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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
Topics
Occupational accidents and diseases
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
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Ethical artificial intelligence - 10 essential ingredients

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OECD (24.01.2018) Artificial intelligence (AI) must put people and planet first. Discussions on the ethical use of AI are essential on a global scale to guarantee widespread implementation and a transparent solution. A global convention on ethical AI that encompasses all is the most viable guarantee for human survival.

 

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Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Global challenges
Topics
Employment
Governance and administration
Information and communication technology
Data management
Technological transition
Policy analysis
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Large-scale automation
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Towards a Reskilling Revolution

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World Economic Forum (22.01.2018) As the types of skills needed in the labour market change rapidly, individual workers will have to engage in life-long learning if they are to achieve fulfilling and rewarding careers. Using big data analytics of online job postings, the methodology in this report demonstrates the power of a data-driven approach to discover reskilling pathways and job transition opportunities.

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Employment
Employment policies
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Societal Impact
New risks
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[blog] Towards a predictive society

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Sitra (September 2017)Towards a predictive society Public administration in Finland is undergoing major systemic change. How can one of the most efficient administrative entities in the world aim to make the everyday lives of people and companies easier through co-operation? Solutions for this will be sought through ecosystem forums – together.

Regions / Country
finland
Topics
Employment
Service quality
Social policies & programmes
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Societal Impact
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Tech Innovators Open The Digital Economy To Job Seekers, Financially Underserved

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cetusnews.com (10.11.2017) The future of work is a prime interest of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, started in 2013 by researchers Erik Brynjolfsson and Andy McAfee. To help come up answers to questions about the impact of automation on jobs and the effects of digital innovation, the group launched the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge last year, inviting organizations around the world to compete in the realm of improving the economic opportunities of middle- and base-level workers.

Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Societal Impact
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Quebec - Canada - Final Report of the Expert Committee on Guaranteed Minimum Income

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Québec Portal (13.11.2017) The Expert Committee on Guaranteed Minimum Income released its final report, in which it presents 23 recommendations consistent with a global vision of what would be a transformed and enhanced income system. This global vision is based on both a conceptual analysis of the very idea of guaranteed minimum income and an overall diagnosis of Québec's current income support system.

Regions / Country
canada
Topics
Inequalities
Old_Global Challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Societal Impact
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Anticiper les impacts économiques et sociaux de l'intelligence artificielle

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France Stratégie (nov 2017) Le but de ce rapport est de sortir d’une vision simpliste (compréhension « magique » de l’IA, focalisation sur la disparition massive d’emplois, idée que l’IA nous tombe dessus quoi que l’on fasse induisant une passivité devant le choc annoncé).

Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Large-scale automation
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WHO and ITU to use digital technology to strengthen public health services in Africa

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afro.who (26.10.2017) With Africa currently undergoing a digital revolution, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) today signed a Cooperation Agreement in Geneva, on using digital services to save lives and improve people’s health.

Regions / Country
Africa
Topics
Health
Health promotion
Service quality
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Economic impact
Societal Impact
Service delivery
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Silicon Valley Pushes the Wrong Kind of Basic Income

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bloomberg.com (10.08.2017) ' People and nations don't have to accept a future in which a small group of companies -- and, let's face it, successful tech firms are a small, oligopolistic group -- controls the fruits of what they call progress. It's up to them to tax and regulate the monopolies and oligopolies. The opaque digital advertising business, for example, is under-regulated and possibly based on false claims about audience sizes. Killing U.S.

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Social assistance
Inequalities

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