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11 août 2014

Productivity and development: Competitive services can help, but can’t do everything

By Guest author. Strong growth over much of the past decade, particularly in China, has substantially boosted developing countries’ share of the global economy. In 2010, the share of global GDP of non-OECD countries overtook that of OECD countries, when measured in terms of purchasing power parity. But will this process of “shifting wealth” allow these countries to eventually converge with advanced country per capita incomes?
The 2014 edition of OECD Development Centre’s Perspectives on Global Development shows that, at their average growth rates over 2000-12, several middle-income countries will fail to reach the average OECD income level by 2050. Read more...
11 août 2014

Half of all ODA should go to the least developed countries

By Guest author. The UN classifies as “least developed countries” those nations that are the bottom of the development ladder from all perspectives. The category was created in recognition of the deep-seated structural constraints these countries face, resulting in low per-capita income, weak human capital and high economic vulnerability. Without help, they are unable to adequately address their development challenges, irrespective of the efforts they may make. Moreover, they are the most exposed to economic shocks and degradation of natural capital, including through climate change. Their need for enhanced and targeted support from the international community is obvious. Read more...
11 août 2014

Just the numbers: How much are public servants paid?

By Guest author. Few issues are more likely to provoke a row than the pay of public servants – overpaid and underworked or selfless heroes who could be earning more in the private sector? We can’t settle that debate here, but, using data from Government at a Glance 2013, we can at least give you some sense of how public sector pay compares across some OECD countries.
The most basic approach is simply to look at annual compensation in USD – in other words, salaries paid in local currencies converted into US dollars and then adjusted for purchasing power parity, a statistical technique used to compare the cost of living in different countries. Read more...
11 août 2014

Will a robot take your job?

By Brian Keeley. In the second of two postings, we look at the impact of artificial intelligence on our societies and economies.
Back when Amazon mostly sold books, it hired writers and editors to come up with helpful reviews and recommendations. The aim was to create the atmosphere of a friendly local bookshop. But the writers and editors didn’t last. They were replaced by Amabot, an algorithm that picked up on users’ browsing and buying history.
Amabot’s buying recommendations were – and are – often eerily accurate, but even some of Amazon’s own people didn’t much like the software robot. Read more...
11 août 2014

Here come the robots!

By Brian Keeley. In the first of two postings, we look at the impact of artificial intelligence on our societies and economies.
How do you feel about robots? Do you look forward to one day lying by the pool sipping a piña colada mixed by your beaming electronic buddy? Or do you expect to die cowering in your hovel as an army of metal men batter down the door?
Wherever you stand, it’s hard to feel completely indifferent about robots. Read more...
11 août 2014

How’s life in old age?

By Justin Dupre-Harbord. For many young people there is no time like the present when thinking about their life. When we are young we tend to think about how happy we are now and not ponder too much on what our quality of life will be like later. Most people using the OECD Better Life Index are below 65 years-old, and people of working age (20-64 year-olds) make up the largest part of the population, outnumbering the elderly (65+ years) four to one. Read more...
11 août 2014

Money matters: PISA tests financial literacy

By Patrick Love. You’d expect stakeholders in a highly-competitive, high-profit, high-risk, globalised industry to have a clear financial vision, but when the heroes of Irving Welsh’s Trainspotting are discussing what they’d do with the expected profits from a drug deal, only Spud seems to have thought it through. But although “Buy somethin’ for my Ma ” is a lovely reply, it suggests that young Murphy lacks the Financial Literacy Skills for the 21st Century. Read more...
11 août 2014

Malthus wrong again says OECD

By Patrick Love. Even if you know nothing about the French Revolution, you’ve probably heard of Marie-Antoinette’s reaction on being told the people had no bread: “Let them eat cake”. In fact, the infamous catch phrase was probably invented by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who attributes it to an unnamed princess in his Confessions, written before the 14 year-old Austrian princess even married the future Louis XVI. As far as the course of events went, it doesn’t matter whether she said it or not, since the people believed that it was the kind of thing she would say. The doomed monarchs could have learned a few lessons in the art of good government from the founder of the Bourbon dynasty. One goal of the reforms instigated by Henri IV, King of France from 1589 to 1610, was a chicken in every pot, on a Sunday at least. This slogan was to reappear in the United States in the 20th century, with “a car in every garage” tacked on to some versions. Read more...
11 août 2014

Au travail, c’est le talent qui compte : campagne pour la mixité des métiers

Logo de l'Agence Régionale de la Formation tout au long de la vie (ARFTLV Poitou-charentes)La campagne pour la mixité des métiers « Au travail, c’est le talent qui compte », est depuis le 18 juillet présente sur les écrans (télévision, cinéma et web) sous la forme d’un spot dont l’objectif est de chasser les préjugés et faire progresser les mentalités.
Soutenue par la ministre chargé des droits des femmes, cette campagne va se dérouler sur plusieurs mois, avec des déclinaisons sous forme d’affiches, de messages radios sur le web. Des outils seront également mis à disposition de tous pour chacun devienne un ambassadeur de la mixité des métiers.
Cette campagne s’inscrit dans le cadre des mesures prévues par la plateforme nationale d’action pour la mixité des métiers (plus d'infos). Voir le spot. Pour aller plus loin, consulter le site Mixité 17. Voir l'article...

11 août 2014

Publication de la loi pour l’égalité réelle entre les femmes et les hommes

Logo de l'Agence Régionale de la Formation tout au long de la vie (ARFTLV Poitou-charentes)La loi n°2014-873 du 4 août 2014 pour l’égalité réelle entre les femmes et les hommes a été publiée au Journal officiel du mardi 5 août 2014.
Elle prévoit notamment une réforme du congé parental, la protection du père salarié pendant les quatre semaines suivant la naissance de l’enfant, le recul des stéréotypes sexistes ou encore la généralisation de la parité dans toutes les sphères de la société (politique, conseils d’administration, ordres professionnels…).
Consulter la loi n°2014-873 du 4 août 2014
Voir l’infographie exposant les mesures essentielles de la loi.
Pour en savoir plus sur l’accès à la formation et le retour à l’emploi dans le cadre d’un congé parental, consultez notre fiche ad hoc dans PRECO. Voir l'article...

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