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

EU Strategic Work Programme 2016†17 Final Report to the European commission July 2014 Horizon 2020 Expert Advisory Group â€oeinnovation in SMES€:

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 iiâ   Contents  Executiveâ Summaryâ...

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 iiiâ Executive Summary Smallâ andâ mediumâ enterprisesâ (SMES) Â areâ vitalâ toâ theâ Europeanâ economyâ andâ aâ keyâ focusâ forâ

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 ivâ Keyâ Messagesâ andâ Recommendationsâ 1) Ensureâ theâ strategicâ evolutionâ ofâ theâ SMEÂ Instrument:

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 vâ procurementâ hasâ yetâ toâ becomeâ anâ effectiveâ channelâ inâ bringingâ innovativeâ solutionsâ toâ

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 viâ a. Inâ collaborationâ programmes, Â prioritiseâ areasâ withâ clearâ SMEÂ interestâ andâ potential, Â

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 1â 1. Introduction Smallâ andâ mediumâ enterprisesâ (SMES) Â areâ vitalâ toâ theâ Europeanâ economyâ andâ aâ keyâ focusâ forâ

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 2â sectorsâ involvedâ inâ developingâ newâ productsâ andâ processesâ butâ alsoâ thoseâ inâ serviceâ andâ otherâ

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 3â Forâ innovation†driven,  growth†orientedâ SMES2,  highâ expectationsâ areâ beingâ placedâ onâ theâ SMEÂ

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 4â Boxâ 1: Â Questionsâ Framingâ theâ Consultationâ onâ theâ Nextâ EUÂ Strategicâ Workâ Programmeâ

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 5â 2. Challenges and Trends for Innovation†Driven SMES

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 6â Allâ ofâ theseâ globalâ challengesâ presentâ majorâ newâ businessâ opportunitiesâ forâ SMES, Â buildingâ onâ theirâ

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 7â ratherâ thanâ justâ followingâ theâ globalâ trends.

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 8â theâ basisâ forâ theâ developmentâ andâ exchangeâ ofâ knowledge.

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 9â 3. Gaps and Bottlenecks in SME Management of Innovation

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 10â theâ standardâ QWERTYÂ system, Â butâ hasâ notâ brokenâ throughâ becauseâ allâ keyboardsâ inâ theâ

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 11â Boxâ 2: Â Bridgingâ theâ Liquidityâ Gapâ

ategic Work Programme 2016-2017 12â 4. Evolution of the SME Instrument Asâ theâ flagshipâ SMEÂ initiativeâ underâ H2020, Â itâ isâ essentialâ toâ considerâ howâ theâ SMEÂ Instrumentâ

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 13â specialâ issueâ inâ theirâ newlyâ formedâ commonâ workingâ groupâ (althoughâ weâ offerâ aâ preliminaryâ

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 14â effortsâ toâ betterâ communicateâ theâ riskâ rewarn-Font not found:

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 15â differentâ technologies, Â and/orâ inâ commercialisationâ ofâ breakthroughâ innovation.

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 16â o Theâ Commissionâ isâ advisedâ toâ considerâ ifâ thereâ couldâ beâ aâ needâ forâ anâ expertâ panelâ ofâ

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 17â needsâ ofâ applicants, Â theâ media, Â theâ Memberâ Statesâ andâ otherâ stakeholders.

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 18â 5. Policy Actions to Drive Innovation

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 19â betweenâ customers/usersâ andâ suppliers.

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 20â togetherâ suppliersâ andâ usersâ toâ jointlyâ developâ innovativeâ research†basedâ solutions,  butâ withâ

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 21â Whileâ theâ needâ forâ suchâ linkagesâ isâ wellâ acceptedâ inâ policyâ circles,  experienceâ †onâ theâ ground†Â

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 22â andâ supportâ currentlyâ onâ offer.

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 23â development,  marketing,  end†of†life),  inâ orderâ toâ analyzeâ customerâ behaviourâ andâ toâ anticipateâ

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 24â 6. Synergies for SMES in Horizon 2020

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 25â onâ theâ otherâ hand, Â isâ basedâ onâ customerâ needs, Â whichâ areâ notâ structuredâ accordingâ toâ knowledgeâ orâ

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 26â technologiesâ likeâ ICTÂ canâ beâ relevantâ toâ all.

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 27â establishedâ andâ shouldâ beâ ableâ toâ lookâ atâ (forâ them)  less†pressingâ issuesâ likeâ SME participation.

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 28â heavilyâ influencedâ byâ national/localâ marketâ conditions, Â makesâ itâ essentialâ thatâ theâ Memberâ Statesâ

Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 29â Annex 1: Members of the dedicated Expert Advisory Group on


Council conclusions on the digitisation and online accessibility of culture.pdf.txt

-the valuable work done by Europeana, by the Member States†institutions and national aggregators contributing to Europeana in terms of content and coordination

online availability of out-of-commerce works and to take the necessary measures to provide for the required legal certainty in a national and cross-border context

Digitisation and Making Available of Out-of-Commerce Works was signed in Brussels by stakeholders'representatives, following a stakeholders'dialogue sponsored by the

works 9 and reuse of public sector information 10 5. INVITES THE MEMBER STATES TO -take the necessary steps in line with the priorities outlined in the Annex in order to

The suggested table of activities and objectives is an indicative roadmap for work by Member

digitisation and online accessibility of out-of-commerce works 11 These conclusions do not prejudge the negotiations on the next Multiannual Financial

Making a wide selection of works and objects of cultural and historical significance accessible through Europeana, including the masterpieces as selected


Deloitte_Europe's vision and action plan to foster digital entrepeneurship.pdf.txt

†labour intensive industries†with employment rates ranging from 20%(UK) to 44.2%(Slovakia The lowest levels of employment are found in the †life science†and †tourism and hospitalityâ€

ï§â€ Labour-intensive industries†employ most people in Eastern and Southern Europe ï§Tax and other incentives have made it attractive for pharmaceutical and medical

Unlike the tier 2 route (work permits) which is granted only for a limited period of time, this visa will lead to permanent

ï§Promoting work based learning including quality traineeships, apprenticeships and dual learning models to help the transition from learning to work

ï§Promoting partnerships between public and private institutions in order to ensure appropriate curricula and skills provision

and the work done by the Cluster Observatory, the online platform for information and analysis of clusters

Initiate a pilot program to work with large companies to encourage students and/or graduates to acquire and demonstrate e-leadership skills

engineering, and mathematics) wanting to work in Europe†s digital economy ï§Development of a funding programme or a tax reduction system that will support

ï§Facilitating EU access to copyright-protected works, particularly online and including those relating to Europe's cultural heritage

Initiate a pilot program to work with large companies to encourage students and/or graduates to acquire

individuals (science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields) wanting to work in the digital sector in Europe

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Design-Driven Innovation-Why it Matters for SME Competitiveness.pdf.txt

design resource to carry out the work and they hired a designer Customers are looking for effective solu

how it was used to work with custom -ers to get the best product design. This design thinking approach led Quad-X to

electronic and software design work to meet demanding customer performance and usability criteria. Through outsourc

work Cirdan plays an important role in growing employment and high value industrial skills in Ireland

that work together to provide the whole product and this view may prevent firms taking advantage of the potential for

but did not describe their work as design an excellent example of †hidden designâ€

Aerogen did not describe their work as design, a good example of †hidden design†Brendan Hogan, Director of Engineering

The comprehensive work of Raulik-Murphy (2010), 32 completed to understand the lessons from successful and unsuccessful

The author highlights in particular the work of Dumas 33 in her review of the UK Design Council†s 34 50th anniversary in which

a number of designers from which they can select one to work with in implementing the new strategy.

and offers participants an opportunity to work with experienced design mentors and professionals on their own design

an opportunity to work with experienced design mentors and professionals on their own small scale and group projects.

business wishes to work. It comprises two days of Design Associate support. This includes one-to-one time with a Design

The Service Design Programme also works with the design sector in Wales to create a †supply†of service design expertise,

design expertise is available to deliver the work. Although there are some exceptions to the rule, most companies accessing govern

3 hour work -shops. Applying service design to your business Telephone Advisory Service Quick advice

Elements of the work have been incorporated in new product marketing Infacta compled a rebranding programme of its company and has hired

on their premises) at a pace and in a way that works for them to Develop an effective business plan to incorporate innovation at the


Developing National eHealth Interoperability Standards for Ireland - a consultation Document - HIQA 2011.pdf.txt

One of the areas currently being addressed through this work programme is need the to set standards to enable information to be shared electronically commonly referred to as

4. 1 Work to date 16 4. 2 Key issues for Ireland informing future work 16

4. 3 Guiding principles 17 4. 4 Next steps 18 4. 5 Consultation questions 18

therefore the work of the Authority and the esag should be targeted Developing National ehealth Interoperability Standards for Ireland:

inform the work of the Authority and of the esag in the development of national standards

efficient by the deployment of EPRS, there is evidence from some studies that primary work could be made less efficient largely because of the unique characteristics which paper offers

The purpose of this document is to consult on the areas of work which the Authority should

and perform reviews of work areas to highlight gaps and opportunities where the application of ehealth interoperability

there is a heavy reliance on the work carried out by the SDOS Internationally, SDOS are facing major challenges-it is accepted generally that the

standards-development work, they are being exposed to increased competition from industry de facto standards, and they are facing problems with assessing compliance

4. 1 Work to date The Authority has published so far two standards, namely the General Practice Messaging

4. 2 Key issues for Ireland informing future work The key issue for Ireland is to determine what set of standards to adapt in order to facilitate

Based on work completed to date, and a review of international experience, the Authority proposes the following set of guiding principles to assist the development of interoperability

which area of work should be prioritised by the ehealth Standards Advisory Committee Question 2:

Unpublished Work. 2011 38) Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMMS. Interoperability definition and background. 2005.

Transparency, including publishing the work program; and enabling all stakeholders to access and comment on standards developed †including via

Coordination/harmonisation of the work of national standardization bodies, to avoid duplication or conflict ï¿

the work of other standards agencies ï¿Focusing on specification of requirements based on performance rather than

agree and maintain a work plan of projects for the ehealth Standards advisory committee ï¿

undertake aspects of the work plan or specific projects ï¿delegate specific tasks to members of the committee or domain experts coopted


Digital Agenda 2014-2017 - Germany.pdf.txt

-tion is also making it easier to reconcile family and work -ing life, and soon we will even be able to choose whether

and of the worlds of learning, work and business is achieved in a systematic, socially acceptable, responsible

supply of labour and thus the performance of Germany†s economy and social system. By 2030, Germany†s economi

work-life balance and to establish if further research and action is required We want to maintain a high level of occupational health

development of demand for labour in the digital working world and the possible consequences of this for the social

in updating their skills to tackle work in the digital world Employment promotion measures can offer support in this

-work for ICT standardisation within the federal admin -istrative authorities zz In the case of procurement by the federal administrative

-tary and youth work, for men and women, people with disabilities and for all generations

balance between work, family lives and leisure. Technical advances will allow even greater flexibility in this area.

daily lives, the focus of civic work and engagement is increasingly shifting online. At the same time, there is a

zz We are fostering existing voluntary work by promoting digital options that can be used to improve the organi

-sation of voluntary work, for example, in recruiting new members or deploying volunteers in the event of

zz Research on the future of work in a digital world helps to facilitate a beneficial coevolution of technology and

social factors such as skills development,(work) process innovations and prevention strategies in health so that the focus will continue to be on the person

and work. Rules and conditions for the global network can -not be created solely at national level,


Digital Opportunities_ Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment.pdf.txt

why it†s imperative that we take concrete steps to ensure youth have meaningful work opportunities and

emerging trends, focusing on new work opportunities, new skills, and new ways of acquiring these skills

and discusses a range of emerging work opportunities, from microwork to app development, that are a direct result of advances in ICTS and global internet diffusion.

http://works. bepress. com/mohammad amin/15 3 World bank, World Development Report 2013: Jobs (Washington, D c.:

International Labour Office 2013), 1 7 International labour organization,"Global Employment Trends for Youth 2013, †3

Designing a System that Works,(Washington, D c.:Mckinsey Center for Government, 2012), www. improvingthestudentexperience. com/library/general/Educationtoemployment. pdf

such as temporary employment and part-time work. Countries like Spain and Ireland have recorded increases in the youth part-time employment rate of 11.8 and 20.7 percentage points respectively

temporary work because they could not find a permanent job, a proportion that has been rising since the

International Labour Office 2012), 31 21 International Youth Foundation, Opportunity for Action: Preparing Youth for 21st Century Livelihoods,(Baltimore

as they believe hiring women will entail labour costs due to maternity leave Low quality schooling and high dropout rates supress youth employment.

31 International labour organization, â€oedecent Work and Youth in Latin america, †(Geneva: ILO, 2010), 18 32 International Youth Foundation, Opportunity for Action:

other middle income regions. 41 As a result, young people in the middle East are likely to enter the labour

The Grameen Foundation works with local agricultural research organizations and other experts to curate content

and carry out work is changing. Instead of looking in the local newspaper youth around the world browse web-based job listings to find work.

Those with limited access to the internet carry out their job searches at public venues †telecentres, libraries,

-and project-based work opportunities-many of which are restricted not to highly skilled developers, but can also extend to semiskilled

and carry out work, launch their entrepreneurial endeavours and even get paid via their cell phones.

social networks to find out about work opportunities. Searching for informal sector jobs often occurs through word-of-mouth,

the work needs to be completed quickly in order to maximize sales. Crowdflower uses crowdsourcing to harness a round-the-clock workforce that spans more than 70 countries

granular †unit of work in a virtual assembly line. 88 It also requires the lowest level of skills

Microwork works in tandem with crowdsourcing. Granular tasks are distributed via â€oeaggregators†to workers across geographic boundaries, using the internet or mobile phones.

Referred to as a kind of digital blue-collar work, microwork requires little training, and many microworkers are located already in the developing world.

89 World bank, â€oenew Frontiers and Opportunities in Work. ICT is Dramatically Reshaping the Global Job Market†(ICT

Samasource is a nonprofit organization that brings digital work opportunities to people around the world.

106 International labour organization, Working Towards Sustainable Development Opportunities for Decent Work and Social Inclusion in a Green Economy,(Geneva:

International Labour Office, 2012 107 OECD, â€oeict Skills and Employment: New Competences and Jobs for a Greener and Smarter Economy, †OECD Digital

of the European commission, has undertaken extensive work around digital literacy. In its 2013 report they propose a comprehensive framework that exemplifies the types of competencies many experts note

Understands the dynamics of collaborative work and of giving and receiving feedback Skills examples Is able to use the collaborative features of software packages and

of the 21 competences contains examples of its relevance to people in typical work situations.

participation in society as well as work. Beyond these technical skills, many initiatives and organizations have recognized the need for people to have a set of complementary soft skills to become more

Other mobile payment processors that work with mobile devices, such as Square147, are also making business transactions easier for young entrepreneurs

who present their scientific work using video or other technology. 150 150 See the creative products that came

network, and it currently works in 27 countries, through 53 partner institutions, reaching Anglophone, Francophone and Lusophone African students.

work and study. It is expected that more and more universities and institutions will be using the blended learning model around the world

151 International Labour Office, Apprenticeship in the Informal Economy in Africa,(Geneva: ILO, 2008 Digital opportunities:

It informs the work of MOOCS, OCW and other open access pedagogical exercises. MOOCS for instances have drawn on such connectivist pedagogical principles as:

productive work experience. The initiatives †driven by private sector, civil society and international agencies †offer training opportunities, internships, apprentice programmes, and mentoring.

Partnerships for learning and work Source: ITU Google summer of code, launched in 2005, is a global programme that has granted over

to work and learn on the job Digital opportunities: Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment 51 A report prepared for the European commission in 2008 predicted some of these changes by arguing that

Most of these spaces offer classes in how to use the equipment and work with

with ongoing research being undertaken to understand what works the conditions that contribute to successful outcomes,

-work/education/im-in-the-mood-for-moocs 169 ITU, Measuring the Information Society 2013,(Geneva:

prepare people for work or studies. Certification programmes are designed to be accessible to everyone, and there are fees associated with the certification

Figure 20 shows how Mozilla Open Badges work. As depicted, the learner is at the centre of the system

How Open Badges work Source: Mozilla Open Badges175 8 The role of government In a statement released for International Youth Day 2012, the UN Secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon

are educated highly, suffer from low-wage, deadend work and record levels of unemployment. †176 Youth

It is concerned especially with the school to work transition, an important period in the lives of youth.

a significant amount of work is needed still. Nonetheless, it should be noted that new national 177 OECD, OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2012 (OECD Publishing, 2012), 486

strategy that guides the work of multiple ministries enhances complementarity of efforts and reduces redundancy.

In some countries ministries of labour, telecommunications, youth or human development education, social development and even industry work together to identify common areas of interest and

the work of education granting organizations and institutions. Such systems are of course important and need to be updated continuously to reflect changes in technology and workforce needs

One of the chief complaints from employers is that they cannot find qualified labour to fill the vacancies

above, participants are remunerated for their work and also have the opportunity to study part-time After completing the programme,

office work, such skills are insufficient for many of the new opportunities described in this report

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A Bright Future in ICTS Opportunities for a New Generation of Women. Geneva: ITU, 2012

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Geneva: ITU 2012. www. itu. int/ITU-D/ict/publications/idi /International Telecommunication Union (ITU.

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that Works. Washington, D c.:Mckinsey Center for Government, 2012 www. improvingthestudentexperience. com/library/general/Educationtoemployment. pdf

World bank. â€oenew Frontiers and Opportunities in Work. ICT is Dramatically Reshaping the Global Job Market. †ICT Policy Notes, World bank, June 2012

Connectivism A network-based pedagogy that informs the work of MOOCS, OCW and other open access initiatives

Refers to the outsourcing of computer or internet related work, such as programming Knowledge process outsourcing (KPO


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION Creating-shared-value.pdf.txt

As capitalism begins to work in poorer communities new opportunities for economic development and social progress increase exponentially

Efforts in these and other areas are still works in process, whose implications will be felt for years to come

Root Capital regularly works with corporations, utilizing future purchase orders as collateral for its loans to farmers and helping to strengthen corporate supply chains

the wrong kind works against it and even makes trade-offs between economic and social goals inevitable.

whether they benefit society or work against it Page 11 of 13creating Shared Value-Harvard Business Review

allow democracy to work as governments set policies that fostered and supported business. Survival of the fittest would still


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation.pdf.txt

publication in a few intense days of work I trust that you will find this book as refreshing,

How to cite this work Arniani, M.,Badii, A.,De Liddo, A.,Georgi, S.,Passani, A.,Piccolo, L. S g,

Commission under the FP7-ICT Work Programme 2013. Project number: 323988 http://booksprints-for-ict-research. eu

CAPS2020 is funded by the European commission under the FP7-ICT Work Programme 2013. Project number: 611973

leading Open University†s work in the European Project CATALYST, and the EPSRC€ s EDV project,

that filtering now works on the basis of marketing strategies and through invisible technologies, as it segregates internet users into small-scale groups

Participation in work-related communities such as Linkedin groups and other professional networks can trigger different motivations.

collectives work, from sharing social norms to producing the technology they use, from colla -boration to competition, is the subject of much research

different disciplines who divide their work by exploring specific disciplinary topics without crossing their disciplinary boundaries

Experimentation (FIRE) of the 2013 Work Programme. Finally, CAPS are an important topic for internet science, a research domain dedicated to the understanding of techno

forms of collaborative production, mainly in the domain of knowledge work, have emerged Yochai Benkler (2006) defined such modes of production as commons-based peer

The way Assembl works allows large numbers of people to discuss and debate in a manner that elevates the intelligence of the group.

collaborative work, public and even tangible feedback are examples of strategies that have been evaluated to promote engagement

Work. pp. 107-114 Eden, C. 1999)' Using Cognitive Mapping for Strategic Options Development and

Cooperative Work 21. pp. 417-448 73 Liu, K. 2000) Semiotics in Information systems Engineering. Cambridge university Press


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION Growning a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe.pdf.txt

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attributionnoncommercial-Sharealike 4. 0 International License Principal investigator and main author

and works through a combination of research, investments networks, grant funding and practical support to innovators

One example of the potential in mobilising citizens to create collective knowledge is done the work by Cancer Research UK

for Europe and under the Horizons 2020 Work Programme As shown in this research, Europe has pioneered a reasonably comprehensive set of

under the Horizon 2020 Work Programme and in particular, but not limited to the Collective Awareness Platforms

Environment, Education and Skills, Culture and Arts, Work and Employment, Participation and Democracy, Neighbourhood Regeneration, Science

economies work †for example, valorising labour time equally, or linking currencies to data. In East Africa the development of M-PESA (a mobile financial payment system born

Projects and areas of work like Safecast or open source Geiger, the Smart Citizen Kit and open wearables are showing interesting

-work where bgiegie owners could share the data they were collecting. Safecast then worked with hackerspaces and used

The World wide web Consortium (W3c), an international community that works on developing and advocating for Open

Standards, the P2p foundation, that works on promoting peer-to-peer practices, and the Iot Council, promoting an open

The work by Nesta in the UK, on the tech for good incubator Bethnal Green Ventures, and the Waag society in Amsterdam, working on setting up and hosting

-works, and open hardware Through case study analysis we have sought to build up an understanding of

Most European cities work with sensors that monitor environmental conditions. Pollution, temperature, humidity and light sensors are installed that provide information that could be used to develop

sensor net works, free interoperable network services, open Wifi bottom-up-broadband, distribut ed social networks, p2p infrastructures

-works that incorporate a wide variety of wired and wireless links, nodes, routing, applica -tions and users.

The work by Tor on creating secure, privacy-aware and crypto tools that bounce Internet users†and websites†traffic

examples include the work by the Estonian Government and the not-for-profit Praxis on the Meiraha project,

as is the work by the social innovation research project COMMUNIA. The European Thematic Network on the Digital Public domain is an international association

open research works, is FLOK Society in Ecuador 45growing a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe

The work by organisations like Raspberry Pi and Arduino illustrates the potential in open hardware

OCRACY CULTURE AND ARTS HEALTH AND WELLBEING WORK AND EMPLOYMENT S MA RT PU BL

Work and Employment DSI AREAS AREAS OF SOCIETY New ways of making Funding acceleration and incubation

OCRACY CULTURE AND ARTS HEALTH AND WELLBEING WORK AND EMPLOYMENT S MA RT PU BL

Work and Employment DSI AREAS AREAS OF SOCIETY New ways of making Funding acceleration and incubation

strategy of case study interviews, work -shops and events relevant to these com -munities, we have identified DSI actors as

-works in more depth than disconnected social networks. However, it is a large sample and thus worth exploring in de

-works and includes organisations such as iminds, Fairphone, the City of Amsterdam and Fab Lab Barcelona.

-works and new ways of making. The col -laborative economy and open knowledge is the specialty of the second largest †but

work together would strengthen the over -all resilience of DSI in Europe by com -bining open hardware, open data, open

The work -shop brought together over 70 DSI prac -titioners, researchers, experts, and poliy makers from different European coun

first won†t work. But it†s only through the process of constant idea creation that you

As outcome of the DSI policy work shop we have designed a Bottom-up Policy Toolkit for practicioners and policy mak

their work What the biggest barriers were that they faced and how to address them (through

what works (and what doesn†t). Finally it†s important to acknowledge that policy may not be able to solve some problems

-ticular public institutions and work done with public money †should be open and transparent

of creators (to control their work and to be able to make a living from their creativity) and the interests of society (access to

networks and to create collaborative work environments. In this context labs can be understood as spaces

•Observing potential users to see if the product works in their context •Quantitative responses to the idea, for example survey potential users to test

tools digital social innovations can apply to capture the impact of their work, from user

The work done by Wikiprogress is exploring new digital tools for including people in relation to what should be measured through the development of indicators, as well

beautiful design work Thank you to the projects Advisory Group who have been generous in sharing their own experience from working with


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