labour market

Synopsis: Employment & working conditions: Labour market:

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Best Practices in Universities Regional Engagement. Towards Smart Specialisation.pdf.txt

impact universitiesâ€ role in their territories â€ Labour market and employment policies Science, technology and innovation policies, Competition policy and Regional and urban

entrepreneurs are connected to academic experts or the Lectors and knowledge circles policy of appointing a growing number of lectures

Building bridges-Social inclusion problems as research and innovation issues.pdf.txt

rural rice workers. When a problem has been turned invisible by a mechanism such as an adaptive preference, we will not know concerning it:

workers, interviewed during the evaluation process of a project presented to the program He explained how the consciousness of a health problem took place:

and that we, rice-workers die before retiring. We die faster, without any doubt...If you apply glyphosate to

Workers, family, and social environment had naturalized the high prevalence of deaths at relatively young ages

going on in Uruguay where â€oeneglected workersâ€ such as rural workers and domestic workers gained recently parliamentary recognition for their orga

-nizations. It is interesting to reflect on what would have been the situation if under another correlation of forces rural workersâ€ trade unions continued to be

These interviews were conducted by members of the expert group in charge of the evaluation and by members of the Academic Unit.

rice rural workers trade unions. Examples of the second type of actors include a medical doctor in charge of the only public laboratory of the country entitled to

workers dealing with different kinds of homeless people. Examples of the third type are the governmental program â€oeplan Juntosâ€ (Plan Jointly),

reductions to negotiated rises in salaries between workers and entrepreneurs medi -ated by the state, plus very low levels of unemployment.

Case study analysis report of online collaboration and networing tools for Social Innovation.pdf.txt

6. Scaled employment impact (more sectors, workers, localities 7. Other Place making (for community and

6. Scaled place development impact (more sectors, workers, localities 7. Other Sharing economy and sharing

7. Scaled sharing economy impact (more sectors, workers, localities, people, etc 8. Other Health 1. Increase in health and wellbeing (numbers of people and duration

Slivers of time (UK) Flexible work matching for job seekers & volunteers with employers and people with personal care budgets to spend

Eslife (ES) Flexible work matching for household & family tasks, tackling high unemployment in local area

Skillendar (UK) Skills calendar to match job seekers & volunteers with people who need work/tasks done in neighbourhood

needs for lifelong education and the upskilling of the labour force by providing free online courses for everyone interested

which attempt to provide a framework combining flexibility for employers to hire and fire workers as well as security for workers through active support to maximise their

employability rather than keep them in a particular job. Elsewhere in Europe, institutional and regulatory frameworks include the continental corporatist models of central-West europe with

strong social partners but rigid labour markets, the low social transfer models of southern Europe countries which tend to be top-down with rigid bargaining systems,

x Clear goals for activating labour markets, including the target of 70%labour market participation, low unemployment and flexi-curity policies

x Social and Economic Councils at the different levels of the labour market x The overall goal is to improve employability and increase the quantity and quality of jobs

security measures, tends to put more power in the hands of employers x Youth unemployment, where job-churn in the labour market has reduced considerably so

many older workers are staying put in the context of job loss and fewer new jobs being

created x The prospect of significant reductions in the proportion of working age people in the

create more employment opportunities, has happened not yet to any significant extent probably due to labour market rigidities across sectors and localities,

and training and skill problems x The changing roles of different interest groups and the reduction of the postwar political

consensus concerning labour markets and their embedded social contracts (both formal and informal), resulting inter alia in trades unions and worker representatives generally

losing power and influence x Labour market reforms towards less regulation and trends towards a â€ race to the bottomâ€

in terms of pay levels, working conditions and workersâ€ rights, especially in the context of economic globalisation x Low pay, minimum wage regulation in some countries and campaigns for a so-called

leading to greater de-regularisation and de-unionisation of the labour market as exemplified by much more occasional, intermittent, casual and â€ un-socialâ€ hours employment, as well as so-called

which workers are guaranteed not any work and thus income at all. On the one hand, this may benefit freelancers who have the skills, competences and networks to cope and

million paid employees. 12 This and other trends mark some shift towards more bottom-up forms of

potential employers against each other (Tapscott & Williams2006), and Perez (2009) generally shares this view provided the right policies are put in place.

On the other hand, some see worker exploitation and surveillance reduced to a state of servicing the machine (Sennett, 1998 and 2006

provided by a given employer and a consequent reduction in employee rights within the existing

as well as employers and policy makers need to be aware of these and similar challenges It is also clear ICT does change work at a fundamental level

x People are able to find work that interests them/employees who fit their requirements much

ICT thus makes it easier for workers to find jobs and for employers to find skilled workers as labour

markets become more transparent. Because ICT has the potential to connect workers to work irrespective of their location,

and crowdsourced work providers are able to judge workers on their merit, it is possible that ICT could help overcome the social, cultural, educational and physical

barriers that might otherwise have excluded women, people with disabilities, ethnic minorities or other disadvantages from participating in the labor market.

become easier for workers to become very highly specialised at particular tasks Framework for analysis

with those seeking one or more workers with the relevant skills, competences and aptitudes Evidence from Poland, for example, shows that traditional private job centres only help about 5

%of young job seekers find a job, and job centres themselves today undertake job matching mainly by using ICT.

Much more often, young job seekers use family and other contacts as well as the Internet. The Internet can also be used to match work

or tasks which people need doing with those willing and able to do them in real or very quick time, for example the US-based Taskrabbit which

also recently launched in the UK. 16 ICT can assist in finding work in two main ways

or improving the matching of paid work with workers looking for such work x by facilitating

market who are excluded more or less from the traditional labour market, such as the disabled older persons, or would-be workers who are disadvantaged otherwise (such as immigrants with

poor language or other skills. Overall, ICT can assist in creating and doing work x by facilitating

x Scaled employment impact (more sectors, workers, localities) using ICT 16 https://www. taskrabbit. com and https://www. taskrabbit. co. uk

-Prepares and matches both job seekers and potential employers, also with administrative support -Public funding (â 800,000 pa 2013-15), private partners

private operation -3 cities, 483 trained, 387 started in a protected job Finding employ -ment

with employers and people with personal care budgets to spend -Digital fast and flexible matching to recruit

match job seekers & volunteers with people who need work/tasks done in neighbourhood -Digital fast and flexible matching at neighbourhood level

-ICT adapts workplaces to needs and capacities of workers with a mental illness, market basis (e g.

interaction with job seekers. The ICT used by the job seekers themselves depends on their individual starting skills,

and they are also provided with a self-service interface which can be personalised for their own needs.

and for matching assets (the job seekers and their skills and competences) with the needs of prospective employers

x Online platforms, communities and networks: In both cases, ICT is used to setup platforms for content creation and issue identification.

-seekers and employers, and to support social capital creation (both some bonded and bridging types), amongst job seekers.

This takes place through both ICT-enabled networks that 24 supplement face-to-face and other traditional networks of a small-world nature (i e. mainly

tailored to specific needs linking employers wanting short-term staff with workers offering flexible work, so that ICT replaces the middleman with an end-to-end solution.

employers can access online. Eslife has a website with simple navigation in 3 steps: i

physical workplace communities of workers. Mission Leben uses an ICT Internet of things e g RFID barcodes or transponders on all laundry items and equipment which digitally inter

edge of labour market x Mission Leben: Improvement of all-round work and ICT skills of unemployed people with a

80,000 job seekers with loose links to the labour market, with 13. 7m potential, facilitated by 9 full-time-equivalent staff across the UK.

with flexible labour supply x Eslife: Over 1, 000 unemployed, underemployed and volunteers looking for work, in 7

helps thousands of people on the edge of the labour market find additional jobs in their neighbourhood when they need it

scheme enabled workers and volunteers seeking flexible work to link with people needing care and their carers to give the latter some support, relief or a break.

team leaders and skilled employees), compared to former â€ normalâ€ workplace x CSE: just over 100 start-ups create their own new businesses and jobs for unemployed

7. Scaled employment impact (more sectors, workers, localities x All cases are scaling, disseminating or growing,

traditional activities to assist people with problems entering the labour market. Good and inclusive relationships with vulnerable beneficiaries are also crucial,

employers and workers/volunteers on top of the technology platforms provided. This seems to be because such online interaction can directly support offline communities as the service is geared to

workers/volunteers being exploited by pushing them into a â€ war for low pricesâ€ (â€ race to the

and others finding it hard to access the job market, for employment Finding employment The main barrier is the difficulty of overcoming established ways of working and attitudes

workers/volunteers especially given that it is often the private sector which operates these services

or find it hard to access the job market for various reasons. This will of course depend on the specific individuals involved and the context they

that supply and demand can better align to each other, for example by enabling workers or volunteers to fit their activities around other demands on their time.

flexible supply of workers/volunteers, whilst in turn enabling them to access flexible work or tasks

the need for costly intermediaries (the â€ middlemanâ€, in this case employment agencies) who only delay the process,

and putting power directly in the hands of the employer on the one hand and the worker/volunteer on the other.

This enabling and indispensable role of ICT is comparable to the role of ICT in the sharing economy theme and in the smart places cases in the place making

-enabled forms of labour market matching, and this will typically require legacy frameworks to be changed.

potential workers, regardless of their particular characteristics. In fact, it seems possible, through intelligent alignment and personalisation using ICT alongside other tools or techniques,

illustrates this with individuals traditionally completely excluded from the labour market, and demonstrates how they can be included in an economically sustainable business model.

The main policy implication is the use of ICT to enable the inclusion into the labour force of most if

however many limitations employers, or the individuals themselves, imagine they have. New types of productive work can be created and

carried out if ICT is used intelligently for the benefit of both society as a whole and of employers

inclusion of people as workers who are disadvantaged or vulnerable in some way. The preparing employment cases show that careful embedding of ICT into the traditional activities

catering for people previously excluded from the labour market and by creating new types and areas of work,

labour supply and demand is a relatively standalone and coherent function. In these three cases ICT is the only medium needed by the basic service

labour market and for creating new types and areas of work, thus increasing the productive deployment of

x Scaled place development impact (more sectors, workers, localities) using ICT 43 Case analysis Social needs addressed and summary

6. Scaled place development impact (more sectors, workers, localities x All cases, with the exception of Hackney CAB Crowdmap (which is designed not to scale at

and experts can help fill these gaps using technology to gather and share information and assets in order to raise awareness, illustrate issues

One of the conundrums of advanced labour markets is that there are fairly fixed valuations of different kinds of time and talent based on job-position, education, skill-sets, labour market

regulation and legislation, collective bargaining agreements, tradition, and diverse demand and supply factors. These semi-fixed valuations, coupled with the huge logistical difficulty of quickly

Opening up the labour market in this way, as long as there are still appropriate regulations to counter exploitation and unfair remuneration where money does change hands â€ many exchanges

and older unskilled workers find work and many others to find social and community fulfilment more easily and quickly than at any

local time exchanges, where time mostly is exchanged one-to-one regardless of the labour market price tag on the skills exchanged;

the mainstream labour market. Underutilised time and skills get utilised and underserved needs are served In this context there are two social innovation outcomes examined for this focus area

x Scaled sharing economy impact (more sectors, workers, localities, people, etc 56 www. techshop. ws

well as volunteers and experts, all from the locality where the Repair Cafã is located. The

there is a search for the latest Health and Safety Executive enforcement notices and the latest world trademark registers are downloaded.

7. Scaled sharing economy impact (more sectors, workers, localities, people, etc x All cases are scaling,

reciprocity and constitutes a new form of relationship between laypeople and experts, as well as between peers (expert-expert;

layperson-layperson, etc..In the Opencorporates case an open 64 Interview with Kate Groves, Director of Marketing and Communications, Streetbank. com, 2014

On-and offline forums like Repair Cafã s work because everybody can be an expert in

variety and demonstrating how some aspects of the wisdom of crowd (both laypeople and experts

volunteers & experts -Building capacity & skills collaboration, relationships & ideas -Some lack of ICT

50 employees Diabetiva DE) 100 Reach high-risk patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 who have displayed symptoms or

It has about 50 employees and is 101 https://click4life. hiv/de 102 www. cellslider. net

for mobile data collection and loaded it onto an Android Smartphone that the Community Health Workers

complementary audiences â€ in other words, patients, family members, clinical experts and researchers sometimes even pharmaceutical experts and policy makers.

Most of these communities bring together relevant global communities and do not build complementary offline communities.

Initiatives like patient briefcase or DIABETIVA are sure to make health-care experts, bodies and governments re

It has about 50 employees and is as a commercial supplier of products and services to the Danish health sector also a vendor with vision of

Employers are looking for employees who have developed skills for teamwork, problem-solving and interpersonal skills rather than punctuality and regularity (Davis 2013.

of todayâ€ s employers While recognising the potential value of ICT in education, many countries face significant challenges in transforming

This infographic is the result of a collaboration between the design for learning experts TFE Research

the job market 109 Source: http://www. envisioning. io/education 113 Figure 7. 3: Envisioning the future of educational technology

as employers of tomorrowâ€ s talent, they share a common interest in improving education. The academic side is led by the University of Melbourne,

the public, by professionals and by experts. It is open and free of charge -By using standard tools, parents,

pedagogical personnel or experts can monitor and diagnose the development of children. They can choose to

and the upskilling of the labour force by providing free online courses for everyone interested. Theoretically for people with all educational levels as there are no admission requirements.

Teachers, games designers and curriculum experts come together in Mission Lab to develop effective learning materials

their employees, and as many people are under a lot of time-pressure in their spare-time it can be difficult to find

experts collaborating in Mission Lab. Teachers, games designers and curriculum experts work together to develop

new learning tools centred on gaming and learning. In MONDEYÂ€ s case reciprocity works. There are already first

energy experts, legal and planning advisors, etc. who interact to complete tasks. The power of the

Cop is that different experts cooperate on a day-to-day basis thus building up shared knowledge

In a network of practice (Nop), a specific type of expert can directly link to similar experts potentially on a global scale, traditionally through conferences and

journals but today ICT enables this to take place online. Further, a community about practice (Cap

Catalonia 2020 strategy.pdf.txt

1. Executive summary 2. Bases for growth 3. Framework of reference and background 3. 1. The Europe 2020 Strategy

1. Executive summary In accordance with the new framework established by the European Union in its Europe 2020 Strategy,

and improving the labour market The current situation of economic crisis and public spending restrictions requires appropriate, effective and efficient economic policy measures.

if appropriate, outside experts Catalonia 2020 Strategy 16 5. The six priority areas of action

however, that workers in these sectors require specific training and skills which the education system should provide

It is necessary to improve the way the labour market works, correcting certain structural problems. For instance, in order to foster economic growth based on increased

the labour market. Policies promoting a culture of mobility with regard to employment and training are also crucial to improving employability

In order to ensure that the labour market operate adequately, the results achieved by the education system must also be improved,

unemployed people into the labour market and on improving job-seeking skills Promoting the social economy is a basic means of correcting inequalities.

2. Improving the performance of the labour market 3. Facilitating companiesâ€ access to finance 4. Promoting the strategic adaptation of businesses

need in order to find a place in the labour market and adapt to a rapidly changing world.

Providing more effective, active policies with regard to the labour market and making a decisive contribution to improving employability are two of the challenges facing the

6. 1. 2. Helping young people gain access to the labour market The dramatic situation young people face in the labour market requires society to

redouble its efforts in this area. The Government has identified as a major priority the challenge of lowering the unemployment rate and,

-Enabling people to accredit skills learned through professional experience -Substantially increasing the number of young people taking vocational training

niches and to train workers for the emerging sectors with potentially high future demand, such as personal care services, sustainability and multimedia content

6. 1. 4. Matching vocational training to labour market requirements Serious imbalances exist between supply and demand in the Catalan labour market

especially as regards vocational training. Vocational training should be a tool for professionalising people and helping them to find

the labour market; to develop a model for dual vocational training in cooperation with companies and production industries;

6. 1. 8. Increasing integration into labour market of people from groups at risk of social exclusion

ensure that sufficient opportunities exist for highly-qualified workers. In this respect, the Catalonia 2020 Strategy 26

those wishing to obtain professional qualifications abroad. Measures to promote such mobility include providing more information about job offers in other European

6. 2. Improving labour market performance The Catalan labour market has some structural shortcomings that require correction in

order to reduce the high levels of unemployment and to generate economic growth through increased productivity and the creation of quality jobs.

1. 2. Helping young people to gain access to the labour market 1. 3. Promoting new niches of employment

1. 4. Matching vocational training to labour market requirements 1. 5. Raising rates of school success 1. 6. Promoting full comprehension of English as a third language

1. 8. Increasing integration into the labour market of people from groups at risk of social

For the labour market to operate well, it is essential to ensure smooth communications between those looking for jobs

and companies requiring workers. To this end, it is vital to improve public employment services, to strengthen company mediation services and

to enhance and increase the information available to job seekers The Government should also promote strategies to encourage Catalan businesses to

implement measures at improving employability through open agreements that, for example, encourage companies to hire trainees

conditions of employment are key factors in persuading workers to commit to company projects and contribute to improving competitiveness

Undeclared work leaves workers unprotected, reduces public revenues and causes unfair competition with firms that do comply with the law.

STRATEGIC LINE 2. Improving labour market performance 2. 1. Improving efficiency and information with regard to employment mediation

particularly SMES and self-employed workers, are aware of all financing options open to them The Catalan Government also promotes other measures to provide access to finance

particularly in the case of SMES and self-employed workers. These include refundable contributions and advisory services

Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation_ An Introduction.pdf.txt

â€ PNO CONSULTANTS LIMITED-Cheadle Hulme, UK â€ POLIBIENESTAR, UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA-Valencia, Spain â€ PURPOSE EUROPE-London, UK

networks of citizen experts around client's needs 16. Elgg http://elgg. org Elgg is an award-winning social networking engine

and experts that come together around the joint commitment of enabling more sustainable lifestyles 20. GNUNET https://gnunet. org GNUNET is a framework for secure peer-to-peer

who were not able to contribute to this book sprint will provide their expert views in the

Conference_Documentation_Museums in the Digital Age.pdf.txt

data centres, external companies and experts 3. Obtain Museums today must not only create digital objects themselves, but also obtain the

3. Inclusive growth-enlarged labour market and specialisation; war against poverty; a high employment economy delivering social

Scientific Director of the Executive Master Course in European Museology, IULM University, Milan He is an independent temporary exhibition specialist and an active lecturer on industrial

has also been an Executive Board member of NEMO since 2008 and since 2012, a jury member of

She is one of the European Museum Academy experts and a member of ICTOP (ICOM Committee Training Personnel

Expert Network on Culture and an appointed expert on culture and adult education by the European commission.

Consultation on the EU strategic work programme 2016-2017.pdf.txt

Horizon 2020 dedicated Expert Advisory Group on Innovation in SMES Consultation on the EU Strategic Work Programme 2016â€ 17