Previous CEDIC Talks

The number of countries using algorithms to profile jobseekers are on the rise since the 1990s. Algorithmic profiling aims to identify individuals with little counselling needs, and those for whom intensive counselling and active labour market policies are expected to have the largest returns. The ultimate goal is to target services and thereby expenditures towards the […]

Digitalization, artificial intelligence, and new technologies have become central in how European welfare states evolve and the way they are governed. These technologies can open new horizons to meet existing social risks and make the administration faster and more cost-efficient. Yet, technological change can strengthen old divides and stir conflicts: technologies may extend the divides