Social Inclusion by Proactive Design

InclusiveByDesign

Second project meeting

29-30 June 2001Florence, Italy

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Meeting agenda (I)

Friday, June 299:30 – 13:00 Surveys project phase IWelcomePresentation of survey outcomes and discussion

– Objectives– Approach– Address pool– Questionnaire / classification criteria– Outcomes

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Meeting agenda (II)

Friday, June 2914:30 – 18:00 Case studies project phase IIPreparation of case studies

– Selection procedure– Review of candidates– Final agreement– Next steps– Time table– Work / task distribution

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Meeting agenda (III)

Saturday, June 30

9:30 – 13:00 Morning sessionPreparation of interim project report (VFA)Preparation of interim financial report (FORTH-

ICS)Preparation of project evaluation (ITA and CNR-

IROE)Preparation of next meeting

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Introduction: Objectives

1. Identification of successful (“best practice”) examples to design, develop and promote technologies and services in the knowledge economy and society, inclusive to, and accessible by, all its citizens; and

2. Promotion of policy recommendations to stimulate, facilitate or support proactive measures in IST design, development and use towards mainstreaming employment, vocational training and education in the knowledge economy and society.

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Introduction: Approach

Collecting, analysing and disseminating successful examples with a proven or expected positive impact on some of the indicators of social exclusion

Perspectives:– Product / service perspective

(i.e., technologies and business processes)

– Policy perspective (i.e., local / regional and national / European focus)

Areas of interest:– Employment– Vocational training– Education

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Introduction:Two-phase approach

TechnologyFORTH-ICS

Business ITA

Local/RegionalCNR-IROE

National / EUVFA

Survey

Case Studies

Survey

Preliminary Report

Final Synthesis and Evaluation Report

Case Studies

Survey

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product / service perspective policy perspective

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Introduction: Dissemination

Project web site (February 2001)

Preliminary report on trends and practices

(due August 2001)

Final project report (due May 2002)

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Introduction: timetable[Project] month

Event Activity

Dec 2000 [1]

Jan 2001 [2]

Feb 2001 [3] Kick-off meeting; launch of project web site

Indicators and Definitions

Mar 2001 [4]

Questionnaires; Pretest

Apr 2001 [5] Send out; Reminders; Coding

May 2001 [6]

Jun 2001 [7] 2nd project meeting (29.-30.06. Florence)

Data analysis

Jul 2001 [8] Presentation / Documentation

Aug 2001 [9]

Preliminary report Case studies, survey & synthesis

Sep 2001 [10]

Oct 2001 [11]

Virtual meeting Internal project evaluation

Nov 2001 [12]

Project progress and evaluation report

Dec 2001 [13]

Jan 2002 [14]

Feb 2002 [15]

Mar 2002 [16]

3rd project meeting (8.-9.3. Kaiserslautern)

Apr 2002 [17]

Report preparation

May 2002 [18]

Final synthesis, evaluation & project report

Dissemination

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Surveys project phase I

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Topics

Presentation of survey outcomes and discussion – Objectives– Approach– Address pool– Questionnaire / classification criteria– Outcomes

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Two perspectives

Product / service perspective– Inclusive technologies, Design for All, engineering

approaches, etc.– Appropriate business processes, end user involvement,

continuous improvement processes, management commitments, image, etc.

Policy perspective– Procurement policies, NGO activities, employment

and training initiatives, “Open Universities”, etc.– National / European legislation, European support

programs, Funds, awards, etc.

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Product / service perspective

Guiding questions: Which IST-based products / services are available in

employment, vocational training and education with a potential to combat exclusion / facilitate inclusion?

What are the key characteristics of them? How (technically and organisationally) were the results

achieved? Which are the “proactive components” in the design and

development process? How “successful” are they? What is the context which rendered them “successful”?

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Policy perspective

Guiding questions:Which policy measures in employment, vocational

training and education are supportive for the use of IST-based technologies1 to combat exclusion / facilitate inclusion?

What are the key characteristics of these measures?How do these measures exactly work?How “successful” are they?What is the context of these measures?

1 please notice: not necessarily designed for all!

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Case studies project phase II

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Topics

Preparation of case studies – Selection procedure– Review of candidates– Final agreement– Next steps– Time table– Work / task distribution

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Management and administrative issues

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Topics

Preparation of interim project report (VFA)

Preparation of interim financial report

(FORTH-ICS)

Preparation of project evaluation (ITA and

CNR-IROE)

Preparation of next meeting

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Interim report

Due August 20011. Executive summary (VFA)2. Activities in the reporting period

2.1 Kick-off meeting Heraklion/Crete Greece (FORTH) 2.2 Launch of project web site (FORTH) 2.3 Technology and service survey (ITA + FORTH) 2.4 Policy survey (CNR + VFA) 2.5 Case-study co-ordination meeting Florence / Italy (CNR)

3. Consolidation of preliminary results (VFA)4. Planned activities for the second reporting period

(FORTH)

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Interim financial report

next week meeting with the financial auditor, who will come to Heraklion

details will be circulated by e-mail

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Project evaluation (I)

From the guidelines:“Evaluation of your project: please note this evaluation should be intended to look at the effectiveness and efficiency of your proposal. It is not the same as the financial audit which you are also required to carry out as part of the proposal.”

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Project evaluation (II)

Evaluation meeting October 2001 (virtual meeting)

Reporting obligationsProject progress and evaluation report

(November 2001)Section on evaluation in the final project

report (May 2002)

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Next meeting

3rd project meeting (March 8 - 9 Kaiserslautern)