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Productivity, Employment, and Inequality | MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy

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What will the workforce of the future look like, and how can we accelerate the transformation of institutions, organizations, and human skills to keep up with the quickening pace of digital innovation? The IDE helps businesses understand how the digital economy will improve job creation and wage equality in the years to come. Our research also seeks to create a better method of measuring the health of an economy in the context of the digital age.

Regions / Country
United States
Topics
Employment
Information and communication technology
Inequalities
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Document Type

UK: May Pledges Protections for U.K. Gig Economy Workers, Pensions

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Bloomberg (14.05.2017) Theresa May on Monday will pledge to broaden employment rights in Britain as the country pulls out of the European Union, outlining a raft of promises designed to safeguard pensions, gig economy workers with companies such as Uber Technologies Inc., and wages.

Regions / Country
united kingdom
Topics
Pensions
Employment policies
Extension of coverage
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags

France: L’automatisation pourrait toucher 40 % des emplois en France

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lemonde.fr (09.05.2017) La dernière évaluation prospective du cabinet McKinsey sur l’impact du numérique sur le marché du travail est relativement optimiste pour la France.

Regions / Country
france
Topics
Employment
Employment of young workers
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Large-scale automation
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags

Mobile a game changer in the health sector - Business Daily

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businessdailyafrica.com (09.03.2017) Mobile health wallets (like Kenya’s M-Tiba) are game changers when it comes to efficiently distributing funds and resources for healthcare.

Regions / Country
kenya
Topics
Health
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Document Type

More EU Lunacy: Robots Should Pay Social Security Taxes For The Pensions They Won't Get

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forbes.com (23.06.2017) The European Union is trying to create a law concerning the rise of the robots as they come to steal all our jobs. One of the more ludicrous suggestions is that robots should pay social security taxes for all the social security benefits they won't get. 

Regions / Country
Europe
Topics
Financing
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Large-scale automation
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags
Document Type

Brussels in push on social protection for gig economy workers

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ft.com (26.04.2017) Move to ensure all workers have health insurance and unemployment benefits

Regions / Country
european union
Topics
Extension of coverage
Social policies & programmes
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags

Making smart use of technology: How electronic registration made Kenya's universal pension possible

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developmentpathways.co.uk (21.03.2018) The Government of Kenya made a landmark decision in 2017 to provide a basic monthly pension income to its older citizens over the age of 70 years. The move represents a major step forward in the building of Kenya’s national social protection system. As the final preparations are made to make payments – which should happen within weeks – this blog explains how the country used electronic registration to roll out the new social pension.

Regions / Country
kenya
Topics
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Business processes
Service delivery
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags
Document Type

Les enjeux des blockchains

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France Stratégie (22.06.2018) La technologie blockchain promet des transactions programmables sans intervention d’un tiers de confiance. Le potentiel disrupteur d’une telle innovation appelle une stratégie publique alliant régulation et soutien à l’innovation… sans attendre.

Regions / Country
france
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Large-scale automation
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags
Document Type