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Smart Africa

Submitted by rruggia on

SMART Africa is a bold and innovative commitment from African Heads of State and Government to accelerate sustainable socioeconomic development on the continent, ushering Africa into a knowledge economy through affordable access to Broadband and usage of Information and Communications Technologies.

Regions / Country
Africa
Topics
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Economic impact
Labour market
Societal Impact
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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Document Type

Four lessons from India in digital disruption

Submitted by pmassetti on

World Economic Forum (19.06.2019) Digital technology can rapidly transform how countries provide services such as education and health to their citizens. The public services of the future should be effective, efficient, fair, data-driven, and responsive to individual needs. And the groundwork to turn this vision into reality needs to be laid now.

Regions / Country
india
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Societal Impact
Service delivery
Document Type

Décision n° 2019-789 QPC du 14 juin 2019 | Conseil constitutionnel

Submitted by gfilhon on

Décision de Conseil constitutionnel restreignant le droit de communication des banques aux organismes de Sécurité sociale pour violation de la vie privée. Mauvaise nouvelle pour l'EEF. 

Regions / Country
france
Global challenges
Topics
Information and communication technology
Interoperability
Data management
Error, evasion and fraud
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Societal Impact
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags

Pushing the Frontiers of Medicine

Submitted by pmassetti on

oecd-forum.org (20.05.2019) New technologies give many hope for the prevention and better treatment of diseases that may currently be difficult to diagnose and treat. There are great expectations for how the combination of improved data collection through wearables, mobile apps, AI and big data and new diagnostics and treatments including precision medicine could lead to better treatments and higher quality of life.

Topics
Health
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Societal Impact
Document Type

[Report] WHO: Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2024

Submitted by dfabbri on

WHO (March 2019) The purpose for a Global Strategy on Digital Health is to promote healthy lives and wellbeing for everyone, everywhere, at all ages. The potential of Digital Health to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to support health systems in all countries, in health promotion and disease prevention has been widely recognized1. To deliver its potential, national or regional Digital Health initiatives must be guided by a robust Strategy that integrates financial, organizational, human and technological resources2.

Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Economic impact
Societal Impact
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags

Nearly half of ALL jobs could be lost or radically transformed due to automation in next two decades

Submitted by pmassetti on

dailymail.co.uk (26.04.2019) A report from the OECD says automation will affect for half of all jobs. In 20 years, 14 percent will be fully automated, and 32 percent will be affected. To help transition it's time that governments develop a plan for workers. Training and even funding could be a part of the solution says the OECD 

Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Large-scale automation
Societal Impact
Document Type

[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
Document Type

EU: High-level conference - The Future of Work: Today. Tomorrow. For All

Submitted by pmassetti on

Europa (09.04.2019) Hosted by the European Commission, the conference 'The Future of Work: Today. Tomorrow. For All.' has steered an open discussion on the main changes taking place in the world of work.

Regions / Country
Europe
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Societal Impact
Document Type

Concertation Grand âge et autonomie - Rapports publics - La Documentation française

Submitted by gfilhon on

Rapport In Extenso de Dominique Libault, directeur de l'EN3S, sur la perte d'autonomie et la prise en charge du grand âge et de la dépendance

Regions / Country
Europe
france
Global challenges
Topics
Health
Disability
Old-age pensions
Demographic change
Long-term care
Population ageing
Social policies & programmes
Policy analysis
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Societal Impact
Service delivery
Document Type