Digital Platforms

Digital Platforms

  • Freelance work (e.g. Freelancers, etc.)
  • Service intermediaries (e.g. Uber).
  • Matching job offer and demand (e.g. LinkedIn).  = Job networking

Transform Africa Summit 2019

Submitted by rruggia on

The Transform Africa Summit is the Smart Africa flagship event. Following four successful editions, the fifth Summit will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 14 – 17 May 2019. Under the theme “Boosting Africa’s Digital Economy”, the Summit is expected to attract over 4,000 participants, including Heads of State and Government, First Ladies, UN Broadband Commissioners, Ministers, Regulators, Mayors & Governors, Public & Private Sector, International Organizations, Industry Leaders, Investors, Entrepreneurs, Young Innovators, Civil Society and Academia.

Regions / Country
Africa
Global challenges
Topics
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Economic impact
Labour market
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La plateforme vaudoise Batmaid attaquée pour ses conditions de travail - rts.ch - Suisse

Submitted by rruggia on

En quatre ans, la plateforme vaudoise Batmaid s'est taillé la part du lion dans le marché des ménages privés. Mais le syndicat Unia s'apprête à dénoncer l'entreprise aux autorités pour les conditions de travail des 1700 nettoyeuses qu'elle a recrutées. Depuis son lancement en 2015, Batmaid a connu un développement fulgurant. Aujourd'hui, la société compte 50 employés et fait travailler près de 1700 nettoyeuses, sorties du travail au noir, auprès de 10'000 clients.

Regions / Country
switzerland
Global challenges
Topics
Employment policies
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Labour market
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La start-up suisse Batmaid présente au Web Summit de Lisbonne - Radio - Play RTS

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La start-up Batmaid, qui propose les services de femmes de ménage, a été fondée par deux entrepreneurs lausannois. Elle est présente au sommet sur les nouvelles technologies Web Summit à Lisbonne.

 

Regions / Country
switzerland
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Labour market
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Does tech threaten to rerun the worst of the Industrial Revolution? | Financial Times

Submitted by gcartoceti on

The central concern that runs through The Technology Trap is that, unless we are very careful, our latest technological revolution may well turn out to be a tumultuous rerun of the Industrial Revolution, with dire social and political consequences.

Regions / Country
United States
Global challenges
Topics
Technological transition
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
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UK braves US ire by pressing ahead with tax on tech companies | Financial Times

Submitted by gcartoceti on

The UK vowed to press ahead with its plans for a special tax on large technology companies on Thursday, hours after the US threatened to impose trade sanctions on France for similar action.

Regions / Country
united kingdom
Topics
Financing
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Document Type

How the gig economy could help power Africa's growth

Submitted by pmassetti on

World Economic Forum (17.06.2019) By introducing portable benefits for gig workers, African governments and digital platforms can help to power the continent’s future growth. Otherwise, these platforms will lose top talent, countries will miss out on potential tax revenue, and Africa will fail to reap the full benefits of the digital revolution.

Regions / Country
Africa
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Document Type

Non au retour du tâcheronnage ! | Alternatives Economiques

Submitted by gfilhon on

Le constat est alarmant dans le monde du travail. La pénurie de travail et la stigmatisation à l’embauche offrent un boulevard aux plates-formes américaines pour recruter. Ce modèle, si on peut le qualifier ainsi, fragilise ces nouveaux embauchés et produit encore plus de précarité avec l’absence de protection sociale.  Dénoncer ces méthodes est bien là l’essentiel, car il s’agit en effet d’une vraie cause, d’un combat pour la préservation de notre modèle social unique au monde.

Regions / Country
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Topics
Employment of young workers
Safety and health at work
Social policies & programmes
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Economic impact
Labour market
Societal Impact
Business processes
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UK: Gig economy doubles in three years

Submitted by pmassetti on

Personnel Today (28.06.2019) One in 10 working-age adults in the UK work on gig economy platforms, double the number who did so in 2016, according to a study by the University of Hertfordshire and the TUC.

Regions / Country
united kingdom
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
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US: California is cracking down on the gig economy

Submitted by pmassetti on

vox.com (30.05.2019) The state Assembly just passed a bill that could give Uber and Lyft drivers basic labor protections for the first time.

Regions / Country
United States
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Labour market
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