Technological transition

Employment and Social Developments in Europe: 2018 review confirms positive trends but highlights the increasing need for skills and inclusion

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Europa (13.07.2018) This year's edition of the report aims to analyse opportunities and risks linked to technological innovation, demographic change, and globalisation. The review shows what needs to happen so that everybody can benefit from these developments.

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european union
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Societal Impact
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Ubérisation : le gouvernement choisit le camp des multinationales de la livraison

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Un statut spécial moins contraignant est débattu au Parlement français pour les collaborateurs de plate forme.

Regions / Country
france
Topics
Health insurance
Employment
Information and communication technology
Extension of coverage
Contribution collection and compliance
Error, evasion and fraud
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Labour market
Societal Impact
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New report shows that digital employment platforms are gaining a foothold in Europe's labour markets

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europa (27.06.2018) The Commission is publishing today a report on digital platform workers in Europe. The report provides evidence on this emerging phenomenon based on a survey of over 32 000 people across 14 Member States. This helps to estimate the size of platform work, outline the main characteristics of platform workers, learn about their working conditions and motivations, and describe the type of services provided through digital labour platforms.

Regions / Country
european union
Global challenges
Topics
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Labour market
Societal Impact
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Pourquoi les femmes chauffeurs d'Uber gagnent moins que les hommes

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Les Echos (05.07.2018) Personne n'a jamais dit à l'algorithme du service de véhicule avec chauffeur qu'il fallait pénaliser les femmes. Mais, bon gré mal gré, c'est ce qu'il fait.

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Employment
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Le travail indépendant en pleine mutation en Europe

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EurActiv (02.07.2018) Le travail indépendant se diversifie en Europe, et touche de plus en plus de types d’activités. Une petite révolution qui pose des questions en matière de protection sociale.

Regions / Country
european union
Topics
Employment
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Societal Impact
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France: Alan launches Alan Map to find doctors around you

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TechCrunch (04.07.2018) Health insurance startup Alan has launched a new product in France called Alan Map. It’s a dead simple way to find GPs, dentists, ophthalmologists and more around you.

Regions / Country
france
Global challenges
Topics
Health
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Service delivery
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China eager to embrace tech to meet overflowing health care demands

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 South China Morning Post (02.07.2018) Patients need to have plenty of patience, especially in China’s under-resourced health care system where rural parents often travel with their sick children to seek treatment at Beijing’s Children Hospital but end up having to literally camp outside because of a shortage of lodgings in the city, or where the needs of the ageing population are rising with more than 200 million people aged over 60, equivalent to the entire population of Indonesia.

Regions / Country
china
Topics
Old-age pensions
Information and communication technology

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Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Societal Impact
Internal impact
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AI, robotics, and intelligent machines

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​Deloitte Insights (March 2018)  As AI and other advanced technologies permeate the workplace, skills such as critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving gain in importance. Leading companies are recognizing that these technologies are most effective when they complement humans, not replace them.

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Employment
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Large-scale automation
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10 COMMON APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTHCARE - Novatio

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Many industries have been disrupted by the influx of new technologies in the Information Age. Healthcare is no different.Particularly in the case of automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI), doctors, hospitals, insurance companies, and industries with ties to healthcare have all been impacted – in many cases in more positive, substantial ways than other industries.

Global challenges
Topics
Health
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Large-scale automation
Big Data
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Managing Digital Security and Privacy Risk - OECD -- ONLY ONLINE !

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Managing Digital Security and Privacy Risk, a background report for the June 2016 OECD Ministerial on the Digital Economy, discusses how increased connectivity and data-driven innovation have brought about significant economic and social opportunities while changing the scale and scope of digital security and privacy challenges.

Global challenges
Topics
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
New risks
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