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Finnish citizens given universal basic income report lower stress levels and greater incentive to work | The Independent | finland | Finland has been giving 2,000 of its citizens an unconditional income for the last five months and some are already seeing the benefits, reporting decreased stress, greater incentives to find work and more time to pursue business ideas. The scheme is the first of its kind in Europe and sees… |
Not everyone is impressed by the pilot scheme, however. In February, Finland’s biggest union said the experiment was unaffordable and would encourage some people to |
Extension of coverage, Inequalities | basic income, community, universal-basic-income | http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/finland-universal-basic-income-… | -treichel | |||
Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies | european union | The objective of this Directive is to harmonise the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies, which requires the harmonisation of different rules currently existing in their respective legal systems.
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Information and communication technology, E-services, Service quality | mobile technologies | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2016/2102/oj | ruggia | ||||
50% of citizens in large cities will share personal data with smart city programs by 2019: Gartner | canada | Half of citizens in million-people cities will benefit from smart city programs by voluntarily sharing their personal data by 2019, according to new research from Gartner Inc., an information technology research and advisory company based in Stamford, Conn. |
Information and communication technology | data management | http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/insurance/50-citizens-large-cities-will-share… | ruggia | ||||
Data Gravity Pulls to the Cloud | United States | Information and communication technology | https://www.datanami.com/2016/05/16/data-gravity-pulls-cloud/ | ruggia | ||||||
Tech 'Democratization' Seen Fueling Analytics Boom | The “democratization” of analytics illustrated by the transition to self-service business intelligence and foolproof BI platforms promises to boost to global analytics market to new heights in 2016 and beyond, market researcher forecast. Gartner Inc. (NYSE: IT) predicted the worldwide BI… |
Information and communication technology | data analytics | https://www.datanami.com/2016/02/04/tech-democratization-seen-fueling-analytics… | ruggia | |||||
How modern analytics will inform government in 2017 | In 2016, a wave of self-service analytics swept across the enterprise. Governments began embracing the modern approach to business analytics, with IT and public sector leadership partnering to derive maximum value from their data. Here’s a preview of our predictions for 2017: … |
Governance and administration, Information and communication technology, Data management | data analytics, data management | http://statescoop.com/how-modern-analytics-will-inform-government-in-2017?utm_m… | ruggia | |||||
The Rise Of The Freelancer Economy | United States | Forbes (26.01.2016) There are 53 million freelancers in America today. By 2020, 50% of the U.S. workforce will be freelancers (this does not mean they are all full-time freelancers, but one of every two workers will be freelancers in some capacity). This on-demand work, instant gig… |
Employment, Employment of young workers | digital platforms | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianrashid/2016/01/26/the-rise-of-the-freelancer-… | ruggia | |||
Why we should all have a basic income | World Economic Forum | Africa, Americas, United States, Asia, Europe | A promise of equal opportunity “Basic income” would be an amount sufficient to secure basic needs as a permanent earnings floor no one could fall beneath, and would replace many of today’s temporary benefits, which are given only in case of emergency, and/or only to… |
Extension of coverage | digital platforms | https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/01/why-we-should-all-have-a-basic-income/ | -treichel | ||||
German pension law passes despite Green party opposition | germany | IPE (02.06.2017) The law introducing defined contribution pension plans without guarantees to Germany has passed the larger house of parliament, the Bundestag. |
Pensions | published | https://www.ipe.com/countries/germany/german-pension-law-passes-despite-green-p… | monitor | ||||
Les 5 chiffres marquants des dépenses de santé en France | france | 20 minutes (31.05.2017) L’Assurance-maladie a dévoilé mercredi une cartographie des dépenses de soins en France. L’étude se base sur les soins consommés en 2015 par les 57 millions de bénéficiaires du régime général, soit 4 assurés sur 5. A partir de cette base, le rapport établit le « profil »… |
Health, Financing | published | http://www.20minutes.fr/sante/2078011-20170531-5-chiffres-marquants-depenses-sa… | monitor | ||||
France: Chômeurs - des doutes sur l’efficacité du plan "500.000" formations | france | Les Echos (07.06.2017) Les formations dispensées ont mal ciblé les besoins des employeurs potentiels. En cause : l’absence de diagnostics partagés |
Unemployment | https://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/gouvernement/030364278481-chomeurs-de… | monitor | |||||
Uruguay: Jubilaciones: riesgos a largo plazo y medidas impopulares | uruguay | El País (28.05.2017) En los países de América Latina conviven diferentes sistemas de seguridad social, desde algunos basados en subsidios públicos, debido a la gran informalidad laboral, otros que se sustentan netamente con los aportes de los trabajadores y regímenes mixtos (como el de Uruguay)… |
Financing | published | http://www.elpais.com.uy/economia/noticias/jubilaciones-riesgos-plazo-medidas-i… | monitor | ||||
Argentina: ANSES abonó 39.284 asignaciones familiares a hijos de trabajadores temporarios | argentina | tiemposur (05.06.2017) Se trata de aquellas personas que, por diversas situaciones, solo realizan aportes durante algunos meses pero cumplen con los requisitos para cobrarlas todo el año. Las prestaciones corresponden a Hijo e Hijo por Discapacidad. |
Family benefits, Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://www.tiemposur.com.ar/nota/132538-anses-abono-39284-asignaciones-familiar… | monitor | ||||
Etats-Unis: La réforme de l’Obamacare priverait 23 millions d’Américains de couverture maladie | United States | Le Monde (25.05.2017) Le bureau du budget du Congrès a expertisé le texte abrogeant et remplaçant l’Affordable Care Act de 2010. Il doit encore être examiné et voté par le Sénat. |
Health | managing reforms, poverty, published | http://mobile.lemonde.fr/donald-trump/article/2017/05/25/51-millions-d-americai… | monitor | ||||
Mali: AMO - Près de 3 milliards de F CFA pour lutter contre la fraude sur la période 2017-2021 | mali | maliweb.net (27.05.2017) Définir un plan stratégique de lutte contre la fraude était l’objectif d’un atelier qui a regroupé la semaine dernière les responsables de la Caisse nationale d’assurance maladie (Canam), de la Caisse malienne de sécurité sociale (CMSS), de l’Institut national de… |
Error, evasion and fraud | published | http://www.maliweb.net/sante/amo-pres-de-3-milliards-de-f-cfa-lutter-contre-fra… | monitor | ||||
France: Deux nouvelles maladies professionnelles reconnues dans les tableaux | france | Miroir Social (29.05.2017) Deux décrets du 5 et du 8 mai 2017 modifient deux tableaux concernant les troubles musculo-squelettiques (les 57 et 79) et deux nouveaux tableaux enrichissent les 114 tableaux existants au titre du régime général : le 52 bis prenant en compte les lésions hépatiques… |
Occupational accidents and diseases | published | http://www.miroirsocial.com/actualite/14650/deux-nouvelles-maladies-professionn… | monitor | ||||
ILO ruft Arbeitgeber in Sachen Klima zur Verantwortung | Finanz und Wirtschaft (05.06.2017) Der Generaldirektor der internationalen Arbeitsorganisation ILO, Guy Ryder, hat an die Verantwortlichen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt appelliert, sich den Herausforderungen des Klimawandels zu stellen. Er sagte dies nur wenige Tage nach der Ankündigung des… |
Inequalities, Shocks & extreme events | megatrends, published | https://www.fuw.ch/newsticker-single/201706050102/ilo-ruft-arbeitgeber-in-sache… | monitor | |||||
Tchad: Le gouvernement veut instaurer une couverture sanitaire universelle | chad | alwihdainfo (30.05.2017) Le gouvernement réfléchi à un système de protection sociale au Tchad, qui permettrait de garantir une couverture de santé à des millions de tchadiens qui en sont dépourvus. |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage | http://www.alwihdainfo.com/Tchad-Le-gouvernement-veut-instaurer-une-couverture-… | monitor | ||||
France: Macron - six réformes sociales en 18 mois | france | Les Echos (06.06.2017) Code du travail, CSG, formation professionnelle, assurance-chômage, apprentissage et retraites… Emmanuel Macron et Edouard Philippe veulent mener six réformes sociales dans les 18 premiers mois du quinquennat. Explications. |
managing reforms, published | https://www.lesechos.fr/elections/dossiers/030373337991/030373337991-macron-six… | monitor | |||||
India: New Code Proposed to Simplify Laws, Expand Social Security Coverage | india | Bloomberg BNA (23.05.2017) India's labor ministry has proposed a new Social Security Code that will consolidate 15 existing laws and extend coverage to all categories of employers and workers, including those in India's vast unorganized sector. |
managing reforms, published | https://www.bna.com/india-new-code-n73014451374 | monitor | |||||
Suisse: Après une année 2016 difficile, le 2e pilier reste sous forte pression | switzerland | Le Temps (09.05.2017) Le rapport annuel de la Commission fédérale de surveillance dresse un tableau alarmant aussi bien pour les institutions de prévoyance que pour les retraités |
Financing | published | https://www.letemps.ch/economie/2017/05/09/apres-une-annee-2016-difficile-2e-pi… | monitor | ||||
Higher retirement age vs lower pensions | Al Jazeera (11.06.2017) Insight into the pension problems caused by the positive trend of increased longevity. |
Pensions | http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/countingthecost/2017/06/higher-retirement-a… | monitor | ||||||
Social insurance coverage remains very low in Vienam | vietnam | Vietnam News )06.06.2017) Both employers and employees need to change their attitude and approach to improve the very low rate of social insurance coverage in the country, experts say. |
poverty | http://vietnamnews.vn/society/377708/social-insurance-coverage-remains-very-low… | monitor | |||||
Vietnam: Social insurance contribution rate cut for employers | VietNamNet (09.05.2017) The rate of compulsory social insurance contribution by the employer to the fund for occupational accidents and diseases will be reduced by half a percentage point from June 1, 2017 |
published | http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/177815/social-insurance-contribution-… | monitor | ||||||
Ireland: Department of Social Protection earns €300m by reviewing Dublin social welfare claims | ireland | Dublin Live (11.06.2017) New figures show the Department of Social Protection netted billions investigating social welfare fraud when Ireland was in the midst of recovering from economic collapse. |
Error, evasion and fraud, Governance and administration | http://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/department-social-protection-earns-30… | monitor |