Inclusive By Design projectPolicy perspective

• Presentation of the first results

The objectiveThe objective

To identify, collect and analyse successful examples on Policy measures which are supportive for the introduction or use of IST-based technologies to combat / facilitate inclusion.

Which focus?

policy measures: legislation, Directives,Resolution, recommendations, programmes, action plans etcNo focus only on technologies designed for all or technologies that are following a proactive design and development process.

Assumption: supportive policy contexts for IST-based technologieswill be equally supportive as for IST-based technologies designed for all"

Which approach?

Documents collectedGeography: •European,• national • regional Aspects• education•vocational training • employment) Aims Promotion of the use of IST-based technologies for disadvantaged groups in order to facilitate their inclusion.

The address pool

eographical levels: European, National and local. Types: resolutions, legislation, programmes, action plans, political Positions “Authors”: the public or private sector (mostly third sector) European countries (sometimes the same document, under European guidelines, in order to check the differences among member states)Target groups (“specific”: focused on one or more disadvantaged target group or “general”: addressed to the general population)

International documents

European documents

Member States’ documents

NGO’s documents

Others

OutcomesOutcomes

A lot of policy documents about:

•IST•Social inclusion•Employment, education and vocational training

BUT

very few about Proactive design

• Swedish National Action Programme for ICT in schools - Tools for learning

•Objectives in the fight against poverty and social exclusion

•The learner’s guide of the Open University (UK)

•The European Manifesto on Information Society and people with disabilities