Ian McCafferty ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

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Production chief @ Eurofound ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ“Š

I help turn #SocialRights research into #EU policy via digital comms ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“ฒ

Here to talk media, #communication & civic engagement ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿ’ฌ

My views/fault ๐Ÿ˜‡

Twittertwitter.com/iamianami
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ianmccafferty

Plux the first day after dry January

#Plux #FarmerProtests #Brussels #DryJanuary

โ€˜Building back betterโ€™ is not just an empty slogan โ€“ we simply can't achieve #EUGreenDeal targets without construction ๐Ÿ‘ท

The #Fitfor55 package will create more jobs in construction than any other sector, new Eurofound research reveals ๐Ÿ“ˆ

But do we have the people to get the job done?

Insights in the blog: https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/blog/2023/building-back-better-construction-essential-eu-green-transition

#COP28 #ClimateChange #RepowerEU

Building back better: Construction essential for EU green transition | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

X/Twitter has hemorrhaged users and advertisers in its first year under Elon Musk's ownership ๐Ÿ“‰

https://www.axios.com/2023/10/26/x-twitter-usage-statistics-elon-musk-owner

#Twitter #ElonMusk

X usage plummets in Musk's first year

Data provided to Axios shows across the board declines.

Axios

As soon as men have children, their desire to work less is much stronger than women's desire to work less ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ

๐Ÿ“Š Difference between usual & preferred weekly working hours for:

๐ŸŸฉ Men
๐ŸŸฆ Women

The smaller discrepancy confirms women are more used to managing their jobs and careers around their family needs and responsibilities

Source: Eurofound blog 'Gender equality โ€“ Whatโ€™s next? Letโ€™s focus on the world of work': https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/blog/2023/gender-equality-whats-next-lets-focus-world-work

#GenderEquality #Gender #Datavis #SocialRights

Gender equality โ€“ Whatโ€™s next? Letโ€™s focus on the world of work | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

@sebastientarnowski Very good finger-on-the-pulse piece by @haroldtor ๐Ÿ‘Œ Great insights and also nice to see so many familiar names ๐Ÿ™‚

Design thinking will help you improve your communication strategy โœ…

In just 2 steps (โค๏ธ๐Ÿ“‹) you'll unlock audience insights that will help you create better comms products & improved user experiences (UX).

Software engineering degree not required โŽ

#DesignThinking #UX #Agile #Communication #Strategy

https://tommoylan.substack.com/p/design-thinking-for-communication

Design Thinking for Communication

Guest piece by Ian McCafferty

Speaking Moylanguage

"Let me #Bing that for you", said no one ever.

... until now?

#Microsoft has launched its #AI-powered search engine and web browser.

Now your search queries can be enhanced by a #ChatGPT-style experience ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ’ฌ

A BIG move that will surely draw traffic away from #Google.

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/02/07/reinventing-search-with-a-new-ai-powered-microsoft-bing-and-edge-your-copilot-for-the-web/

Reinventing search with a new AI-powered Microsoft Bing and Edge, your copilot for the web - The Official Microsoft Blog

To empower people to unlock the joy of discovery, feel the wonder of creation and better harness the worldโ€™s knowledge, today weโ€™re improving how the world benefits from the web by reinventing the tools billions of people use every day, the search engine and the browser. Today, weโ€™re launching an all new, AI-powered Bing search...

The Official Microsoft Blog

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Just got my 2023 calendar...

#AI generated famous artist renderings of police by EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation @Europol ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐ŸŽจ

Definitely one of the most unexpected bits of #EU merch I've seen in a while!

See more (including info on the process) here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/portraits-of-law-enforcement-launch-of-europols-2023-calendar

Portraits of Law Enforcement: launch of Europolโ€™s 2023 calendar | Europol

Pioneering AI technology Europol used this AI tool to specifically generate portraits of law enforcement officers inspired by the style of renowned artists. This experimentation led to new and innovative representations of law enforcement that contrast with some of the default imagery generated by AI on this subject in the past. Human oversight This technology was carefully used by Europol...

Europol

Digitalisation has 3 main vectors of change:

๐Ÿค– Automation
๐Ÿ“Š Digitsation
๐Ÿ“ฒ Platforms

containing numerous concepts from #AI to #3Dprinting, #blockchain to autonomous vehicles...

For more info see
Eurofound's 'Digital Age' web resource: https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/data/digitalisation

The digital age: Automation, digitisation and platforms

But what are the implications of the digital revolution for employment and work? And how might it affect social dialogue? Eurofound explores these questions in

Eurofound

How likely are you to lose your job to a robot? ๐Ÿค–

While #digitalisation has been changing the way we work for decades, until recently mostly manual jobs were being replaced by machines.

A.I (i.e. #ChatGPT) is taking #automation to a whole new level: disrupting knowledge work ๐Ÿคฏ