Economy, Employment and Education in the Digital Age

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Economy, Employment and Education in the Digital Age

POLICY BRIEFS

Policy Briefs contain recommendations or visions and cover policy areas that are of interest to G20 policymakers. The majority of the Policy Briefs has been developed by a corresponding Think20 Task Force.


T20 Recommendations reports tie related policy proposals made under different G20 Presidencies into a common policy advice framework. They aim to leverage connections between T20 research organizations as well as other stakeholders to address well-defined global problems, in order to support G20 policymakers and to aid business and civil society organizations in complementing G20 policy efforts.

  • G20 Japan: AI Principles

    The G20 supports the principles for responsible stewardship of Trustworthy AI in Section 1 (of this document) and takes note of the recommendations in Section 2 (of this document).

    G20 Japan AI Principles

  • Cyber Risk, Market Failures, and Financial Stability

    This paper considers the properties of cyber risk, discusses why the private market can fail to provide the socially optimal level of cybersecurity, and explore how systemic cyber risk interacts with other financial stability risks. Furthermore, it elaborates on information asymmetries and inefficiencies in the management of cyber risk and proposes policy measures that can increase the resilience of the financial system to systemic cyber risk.

    Cyber Risk, Market Failures, and Financial Stability; by Emanuel Kopp, Lincoln Kaffenberger, and Christopher Wilson

  • Key Issues for Digital Transformation in the G20

    Digital technologies may be disruptive, with far-reaching effects on productivity, employment and well-being. While new technologies create opportunities for businesses (especially SMEs), workers and citizens to engage in economic activity, these technologies are also likely to displace workers doing specific tasks and may further increase existing gaps in access and use, resulting in new digital divides and greater inequality.

    OECD Report: Key Issues for Digital Transformation in the G20

     

  • Is Modern Technology Responsible for Jobless Recoveries?

    This paper is examining the relationship between recoveries from recessions and employment growth. The main conclusion derived from the findings is that in developed countries outside the US, modern technologies are unlikely to be causing jobless recoveries.

    Is Modern Technology Responsible for Jobless Recoveries?; by Georg Graetz and Guy Michaels

     

     

  • The Rise and Nature of Alternative Work Arrangements in the United States, 1995-2015

    This paper serves to evaluate of some leading explanations with regard to factors that have contributed to the large increase in the incidence of alternative work arrangements for American workers from 2005 to 2015.

    The Rise and Nature of Alternative Work Arrangements in the United States, 1995-2015, Lawrence F. Katz / Alan B. Krueger

  • Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and the Economy

    Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology and related fields have opened up new markets and
    new opportunities for progress in critical areas such as health, education, energy, economic inclusion,
    social welfare, and the environment. The analysis and recommendations included herein draw on insights learned over the course of the Future of AI Initiative, which was announced in May of 2016, and included Federal Government coordination efforts and crosssector and public outreach on AI and related policy matters.

    Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and the Economy; by the Executive Office of the President of the U.S., 2016

  • Noahpinion: Is Twitter a dystopian technology?
    The author of this blogpost has been wondering whether Twitter is a true dystopian technology. Meaning, a technology that makes each user better off, but makes the world worse off as a whole.
    He writes that one does not need a dystopian technology to create a dystopia. The question is whether some technologies, merely by existing, push the world toward a bad equilibrium.
  • Open-sourcing DeepMind Lab

    DeepMind Lab is a fully 3D game-like platform tailored for agent-based AI research. It is observed from a first-person viewpoint, through the eyes of the simulated agent. Scenes are rendered with rich science fiction-style visuals. The available actions allow agents to look around and move in 3D.

    Open-sourcing DeepMind Lab

     

  • Quill – Advanced natural language generation platform

    Quill creates applications that use natural language generation or NLG software to ingest data and then completely mimic the steps an analyst would take to write a report. Users of Quill have complete control over the language, analytics and formatting to customize just about anything they want.

    Quill – Advanced natural language generation platform

     

  • OECD and the Future of Work – Skills for a Digital World

    Ensuring that everyone has the right skills for an increasingly digital and globalised world is essential to
    promote inclusive labour markets and to spur innovation, productivity and growth. This OECD policy brief presents four key priorities for skills policies to meet the challenges of a digital world.

    OECD and the Future of Work – Skills for a Digital World

     

  • The Digital Response to the Outbreak of COVID-19

    In every major disaster response, there’s a mobilization of hopeful, well-intentioned actors who try to leverage their professional skills as part of the effort — and among them, there is arguably no industry whose work is more potentially invasive or dangerous during disaster than technology. Undeniably, we need to use technology as part of disaster response, but the regulatory immaturity of the industry has made technology companies risky allies, even in the best of circumstances. And these are not the best of circumstances: more than 200 governments are facing active COVID-19 cases and are using every power, resource and argument at their disposal to advance their interests — only some of which are directly related to COVID-19.

    The Digital Response to the Outbreak of COVID-19

    By Sean McDonald (CIGI)

  • Networks and Technologies to Assist the Vulnerable During the Pandemic

    Developed countries can use advanced social security systems to protect households from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but developing countries face a bigger challenge. They typically have a large informal sector and limited social security coverage, which hinder the delivery of assistance at short notice. Yet, developing Asia is better equipped to cushion the economic impact of the current crisis compared to the global financial crisis of 2008. Over the past decade, governments in Asia have expanded social protection, although the established social security systems for the poor remain limited. Networks and technologies are in place to identify the vulnerable and deliver assistance to them. These include citizen registration, cash transfers to bank accounts, e-benefit cards, microcredit, and others. Governments can use these mechanisms to identify and deliver assistance to the economically vulnerable during this crisis. We highlight several mechanisms.

    Networks and Technologies to Assist the Vulnerable During the Pandemic

    By Matthias Helble and Paul Vandenberg (ADBI)

  • Cybersecurity and Privacy in the COVID-19 era

    COVID-19 and remote working have resulted in a surge in demand for digital intermediaries, such as Zoom. Most of these are U.S.-based, with some having servers in China, which has aggravated privacy concerns. IT companies have responded quickly by fortifying themselves internally through a range of measures, but it is now time for India’s highly accomplished tech industry to devise secure, scalable platforms with India-based servers.

    Cybersecurity and Privacy in the COVID-19 era

    By Ambika Khanna and Sagnik Chakraborty (Gateway House)