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India's digital economy workforce is set to expand

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INDIA

Not only has the range of software services provided widened, but a host of other services are being delivered remotely and in person through digital platforms to Indian…

India's digital labour platforms set for strong growth

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INDIA

This boom is expected to continue post-pandemic thanks to the country’s large mass of underemployed and unemployed workers -- especially youth workers with some education -- and…

Indonesia's structural gaps impede its digital economy

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INDONESIA

About 150 million people (55% of the population) are already online, and three-quarters of them access the internet via smart feature phones or smartphones. Some pandemic-related…

Growth of AI faces stiff challenges in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

As AI systems become increasingly central to the global economy, this poor performance risks further damaging the economic prospects of a region that has long struggled to achieve…

Digital gig workers rise up EU policy agenda

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EU

One controversial feature of these conditions is payment-related speculation in the contractual terms of labour platforms. Such practices are especially sensitive in the case of…

Prospects for Central-Eastern Europe to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

Prospects for Central-Eastern Europe to end-2020.

African digital economy faces uneven outlook

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AFRICA

This is attributable to relatively low internet penetration, the limited number of digital platforms and e-commerce businesses, and low investment and digital skills levels. These…

Biden will improve labour rules in digital economy

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US

Biden wants to tackle the rise of digital labour platforms offering workers greater flexibility but lower pay, benefits and job security. The issue has become urgent due to the…

Lack of digital skills dampens Latin America's outlook

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LATIN AMERICA

Evidence increasingly indicates that the region’s limited progress in the digital economy is caused less by poor connectivity than by the lack of digital skills among its…

Mexico's digital economy faces labour reform pressures

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MEXICO

The bill will be debated when the new legislature elected in the June 6 mid-term elections is sworn in and starts sessions in September. Besides this bill, the Senate (upper…