terça-feira, 31 de julho de 2018

«Nevertheless, these issues also represent opportunities for accounting and auditing professionals»



Exhibit 3

Anatomy of a Sustainability Report
Source: SASB Conceptual Framework, February 2017, p. 1.

segunda-feira, 30 de julho de 2018

«Flying High: shaping the future of drones in UK cities»





«Foreword
We have a golden opportunity to shape the future of drones in the UK There is a moment in time where a new technology is in its infancy, where the opportunity exists to shape how it evolves and impacts our lives. A moment when we can choose for it to be largely beneficial and driven by the needs of those it will affect.
This is also a moment where a country can position itself to take the lead in its development and reap the associated economic benefits.
For drones that moment in time is now.
 There are competing views of the future of drones in UK cities, and the country at large. Utopian visions of smart cities, congestion solved, services streamlined. Dystopian visions of surveillance, nuisance and noise. And for many, not much vision at all: an uncertain future, seldom thought of in any depth.
The Flying High project intends to shine some light on this future. To better understand what drones’ place in our lives might be, to find out what challenges lie in store, to assess the benefits to cities and the people who live in them, and to start a much-needed conversation to build a shared view of this future.
This report is a summary of some of the key things we’ve done and the key facts we’ve learned as part of this process of engaging with five UK cities, as well as national stakeholders and experts.
The most important legacy of Flying High, though, is not in the pages you are reading now, but in the coalition that has been built, the shared objectives that have been developed and the future action that will follow».
Tris Dyson /Executive Director, Challenge Prize Centre Nesta



sexta-feira, 13 de julho de 2018

«recrutamento para os quadros do Estado de 1.000 jovens com formação superior»




«(...)“Procederemos, no próximo ano, ao concurso de recrutamento para os quadros do Estado de 1.000 jovens com formação superior”. Até agora o Governo tem estado concentrado na integração de precários nos quadros do Estado. Os últimos números oficiais mostram que há 12 mil trabalhadores com vínculo precário que vão passar para os quadros. Apesar desta integração, o número de precários aumentou 14,6% face ao ano anterior; (...)». Leia na integra.


quinta-feira, 5 de julho de 2018

«Automation, digitalisation and platforms: Implications for work and employment»




«The onset of the digital revolution has resulted in technological advances that are constantly evolving. A key element of concern to policymakers is the impact that these changes will have on the world of work and employment. This report reviews the history of the digital revolution to date, placing it in the context of other periods of marked technological advances and examining how technological change interacts with changes in institutions. Digital technologies have considerable disruptive potential, including making production much more flexible and information more readily available. While the information technology sector has been most affected to date, other sectors are rapidly changing with the diffusion of new technology. The report also examines three key vectors of change: automation of work, the incorporation of digital technology into processes, and the coordination of economic transactions through the digital networks known as ‘platforms’».