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Exponential Disruption in the Digital Economy

Submitted by ruggia on

This paper addresses five disruptive technologies that are driving massive economic transformation and that will be critical areas for public policy formulation and implementation in the region in the years ahead: cloud computing, blockchain, big data, artificial intelligence and the internet of things.

Regions / Country
Americas
Global challenges
Topics
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Large-scale automation
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags
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Integrated models of care delivery for the frail elderly: International perspectives

Submitted by rruggia on

Background The OECD countries have recently promoted policies of deinstitutionalisation and community-based carefor the elderly. These policies respond to common cost pressures associated with population aging, and the challenge ofproviding improved care for the elderly. They aim to substitute less costly services for institutional ones, to improve patientsatisfaction and decrease expenses. However, views concerning their success are mixed.

Topics
Health
Long-term care
Document Type

Long-Term Care in Latin America and the Caribbean?: Theory and Policy Considerations | Publications

Submitted by rruggia on

This paper discusses theoretical and practical issues related to long-term care (LTC) services in Latin America. Demand for these services will rise as the region undergoes a swift demographic transition from its currently young population to a rapidly aging one, especially since the region’s aging cohorts are more prone to experience a decline in their functional and physical abilities than elderly people elsewhere in the world.

Regions / Country
latin america
Global challenges
Topics
Long-term care
Document Type

Aging and demographic changes in Americas (long-term care) - PAHO/OPS

Submitted by rruggia on

Between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of the world’s population aged 60 years and older will double, from about 11% to 22%. The absolute number of people 60 years and older is projected to increase from 900 million in 2015 to 1.4 billion by 2030, to 2.1 billion by 2050, and to 3.2 billion in 2100 (1). Between 2025 and 2030, life expectancy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will increase to a projected 80.7 years for women and 74.9 years for men; in Canada and the United States of America, those numbers are projected to be even higher: 83.3 years for women and 79.3 years for men (2).

Regions / Country
Americas
Topics
Health
Long-term care
Population ageing
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South Africa's Healthcare Sector, 2019: Poised for Significant Change with the Proposed Introduction of National Health Insurance

Submitted by dfabbri on

finance.yahoo (29.04.2019) This report covers the public and private sector healthcare sector, including the size and state of the sector and factors influencing its success in areas such as controlling disease, improving mortality rates and training and retaining skilled professionals.

Regions / Country
south africa
Global challenges
Topics
Health
Document Type

Non, les salariés français ne travaillent pas moins que leurs voisins

Submitted by gfilhon on

De l'usage des statistiques pour justifier la politique d'emploi que l'on souhaite développer. 

Global challenges
Topics
Employment
Unemployment
Employment policies
Employment of young workers
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Commission publishes report on reintegration of long-term unemployed

Submitted by dfabbri on

Europa (11.04.2019) The Commission has published a report taking stock of progress made to help long-term unemployed people getting back to work since the Council adopted beginning of 2016 a Recommendation to speed up the return to work of the long-term unemployed, proposed by the Commission in 2015.

Regions / Country
european union
Global challenges
Topics
Unemployment
Document Type

[Report] Can Social Protection Be an Engine for Inclusive Growth?

Submitted by pmassetti on

oecd (24.04.2019) The potential role of social protection in the development process has received heightened recognition in recent years, yet making a strong investment case for social protection remains particularly challenging in many emerging and developing countries. This report challenges us to think deeply about the economic rationale for social protection investments through an inclusive development lens. It helps us understand the links between social protection, growth and inequality. 

Global challenges
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[Report] OECD Employment Outlook 2019: The Future of Work

Submitted by pmassetti on

OECD (25.04.2019) The 2019 edition of the OECD Employment Outlook presents new evidence on changes in job stability, underemployment and the share of well-paid jobs, and discusses the policy implications of these changes with respect to how technology, globalisation, population ageing, and other megatrends are transforming the labour market in OECD countries.

Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Large-scale automation
Societal Impact
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