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Les petits jobs, moteur de l’économie canadienne

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Le Temps (26.10.2018) Plutôt que de privilégier le développement des «emplois d’avenir», qui seraient des métiers hautement qualifiés, les Canadiens, et notamment les Québécois, misent depuis longtemps sur les petits jobs. Avec succès

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The future of work: Switzerland’s digital opportunity

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McKinsey (25.10.2018) New technologies can give Switzerland’s economy a much-needed productivity boost, but bold digital transformation and skills development are imperative.  Digital technologies, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI) could boost Swiss productivity by around one percentage point a year in the period to 2030.

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switzerland
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Economic impact
Labour market
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ILO: As tech disrupts our jobs, it's not too late to turn pain into gain

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ILO  (22.10.2018) Workers will need a magic mix of skills to survive the technological revolution. T he World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2018  gives some cause for encouragement. The business perspective on how technology will affect growth and job creation is becoming more positive, the survey results show.

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Economic impact
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España: La sanidad universal no acaba de llegar a todos los sin papeles

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El Pais (25.10.2018) Los extranjeros que se encuentran en situación irregular en España siguen a la espera de que se concrete su acceso universal a la sanidad. El Congreso convalidó en septiembre el decreto ley aprobado en julio por el Gobierno para garantizar esta asistencia sanitaria, pero ahora se está tramitando como ley en el Congreso.

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France: Cinq questions sur le « revenu universel d’activité » annoncé par Emmanuel Macron

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lemonde.fr (15.09.2018) Autrefois présentée sous le nom de « versement social unique », cette future prestation sociale regroupe des enjeux colossaux. Explications.

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Nepal: Innovations in social protection

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The Kathmandu Post (25.10.2018) The third anniversary of the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the member states of the United Nations reminds us that the SDG clock is ticking. The aspiration of Agenda 2030 of ‘leaving no one behind’ calls for an integrated strategic plan that includes social protection to cover population groups most difficult to reach.

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Suisse: «L’intelligence artificielle permettra des économies de 4 milliards dans la santé»

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Le Temps (24.10.2018) Dans un livre* à paraître la semaine prochaine, Daniel Walch et Xavier Comtesse entrevoient une baisse possible des coûts de la santé grâce à l’intelligence artificielle. Qui fera des assurés des patients «impatients et compétents»

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switzerland
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Societal Impact
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ILO Global Business Network for Social Protection Floors: Invest in social protection

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ILO (23.10.2018) ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, calls on businesses to help make universal social protection a reality, in a speech at the fourth annual meeting of the ILO Global Business Network for Social Protection Floors, in Geneva, Switzerland.

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World’s pension funds vulnerable to climate risks, study reveals

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EurActiv (16.10.2018) 87% of assets managed by the world’s 100 largest public pension funds are yet to undergo a formal climate risk assessment, according to research published on Tuesday (23 October), with only 15% of them adopting a coal exclusion policy.

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Pensions
Investment
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España: Pensiones: un elefante blanco en el Consejo de Ministros

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Cinco Días (22.10.2018) Las pensiones siempre han sido el gran problema financiero del futuro en España. Desde que en 1985 se hizo la primera reforma seria del sistema de la Seguridad Social para prohibir la compra de prestaciones y tratar de garantizar que nadie se llevase lo que no había puesto, el futuro se ha ido retrasando con sucesivos parches, pero ahora se ha echado encima y no bastan los milagros de sor Virginia. Se precisa una reforma integral del sistema de protección a la vejez para que el futuro, cuando llegue, sea el jardín de las delicias y no un conflicto continuo.

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spain
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Old-age pensions
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