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ILO Decent Work Results 2016-2017: ILO launches new app to highlight its results

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ILO (12.03.2018) The ILO has launched a new web application  to highlight its achievements in promoting decent work in 2016-2017. The ILO has launched a new web application  to highlight its achievements in promoting decent work in 2016-2017. The app points to significant decent work results in 130 countries. With a few simple clicks, users can access detailed information on the results achieved and the ILO contribution by outcome, indicator, region and country.

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Australia’s creative economy: Is freelance the way of the future

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heraldsun.com.au ( 29.05.2017) Freelance has long been regarded as a dirty word. For years, the very idea of flying solo has struck fear into the minds of nine-to-five professionals, for whom survival is dependent on a full-time income and four weeks of annual forced-leave-at-Christmas benefits. But technology-fuelled digital disruption is starting to change the shape of the Australian workforce.

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australia
Global challenges
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Employment policies
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Labour market
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[Report] Plateformisation 2027 -Conséquences de l'ubérisation en santé et sécurité au travail

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inrs.fr (01.2018) L'INRS a conduit un exercice de prospective afin d'identifier les conséquences en santé et sécurité au travail des évolutions possibles de la plateformisation (ubérisation) au cours des 10 prochaines années. Ce document en est la synthèse, il met en évidence un certain nombre de points de vigilance et de nouvelles opportunités en matière de prévention.

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france
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Occupational accidents and diseases
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Societal Impact
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Bangladesh Introduces New Digital Labor Inspection App in Effort to Improve Working Conditions

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sourcingjournalonline (08.03.2018) The Bangladeshi labor inspectorate has gone digital with the launch of a new Labour Inspection Management Application (LIMA). It marks a major move in improving the working conditions for all workers in industrial sectors in Bangladesh as, according to the country’s government, it will upgrade the collection, storage and analysis of data collected during labor inspections. The app was officially introduced this week by the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

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bangladesh
Global challenges
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Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Labour market
Service delivery
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Schweiz: Elektronisches Patientendossier: Datenschutz als Stolperstein

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Netzwoche (07.03.2018) Das Swiss E-Health Barometer hat die Einführung des elektronischen Patientendossiers unter die Lupe genommen. Das Fazit: Die Ärzte zögern und die Bevölkerung verliert das Interesse am Thema. Hauptsorge ist der Datenschutz.   Alljährlich untersucht der Swiss E-Health Barometer, was die Gesundheitsbranche in Sachen Digitalisierung umtreibt. Ein Schwerpunkt der diesjährigen, mittlerweile 8. Umfrage: die Einführung des elektronischen Patientendossiers (EPD), die seit April 2017 im Gange ist.

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switzerland
Global challenges
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Information and communication technology
Data management
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Big Data
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Does Blockchain Have A Place In Healthcare?

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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 the Nigerian government.

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Health
Information and communication technology
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Digital Platforms
Large-scale automation
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The Challenges Confronting China’s Digital Economy by Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng - Project Syndicate

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Dec 26, 2017 ANDREW SHENG ,  XIAO GENG

If China is to ensure the continued development of its digital economy, while containing the risks associated with disruption, its leaders will need to implement smart regulations. And that will require careful consideration of the factors that have contributed to – and impeded – its progress so far.

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china
Global challenges
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Employment
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Economic impact
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China’s digital economy: A leading global force

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mckinsey.com (august 2017) China is already more digitized than many observers appreciate and has the potential to set the world’s digital frontier in coming decades. China has one of the most active digital-investment and start-up ecosystems in the world, according to a new discussion paper from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), China’s digital economy: A leading global force.

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china
Global challenges
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Information and communication technology
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Digital Platforms
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