81 2. 3. The Programme for Employment and Social Innovation Easi (2014-20) to follow the PROGRESS programme...
83 c. The Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (Easi...84 2. 4. Other programmes and action plans...
The services that have been involved most in this matter from the beginning (Employment and Social affairs, Enterprise, Regional Policy, Agriculture,
i e. the Commissioners responsible for the Single Market (M. Barnier), Employment and Social affairs (L. Andor) and Enterprise (A. Tajani).
Parliament, Economic and Social Committee) to frame the notion of social impact in the Eusef (European Social Entrepreneurship Funds) and Easi (European Programme for Employment and Social Innovation.
Non-experimental 51 Written by J-Pal Europe at the request of the European commission's Directorate-General for Employment, Social affairs and Inclusion. 52 http://www. povertyactionlab. org/.
In the new programme for employment and social innovation, technical assistance for conducting randomised evaluations is made available to administrations undertaking social policy reforms.
The Commission's Communication on the Single Market Act II56 highlighted the need to develop methods for measuring the social and economic benefits generated by social enterprises in the implementation of the Eusef57 and the programme for Employment and Social Innovation (Easi.
the 2013 report on Employment and Social Development in Europe highlights the need to adapt the way we measure economic and social progress
published by DG Regional and Urban Policy and DG Employment, Social affairs in February 2013.71 Some of them show how support under the Structural Funds will increasingly be sought for the development of instruments to encourage a participatory approach to the resolution of social problems.
-General for Employment, Social affairs and Inclusion in April 201372 and, on the other hand, the large body of research funded by the FP5, FP6 and FP7 Socioeconomic Sciences and Humanities Programme on issues related to social
the social economy employs over 11 million people in the EU, accounting for 6%of total employment.
and thus help to find new answers to unmet needs in fields like employment, housing, ageing, childcare, etc.
Member States and Managing Authorities and other public contracting bodies can use the purchasing power of large and small ERDF projects to stimulate social innovation in employment and inclusion of marginalised groups.
The example below from the City of Nantes illustrates how a procurement framework has opened a space for social enterprises to work directly with the private sector in helping disadvantaged people into employment.
75%of beneficiaries were accompanied by a local insertion company (a type of training and employment social enterprise.
Portugal has to restore economic growth, employment, and make long-term structural reforms at all levels, but especially at institutional and economic levels (public sector, public services, competition, etc.).
Several EU policies that deal with employment, education, health and technological development could be used for this purpose.
sustainable and inclusive growth to succeed the Lisbon Strategy for growth and employment, which set guidelines for the first decade of the century.
The Social Business Initiative and The Employment and Social Investment packages, which frame and fund a new approach to social policies.
1) employment;(2) education;(3) research and innovation;(4) social inclusion and poverty reduction; and (5) and climate/energy94 that the EU should meet by the end of the decade.
supporting the Europe 2020 priorities in areas like innovation, the digital economy, employment, youth, industrial policy, poverty,
200 million jobs and 20 million companies and that cooperatives, mutual societies and associations provide more than 14 million jobs (6. 53%of total employment),
yy a strong focus on social innovation in social policy, namely under the ESF and the PROGRESS programme as well as strong support for social innovation in the new Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (Easi)( 2014-20;
on the move This initiative was designed as a comprehensive package of policy initiatives on education and employment for young people in Europe.
and achieving a 75%employment rate for the working-age population (20-64 years). It has adopted an all-encompassing approach by bringing together the issues of education
and employment and creating bridges between these issues and the stakeholders. This initiative, through its focus on young people,
and employment systems in Member States to learn from each other. Universities have been encouraged to improve the quality of the courses they offer by making them more responsive to student's needs;
The attraction of young people to meaningful employment makes a case for developing a sustainable framework for social enterprises and social innovation initiatives.
and jobs This flagship initiative's main objective is to help the EU reach its employment target for 2020 of having 75%of working-age women
and men (aged 20-64) in employment. The agenda also contributes to achieving the EU's targets to get the early school-leaving rate below 10%and more young people in higher education or equivalent vocational education (at least 40),
Single Market Acts and the Social Business Initiative The social economy is addressed in the Innovation Union flagship initiative, 113 in the Single Market Act I114 and II, 115 in the Employment
They thus contribute to social cohesion, employment and the reduction of inequalities. The Social Business Initiative proposes three series of priority measures to:
Businesses providing social services and/or goods and services to vulnerable persons (access to housing, healthcare, assistance for elderly or disabled persons, inclusion of vulnerable groups, child care, access to employment
and/or Businesses with a method of production of goods or services with a social objective (social and professional integration via access to employment for disadvantaged people in particular due to insufficient qualifications or social or professional problems
The SIP is fully complementary to the Employment Package the White paper on Pensions and the Youth employment Package.
as well as other European Structural and Investment funds (ESIF) and the new Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (Easi), to test new approaches to social policies (such as ICT-enabled innovation)
The findings of this conference provided an input for the meeting of the Employment, Social policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO)
'and the Employment and Social Innovation (Easi) programme which eventually adopted social innovation in its very title.
and policies setting funding priorities in some 70 different documents, including the important areas of cohesion, agriculture, research, employment and social policies.
Horizon 2020 and the Employment and Social Innovation programme (Easi. Overall, the reformed Cohesion Policy (ESIF, which includes the:
a joint Guide to Social Innovation was published under the responsibility of the European Commissioners for employment and social policy (László Andor) and for charge of regional policy (Johannes Hahn) in February 2013.
The focus of ESF support will fall on employment and social policies: social innovation will be a tool to improve the employment, social inclusion,
education and institutional capacity-building policies supported by the ESF. The policy themes for social innovation within this scope and corresponding to Member States'specific needs will be identified in their programmes or at a later stage during implementation.
for Employment and Social Innovation Easi (2014-20) to follow the PROGRESS programme In line with the Europe 2020 flagship initiative European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion,
and social exclusion and ensuring an employment rate of 75%for the 20-64 year-olds by 2020.
and costly The situation of health and social services The special supplement on Health and Social services of the EU Employment and Social Situation Quarterly Review highlights that the social
Developing innovative approaches in the provision of social services could also boost the EU's employment and job creation prospects.
For that reason, building partnerships of a broader nature between public authorities, civil society organisations and the private sector will be encouraged in the Easi call under preparation. c. The Programme for Employment
and Social Innovation (Easi) The new Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (Easi) was adopted in December 2013134.
It will support the Member States'efforts in relation to the design and implementation of employment and social reforms at European, national as well as regional and local levels by means of policy coordination, the identification, analysis and sharing
and social entrepreneurship axis of the Employment and Social Innovation (Easi) represented the first EU-wide initiative specifically designed for this sector.
with the aim to further develop its potential for employment and social innovation. Under this heading, in 2014, Easi will aim, inter alia, to:
In the EU, the public sector accounts for 17%of employment, and general government expenditure is equivalent to 50%of EU GDP.
and employment, stimulate uptake of water innovations by market and society. It is designed to boost opportunities for innovation in the water sector to facilitate the development of innovative solutions
'3. 2. Financing capacities and facilities 3. 2. 1. The Easi programme for social innovation The Employment and Social Innovation (Easi) programme has made EUR 86 million
This is an issue for the European economy as small businesses are among the most important drivers for growth and employment.
investing in skills for better socioeconomic outcomes which focuses on delivering skills for employment, such as digital or entrepreneurial competences, increasing the efficiency and inclusiveness of education and training institutions.
and an initiative to improve the availability of data on European higher education learning mobility and employment in cooperation with Eurostat.
Employment & Entrepreneurship; Voluntary activities; Participation; Social inclusion; Health & Wellbeing; Creativity & Culture; Youth and the World.
The OECD's LEED Programme (Local Economic and Employment Development which includes a Forum on Social Innovations,
if it makes one of its goals the attraction and effective employment of a wide range of volunteers.
So while familiar data on income, employment, diseases or educational achievement continues to be gathered, there is growing interest in other types of measurement that may give more insights into
and the Ministry of Employment, to bring together government, private enterprises, and the research community under one roof to promote user-centred innovation.
and compulsory targets for the employment of people with disabilities. This is also the case with household-generated innovation.
Employment Zones allowed contractors to innovate new methods for getting unemployed people into work, with payment linked to outcomes rather than inputs and outputs. 379) Differential tax,
including the employment of people with disabilities, regulations for renewable energy, fiscal measures, and planning conditions. 383) Creation of new legal forms
such as the Fire brigades Union in the UK which helps firemen find part-time employment as benefits advisors alongside their roles as firemen,
who work for a day a week with the public workforce to develop innovative service ideas. 397) Secure employment innovation models
and employment for the rural poor. 420) Venture philanthropy focused on innovation in particular sectors, such as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF's) Pioneer Portfolio which specialises in health and IT. 421) Philanthropic mutual funds such as the Acumen Fund and the Global Fund for Women. 2 SUPPORT IN THE GRANT
and to their terms of funding and employment? Who will provide the necessary tools and platforms?
or the rights to sabbaticals provided in some professions. 505) Flexible terms of formal employment to enable a sustainable informal economy,
The Open university Business school, the Society for the Advancement of Management Studies and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES.
Vision for the European Research Area, the Innovation Union (a Europe 2020 Initiative), the European Information Society for Growth and Employment,
Indeed in 2006, the ICT sector added 5. 3%value to EU GDP and 3. 6%of EU employment.
in addition to the related employment, is an instrument of autonomy and sovereignty and provides the capacity to develop
the Lisbon strategy for growth and employment. Report from the High Level Group, OPOCE, Luxembourg.
Yes 1. 5 Must information about board members'other directorships as well as basic information on their primary employment be disclosed?
Doing Business 2015 Spain 81 LABOR MARKET REGULATION Doing Business measures flexibility in the regulation of employment,
and equitable treatment in employment practices. Between 2009 and 2011 the World bank Group worked with a consultative group including labor lawyers, employer and employee representatives,
The data on labor market regulations are based on a detailed survey of employment regulations that is completed by local lawyers and public officials.
and inclusive economic powerhouse delivering high levels of employment, productivity, and social cohesion. Europe 2020 strategy is broad and ambitious
Work and employment, other Technology Trends: Open Knowledge DSI activities: Operating a web service Key facts:
Work and employment, other Technology Trends: Open Knowledge DSI activities: Operating a web service Key facts:
and inclusive economic powerhouse delivering high levels of employment, productivity, and social cohesion. Europe 2020 strategy is broad and ambitious
Work and employment, other Technology Trends: Open Knowledge DSI activities: Operating a web service Key facts:
Work and employment, other Technology Trends: Open Knowledge DSI activities: Operating a web service Key facts:
labour conditions and employment, privacy and data protection, product return, sales conditions, parcel delivery, labelling and information requirements online,
i. a. in areas such as taxation, employment and social conditions, transport, environmental responsibility. Legislation needs to fit this new channel in
liberalisation, entrepreneurship, employment and (this being Europe) social inclusion as well as sustainable development. Yet the backdrop to this initiative was the growing recognition on the part of policymakers
Although the rising importance of ICT-based employment is likely to continue to favour the young and educated,
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SMES experience high levels of organizational and employment churn, symptomatic of the real but volatile growth,
and making a significant difference to growth and employment across Europe. 7 Figure 3: SMES Struggling to Reach
or Exceed the 2008 Level of Employment and Value Added5 Source: Project Team based on Eurostat This report focuses on the challenge of scaling innovative entrepreneurial organizations.
in particular identifying and realizing win-win opportunities for collaboration between market leaders and market disruptors Employment (2014e relative to 2008 level) Valueadded (2014e relative to 2008 level) 0. 9 1
number of companies per country Increase in employment or value-added Decrease in both dimensions Increase in employment and value-added 10 Enhancing Europe's Competitiveness In the following pages,
as well as those mechanisms that help protect against the employment and financial risks of creating or joining a new venture.
and entrepreneurship is the driving force behind employment and job creation in Portugal. A recent success in fostering entrepreneurship:
and Employment, introducing an assertive agenda along three key intervention areas (human capital, R&d and financing),
helping up to 1. 25 million businesses cut their employment costs, and supporting apprenticeships. Develop new ideas by helping businesses accelerate innovation and by improving intellectual property protection.
and in the 1990s the figured has risen to one in 20 workers. 9. Much of the policy debate about globalisation has revolved around a trade-off between maintaining higher wages at the cost of higher unemployment versus favoring higher levels of employment
and into those knowledge-based industries where comparative advantage is compatible with both high wages and high levels of employment knowledge based economic activity.
In Silicon valley, for example, employment has increased by 15%between 1992 and 1996, even though the mean income is 50%greater than in the rest of the country. 4 In 1997 Silicon valley created more than 53,000 new jobs,
and in 2012 employed over 86 million people providing for 66,5%of jobs from the total employment and contribute more than half of the total added value created by businesses.
this growth in number and importance combined with employment problem and job creation by SMES issues generated an interest in the study of entrepreneurship (Wennekers & Thurik, 1999).
ensuring an important part of employment and innovation (Acs and Audretsch, 1990). Early theories regarded the small enterprises as being outside of the domain of innovative activity and technological change (Acs & Audretsch,
and Local Development in Andalusia, Spain A REVIEW BY THE LOCAL ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT (LEED) OF THE ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) Marco Marchese, Jonathan Potter
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SMES AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT IN ANDALUSIA, SPAIN A review by the Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) FINAL REPORT
SMES and Local Development‘in Andalusia, Spain, has been undertaken by the Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Programme of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in collaboration with Red de Espacios
135 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The OECD Local Economic and Employment Development Programme (LEED) has undertaken a review on entrepreneurship, SMES and local development in Andalusia,
a separation between ministries concerned with entrepreneurship, education, and employment; and the lack of a workforce strategy tied to business cluster strategies.
etc. with a view to creating knowledge ecosystems that support local development, employment and social cohesion.
The focus of the current programming period is on soft measures such as capacity building and institution building leading to greater competitiveness, innovation, and employment.
between 50 and 500 employees demonstrates an underlying structural problem in growing local enterprises to a level that can contribute more significantly to employment creation and regional growth.
The employment impact is certainly significant in a region that had hitherto been lagging in terms of new technology sectors;
Spatial variations within countries suggest that not all geographical parts of a country achieve similar levels of employment, skills development, business formation, economic growth and infrastructure development.
the regional economy of Andalusia has faltered badly with sharp drops in both gross domestic product (GDP) and employment.
SMES and Local Development has been carried by the OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Programme in partnership with the Andalusian Technology Network (Red de Espacios Tecnologicos de Andalucía RETA).
Tertiary education as%of labour force (2008) 29.8 24.9 High-tech manufacturing as a%of employment (2008) 4. 8 2 Knowledge-intensive services as%of employment (2008) 28 9 26.9 Active
population (thousands)( 2008) 31 143 5 562 Labour market participation rate (2008) 73.4 68.9 Employment rate (2008) 65.1 56.6 Unemployment rate (2008) 11.3
and generally depicts a scenario of lower than average performance in R&d and innovation, education, and employment.
Whilst between 1997 and 2007 regional employment had increased at an annual rate of 6. 6%,higher by 2%than the national average,
With regard to the industrial structure, until the 1. Employment in the Andalusia construction sector decreased in 2008 on annual basis by 13.6,
the Ministry of Employment; and the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Science. In the mid 1980s, after education policies were transferred to Andalusia,
Finally, the Regional Ministry of Employment has a less visible role in the Andalusia system of innovation described above,
Vocational training for employment (Formación Profesional para el Empleo or FPE) serves either dislocated or incumbent workers.
it is managed now by the Regional Ministry of Employment in coordination with the Ministry of Education.
Unions also collaborate in the training of workers with the Ministry of Employment. 6 Recently,
and CCCO) offer vocational training and apprenticeships both autonomously and in coordination with the Regional Ministry of Employment.
For instance, in 2009 they took part in an initiative of the Regional Ministry of Employment to train more than 1 000 students, workers and redundant workers of the aeronautic sector. 7 Spanish Minister of Education discourse in the Congress
a separation between ministries concerned with entrepreneurship, education, and employment; and the lack of a workforce strategy tied to=cluster‘strategies.
Limited coordination amongst the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Science and the Ministry of Employment Second,
The Ministry of Employment remains separate. This new configuration clearly reflects and structures how regional actors think about labour markets,
and employment systems, suggesting that the official view of innovation is exclusively about R&d. It is not clear how this affects the distribution of resources,
trying to create a win-win situation by restructuring employment practices in a way beneficial to both employers and low-skilled workers (Marano and Tarr, 2004).
and the intermediary may act as an employment broker, introducing workers to prospective employers. An impressive set of evaluations has shown that these initiatives have significant and positive impacts on the employability
Employment and Occupational Structures of G-7 Countries. International Labour Review 141,1-2: 123-159.
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The Labor market Progress of Participants of Sectoral Employment Development Programs. WASHINGTON DC: Aspen Institute. CHAPTER III:
The meeting with Citius and the OTRI also highlighted the general problem with the issue of the national regulations governing university employment
and go to work for a start up company with any assurance that they will be able to return from that employment to their university position.
Structural reforms were launched in the fields of employment, innovation, economy, social cohesion, and environment. However, by 2005 it was apparent that the goal was overly ambitious.
8. Attract more people into employment and modernise social protection systems; 9. Improve the adaptability of workers and enterprises,
Five targets were set to boost growth and employment (EU, 2010: Raise the employment rate of the population aged 20 64 from 69%to at least 75%;
%Invest 3%of GDP in R&d by improving the conditions for R&d investment by private sector;
The crisis has taken a toll on local employment. The unemployment rate has risen steeply to 27.2 percent compared with 20 percent in Spain as a whole.
Many under-25s are unable to demonstrate 12 months‘worth of unbroken employment (The Leader, Andalusia Suffering Most from Unemployment
and the number of enterprises and employment has gone also up. At the same time, the analysis illustrates that the region has been hit severely by the crisis,
Moreover, the region has limited a relatively entrepreneurial where people enter public sector employment as their preference.
Create and consolidate enterprises and employment through advice and support to firms, business training, and accommodation at the pre-incubation and incubation stages.
However, in qualitative terms (such as growth, employment, turnover, etc. the approach could be improved. Major constraints include legal barriers
whether or not in employment, needs to be upgraded. Despite the recent catch up effect driven by higher levels of business activity (e g. construction and tourism sectors) and GDP per capita (now 80%of the EU average),
The region could promote the establishment of dedicated (re) training programmes for existing business people (in employment
they can generate synergies offering the prospects of strengthening innovation and employment generation; they assist the general process of stimulating entrepreneurial activity
thereby creating greater wealth, employment and opportunity. Rationale for the intervention Although the Andalusia region has recognised the importance of entrepreneurship
the German government prioritised active labour market policies, including vocational educational training, employment subsidies, job creation schemes and self employment schemes targeting the registered unemployed.
and/or paid employment and the personal income are significantly higher for participants. Baumgartner and Caliendo, 2007, p. 26) Reasons for success Business experts must examine the start-up concept
which incubators contribute to high-growth firms or the employment impact in terms of job creation), this suggests the necessity for an evaluation of the Andalusia incubator practice so far.
with a failure to grow indigenous enterprises to a level that can contribute more significantly to employment creation and regional growth.
The employment impact is certainly significant in a region that had hitherto been lagging in terms of new technology sectors;
The availability of alternative employment in the growing economies of the nearby cities of Florence, Siena and Pisa resulted in an outflow of the farming population attracted by less arduous and more economically rewarding forms of employment.
Obstacles and responses Despite growing international competition from lower cost producers in China and Eastern European, Denmark‘s employment remained relatively stable up until 2007 but with the economic downturn and collapse of global demand in many key markets,
and employment creation (Birch and Cumbers, 2009). The UK has one of the strongest life sciences sector in Europe,
Flexicurity in Denmark, European Employment Observatory, Working Paper, University of Aalborg. Maskell, P. 1997 Learning in the village economy of Denmark.
employment rose at an annual rate of 6. 6, %as compared to only 4. 7%nationally between 1997 and 2007;
This is shown, for instance, by the fact that the ministry of employment is involved not actively in the design of regional innovation and entrepreneurship strategies,
Currently, however, self employment programmes are in the remit of the regional ministry of employment. As a result, co-ordination and co-operation between the ministry of employment and the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Science would be crucial in this domain.
This is all the more true because the success of self employment schemes is highly dependent on the training of participants,
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