The Commission's
Directorate-Generals for Communications Networks, Content and Technology
(CONNECT) and for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL) have
set up the high-level expert group on the impact of the digital
transformation on EU labour markets. The Commission is seeking
expressions of interest for 9 members of the High-Level Group, who will
act in a personal capacity, independently and in the public interest.
The
tasks of the group shall be to analyse and advise the Commission on the
impact of the digital transformation on EU labour markets and explore
policy options, including:
- Analysis of how to shape the transformation and what framework
conditions to be put in place to make it smooth and human-centric;
- Identification of the potential social impacts (risks and
opportunities) of digitalisation, in particular the large-scale
application of artificial intelligence, and the expected job losses and
gains;
- Developing responses to the impact digitalisation has on skills requirements;
- Exploring viable ways to manage digitalisation's impact on labour law and working conditions;
- Identifying ways to use digitalisation (in particular artificial intelligence) to make labour markets more inclusive;
- Assessing the impact of digitalisation on income distribution and existing inequality and ways to respond to it;
- Defining ways to adapt social security systems to ensure a high level of social protection for all forms of employment;
- Evaluating mechanisms to adapt the tax and benefit system to ensure
that fair contributions are paid and loopholes are avoided e.g.
revision of taxation models;
- Breaking down the potential effects of digitalisation by industry and sector of the economy.
The HLG will hold its inaugural meeting in June 2018 and is
expected to produce a report, with policy recommendations, by early
2019.
The Chair of the HLG will be appointed by the
Directors-General of DG CONNECT and DG EMPL; the Commission is seeking
expressions of interest for the 9 remaining members of the HLG. The
deadline to apply is 4 June 2018.
Further information can be found in the Register of Commission Expert Groups and in the attached documents.