our-insights/an-… | massetti | |||||||
| World Population Ageing 2017 | UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division |
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/theme/ageing/WPA2017.shtml | massetti | |||||||
| Does Blockchain Have A Place In Healthcare? | forbes.com (08.05.2017) Blockchain technology is making headlines everywhere. If you have recently attended any tech events it is highly likely that you came out of them having heard just that bit more about it. Everybody is talking about blockchain--from the President of the United States to… |
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Health, Information and communication technology | digital platforms | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.forbes.com/sites/reenitadas/2017/05/08/does-blockchain-have-a-place… | ruggia | |||
| SimplyVital Health Is Using Blockchain To Revolutionize Healthcare | United States | It’s no secret that America has a complicated relationship with healthcare. And with all the uncertainty of 2017 looming large over 2018, it can feel like a subject you just want to avoid reading about altogether. But one startup is out to change all that. SimplyVital Health is using… |
Health, Information and communication technology | blockchain | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessedamiani/2017/11/06/simplyvital-health-blockch… | ruggia | ||||
| First employment centre at Jordan Refugee camp: Job centre for Syrian refugees opens in Jordan camp | syria, jordan | ILO (22.02.2018) The ILO and UNHCR launch the Azraq Centre for Employment to help refugees access work permits and find employment. The Azraq Centre for Employment (ACE), set up in coordination with the Government of Jordan and sponsored by the Dutch Government, aims to facilitate access… |
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR inaugurated the Azraq refugee camp’s first employment centre. |
Employment | poverty, transnational workers | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.ilo.org/beirut/media-centre/news/WCMS_618068/lang--en/index.htm | fabbri | ||
| Odisha Governor Dr. S.C. Jamir inaugurates International Symposium “Vision Zero-From Problems to Practical Solutions” | OdishaDiary (222.02.2018) Bhubaneswar: Work plays a central role in people’s lives. Therefore, work environments should be safe and healthy. Yet this is not the case for many workers. Every day workers all over the world are faced with a multitude of health hazards and even there are… |
Bhubaneswar: Work plays a central role in people’s lives. Therefore, work environments should be safe and healthy. Yet this is not the case for many workers. Every day workers all over the world are faced with a multitude of health hazards and even there are instances of fatal injuries. This, of |
Occupational accidents and diseases, Workplace health promotion, Safety and health at work, Prevention of occupational risks | issa | Published_SS_Monitor | http://orissadiary.com/odisha-governor-dr-s-c-jamir-inaugurates-international-s… | fabbri | |||
| 10 imperatives for Europe in the age of AI and automation | Europe | Report McKinsey Global Institute (October 2017) Europe, while making progress, is behind the US and China in capturing the opportunities of artificial intelligence and automation. Digitization is everywhere, but adoption is uneven across companies, sectors, and economies, and the leaders are… |
Employment, Information and communication technology | artificial intelligence , robotization | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/europe/ten-imperatives-for-europe-in-the… | ruggia | |||
| Suisse: Chômeurs âgés: pour une alternative à l'aide sociale | switzerland | TDG (22.02.2018) De plus en plus de personnes sans emploi terminent à l'aide sociale. Une situation qui nécessite une action pour la Conférence suisse des institutions d'action sociale. |
Trop de chômeurs âgés de plus de 55 ans finissent à l'aide sociale. Il faut une alternative, exige la Conférence suisse des institutions d'action sociale (CSIAS). Le système de fin de droit pourrait être aménagé. Les chômeurs de plus de 55 ans ont des difficultés à retrouver un emploi. La |
Old-age pensions, Employment policies | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.tdg.ch/suisse/chomeurs-ges-alternative-aide-sociale/story/29679336 | fabbri | |||
| [Opinión] La tecnología y el trabajo | La Prensa (21.02.2018) En mayo 2017, el McKinsey Global Institute se sumó al creciente número de organizaciones que se pronuncian con respecto al impacto de la tecnología sobre el futuro del trabajo. En un informe preparado por James Manyika, titulado Tecnología, empleos y el futuro del trabajo… |
En mayo 2017, el McKinsey Global Institute se sumó al creciente número de organizaciones que se pronuncian con respecto al impacto de la tecnología sobre el futuro del trabajo. En un informe preparado por James Manyika, titulado Tecnología, empleos y el futuro del trabajo, advierte que la automat |
Information and communication technology | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.prensa.com/opinion/tecnologia-trabajo_0_4968253224.html | fabbri | ||||
| Labor Markets and Social Security Information System (SIMS) | latin america | The SIMS (The Information System on Labor Markets and Social Security) is the main source of information on labor markets in Latin America and the Caribbean. It contains comparable statistics, institutional information and academic publications about labor markets in IDB country members. This… |
Employment, Employment policies, Social assistance, Social policies & programmes | database | https://www.iadb.org/en/databases/sims/sims-labor-markets-and-social-security-i… | mancovega | ||||
| Acuerdo tripartito facilitará transición de economía informal hacia economía formal en Costa Rica | costa rica | Diario Digital Nuestro País (20.02.2018) Representantes de los sectores sociales en la Mesa de Diálogo que aborda el tema de la informalidad en el mercado de trabajo, firmaron este 20 de febrero el acuerdo de implementación de la Estrategia Integral de Transición a la Economía Formal en… |
Representantes de los sectores sociales en la Mesa de Diálogo que aborda el tema de la informalidad en el mercado de trabajo, firmaron este 20 de febrero el acuerdo de implementación de la Estrategia Integral de Transición a la Economía Formal en Costa Rica, que tiene como objetivo faci |
Difficult-to-cover groups | labour markets, poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.elpais.cr/2018/02/20/acuerdo-tripartito-facilitara-transicion-de-ec… | fabbri | ||
| Acuerdo tripartito facilitará transición de economía informal hacia economía formal en Costa Rica | costa rica | Diario Digital Nuestro País (20.02.2018) Representantes de los sectores sociales en la Mesa de Diálogo que aborda el tema de la informalidad en el mercado de trabajo, firmaron este 20 de febrero el acuerdo de implementación de la Estrategia Integral de Transición a la Economía Formal en… |
Representantes de los sectores sociales en la Mesa de Diálogo que aborda el tema de la informalidad en el mercado de trabajo, firmaron este 20 de febrero el acuerdo de implementación de la Estrategia Integral de Transición a la Economía Formal en Costa Rica, que tiene como objetivo faci |
Employment | poverty | Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.elpais.cr/2018/02/20/acuerdo-tripartito-facilitara-transicion-de-ec… | fabbri | ||
| What the future of work will mean for jobs, skills, and wages: Jobs lost, jobs gained | McKinsey (Nov 2017) In an era marked by rapid advances in automation and artificial intelligence, new research assesses the jobs lost and jobs gained under different scenarios through 2030. |
Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/future-of-organizations-and-work/what-th… | massetti |