[EQ] Employment and working conditions for Sustainable Development - Online seminar - 7 March 2012

SDE Seminar Series towards Rio+20
Sustainable Development and Environmental Health – SDE - PAHO/WHO

Employment and working conditions for Sustainable Development

Fifth Seminar: 7 March 2012 – PAHO/WHO Rio+20

Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Eastern Standard Time (Washington DC USA)

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Website PAHO/WHO Rio+20 at: http://bit.ly/oxoRdS

“….There are 468 million people working in the Americas; 283 million (two thirds) are located in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Of the 283 million, about 52% work in the informal economy, where working conditions are often poor, and employment benefits are nonexistent. This situation has a major impact on the health and the quality of life of working men and women, resulting in health inequities that adversely affect sustainable development, and threaten the productivity and prosperity of the Region. …” ….EMCONET: http://bit.ly/wniVNU

Agenda

12:00 - Welcome and introduction
Dr. Julietta Rodriguez-Guzman, Regional Advisor on Workers’ Health, PAHO/WHO.

12:05 - Employment, working conditions and health: a global approach:

Prof. Carles Muntaner, Full Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Dalla Lana School of Public Health and School of Medicine,
University of Toronto; Adjunct Professor, Department of Mental Health, John Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health.

12:35 - Comments:
Prof. Vilma Santana, Institute of Collective Health, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil.

12:45 - Questions and Answers.

13:00 - Closing remarks.

Moderador: Dr. Julietta Rodriguez-Guzman, Regional Advisor on Workers’ Health, PAHO/WHO.

How to participate:

In person:
PAHO/WHO
525 23^rd ST NW
Washington DC, 20037 Room 812 – 12h to 13h Eastern Time (WDC)

Online: via Elluminate link:

- Spanish room: www.paho.org/virtual/SeminariosSDE 

- English room www.paho.org/virtual/SDESeminars

In Spanish: Foreword of the book:
Employment, work and health inequalities: a global vision

EMPLEO, TRABAJO Y DESIGUALDADES EN SALUD: UNA VISIÓN GLOBAL

Foreword of the book:
PDF [11p.] at: http://bit.ly/x51DKZ
Conclusions: http://bit.ly/wgISYe

Joan Benach y Carles Muntaner con Orielle Solar, Vilma Santana y Michael Quinlan y la Employment Conditions Network
Grup de Recerca de Desigualtats en Salut - Employment Conditions Network (GREDS-EMCONET), Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, España;Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canadá Ministerio de Salud, Secretaría Técnica de Determinantes Sociales de la Salud / Escuela de Salud pública, Universidad Mayor, Chile ;Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brasil; School of Organisation and Management, University of New South Wales, Australia / Work and Health Research Team, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia / Business School, Middlesex University, Reino Unido

SDE Seminar Series towards Rio+20

"Human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development.
They are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature" - Principle 1 of the Rio…..” Declaration on Environment and Development, 1992.

The Rio Declaration of 1992 recognizes that healthy populations are central to human progress and sustainable development, and remains equally true today. However, the economic pillar has been prioritized at the expense of the social and environmental pillars of sustainable development over the last few decades, becoming itself a source of volatility and destabilization.

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, now offers an opportunity to re-examine the relationship between health and sustainable development. The proposed SDE Seminar series towards Rio+20 aim at contributing to this important debate by bringing different themes of relevance to sustainable development and health to inform all areas of the Pan American Organization about the themes under discussion in the Rio Conference, but also to inform public health stakeholders and other decision makers in the health sector, to better take part in the debate.

The SDE Seminar series will happen every Wednesday   from 12 to 1pm (Washington time), from February 8 to June 13th.

All Seminars will be life-streamed, and opened for participation in person at the PAHO/WHO HQ, or via Elluminate, or via telephone line.
Some of the Seminars will be in English, others in Spanish.

For those who cannot follow the seminar alive, they will be available later at PAHO Rio+20 Toolkit at: http://bit.ly/oxoRdS

Contact Information: Dr. Agnes Soares soaresag@paho.org

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[EQ] United Nations E-Government Survey 2012 - E-Government for the People

United Nations E-Government Survey 2012 - E-Government for the People

Division for Public Administration & Development Management /
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Poster available online at: http://bit.ly/xdAYDr

Full report PDF [160p.] at: http://bit.ly/ytS1wO

“……To support efforts in e-government and information communications technologies (ICTs) for socio-economic development. The United Nations e-Government Survey assesses the e-government development of the 192 Member States of the United Nations according to a quantitative composite index comprising

(i)                   information and e-services,
(ii) telecommunication infrastructure, and
(iii) human capital endowment.

In addition, the United Nations e-Government Survey assesses the capability and capacity of governments around the world to encourage e-participation for effective public policy decision making.

“……Progress in online service delivery continues in most countries around the world. The United Nations E-Government Survey 2012 finds that many have put in place e-government initiatives and information and communication technologies applications for the people to further enhance public sector efficiencies and streamline governance systems to support sustainable development. Among the e-government leaders, innovative technology solutions have gained special recognition as the means to revitalize lagging economic and social sectors.

The overall conclusion that emerges from the 2012 Survey in today’s recessionary world climate is that while it is important to continue with service delivery, governments must increasingly begin to rethink in terms of e-government – and e-governance  – placing greater emphasis on institutional linkages between and among the tiered government structures in a bid to create synergy for inclusive sustainable development. An important aspect of this approach is to widen the scope of e-government for a transformative role of the government towards cohesive, coordinated, and integrated processes and institutions through which such sustainable development takes place…..”

Survey Methodology: http://bit.ly/xaCVNC

Online service index
Challenges in reviewing a country’s online presence
Telecommunication infrastructure index
Human capital index
Supplementary e-participation index
Country classifications and nomenclature in the Survey

Content:

Executive summary

Chapter 1: World e-government rankings

1.1 Overview of national e-government development

1.2 Global leaders at a glance

1.3 Regional comparisons

1.4 Least developed countries

1.5 Post-conflict countries

Chapter 2: Progress in online service delivery

2.1 Online service rankings

2.2 Trends in e-service provision

Chapter 3: Taking a whole-of-government approach

3.1 E-government harmonization in practice

3.2 Challenges and opportunities of integrated e-service delivery

Chapter 4: Supporting multichannel service delivery

4.1 Global and regional trends

4.2 Challenges and opportunities of multichannel service delivery

4.3 Conclusion and recommendations

Chapter 5: Bridging the digital divide by reaching out to vulnerable populations

5.1 Factors affecting e-government access and use

5.2 Conclusions and policy recommendations

Chapter 6: Expanding usage to realize the full benefits of e-government

6.1 E-service usage: The current landscape

6.2 Challenges, recent eff orts and opportunities

6.3 Increasing e-service usage: Policy conclusions

Annexes:
Survey methodology

Data tables

Notes

References
Regional groupings

 

Website: http://bit.ly/zoU1ku

 

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