Author name: debbie.w.collier

Digitising European Industry – Reaping the full benefits of a Digital Single Market

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Date of Publication: 2016

Achieving a Digital Single Market (DSM) in Europe is a prerequisite for attracting investment in digital
innovations and for faster business growth in the digital economy. This Communication introduces a
set of coherent policy measures as part of a DSM technologies and public services modernisation
package. The package includes an additional three Communications The Communication explains
how the various measures relate to each other. It also aims to establish a framework for
coordination between national and EU-level initiatives in this area and relevant policy actions
including investments in digital innovations and infrastructure, accelerating the development of ICT
standards, exploring regulatory conditions and adaptation of the workforce, including up-skilling. [View resource]

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Entrepreneurial intelligence: Expanding Schwab’s four-type intelligenceproposition to meaningfully address the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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Authors: Oosthuizen J.H
Date of Publication: 2016

The paper argues that humanity finds itself at the dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The
introduction of new business models, the disruption of incumbents and the reshaping of production,
consumption, transportation and delivery systems are evidence of profound changes taking place
across industries. The velocity, breadth, depth, and impact of the changes are unlike those
previously experienced. From the premise of these challenges and opportunities Schwab (2016)
propagated a 4-type intelligence proposition (contextual-, emotional-, inspired-, and physical
intelligence) to be applied so as to adapt and harness the potential of disruption. Applying critical
interpretive synthesis, this paper argues the lack of a disposition type of intelligence in Schwab’s
proposition and proposes its expansion to include entrepreneurial intelligence, thereby increasing
the potential of realisation, impact and value creating solutions. [View resource]

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Cooperation in a changing world of work

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The world of work is undergoing major processes of change. There are several forces transforming it,
from the onward march of technology and the impact of climate change to the changing character of
production and employment, to name a few. The report notes that in response, the cooperative
enterprise model is seeing a renaissance around the world where cooperative employment involves
at least 250 million people, and the largest 300 cooperatives across 25 countries had a turnover of
2.5 billion USD in 2015. Cooperatives exist in all sectors of the economy around the world, and while
they are commercial organizations, they operate within a broader set of values and principles, not
only aiming to generate profit. They have historically emerged out of the need to provide goods and
services not accessible from the public sector and conventional businesses. As such needs expand
and become increasingly complex, cooperatives find more space to meet these needs, providing
services while advancing livelihoods and creating jobs in the process. [View resource]

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The job quality in the 21st century: a road map to a new development model

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Author: Adele Bianco
Date of Publication:  2014

The paper assigns a key role to job quality in fostering social development and sustainability. It focuses on two issues: working conditions and the greening of work, and argues that the transition towards a green economy requires the production and employment sectors to undergo a reconversion process. The green economy, it is suggested, can offer new development opportunities to developed as well as emerging countries and create new demands for skills development. [View Resource]

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Informal Economy, Independent Workers and Social Security Coverage in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay

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Author: Fabio M. Bertranou
Date of Publication: 2007

This article reviews the labour situation of independent workers 2 regarding social security coverage in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. These workers account for approximately 24 per cent of the employed labour force and most of them work in the informal economy. The scope of social protection for independent workers has become a relevant issue in the reform agendas for the social security systems. Low coverage among this heterogeneous group of workers, together with the difficulties of implementing effective policies and strategies that will allow for increased coverage, have created the need to evaluate the different dimensions that are involved in the design of social security programs. Even though Argentine and Uruguayan workers have mandatory legal coverage through a general scheme and also a simplified scheme directed at small contributors, the overall results have been poor. [View Resource]

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