Will the digital economy pulverise states and governments?
Our western societies are going through a massive shake-up. The globalisation of the economy is leading to a multipolar, complex world.
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The heritage of ageing denial (NL)
Ieder land heeft zo zijn zomerrituelen. België heeft de Studiecommissie voor de Vergrijzing. Elk jaar, aan de vooravond van de zomervakantie, publiceert deze commissie in het Planbureau een lijvig rapport vol ramingen over wat de Babyboomers in hun oude dag gaan kosten.
2014-19: Towards a targeted health care policy with collective ambition
The sustainability of our health care system is endangered. During the next legislation a long-term strategy for our health care policy must be developed.
Replacing pension fear by pension vision: yes, we can! (NL)
De Vlaming is verslaafd aan sociale zekerheid en vreest voor de toekomst ervan.
Pink electoral spectacles (NL)
Terwijl de electorale koorts stijgt, kwam het Internationaal Monetair Fonds (IMF) eind vorige week met de blijde boodschap dat België zijn budgettaire teugels mag vieren. Gedaan met de besparingswoede!
Some thoughts on the pension proposals by Itinera
Itinera organized for the first time the Itinera Summer Seminar. Around forty promising professionals coming from various horizons discussed the budgetary challenge, the impact of ageing on pensions and healthcare, and a sustainable Belgian energy policy.
Working longer: a policy agenda from a Belgian perspective
All the political parties are talking about it. The Generation Pact wanted to realize it. But will we manage to create an age-friendly labor market? Marc De Vos pleads for a new Age Pact that must prepare our labor market for the imminent demographic changes.
Will we need to outsource care for the sick and elderly to foreigners?
In the short term, foreign nurses can help coping with the shortages of our white economy. In the long term we will need structural solutions, says Brieuc Van Damme.
Can Pension Reform Save Ageing?
Marc De Vos and Koen De Leus analyze the interaction between the development of pension saving and ageing for Belgium. Second pillar retirement saving is necessary but does not solve the acute social shortcomings of the Belgian pension landscape.
