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WIT IN THE EUROPE 2020 PERSPECTIVE
Germana Di Falco, External Expert on behalf of the Province of Milan, Berlin, International Conference, 15° May 2014
With financial support from the European Union
WIT is a project funded under the EC Programme PROGRESS 2007-2013
TO AVOID DECLINEMUCH MORE THAN A SUBTITLE
1. «Societal challenges» to pave the way to recovery and innovation
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EUROPE 2020
WIT is a project funded under the EC Programme PROGRESS 2007-2013
TWO POINTS OF VIEWS “Intractable problems are seen as highlighting the failure of conventional solutions and established paradigms entrenched in intractable institutional settings across all three conventional sectors of society.” (Tepsie project on Social Innovation)
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TYSocial innovations are new solutions (products, services, models, markets, processes etc.) that simultaneously meet a social need (more effectively than existing solutions) and lead to new or improved capabilities and relationships and better use of assets and resources. In other words, social innovations are good both for society and for enhancing its capacity to act.
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WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW
Cross-sectoral Open and collaborative Grassroots and bottom-up Pro-sumption and co-production Mutualism Create new roles and relationships Better use of assets and resources Develop assets and capabilities
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SKILLS AND JOBS
6 steps in social innovation Thinking Hats and Social Intelligence The need for multidisciplinary approach (outcome based approach)
WIT is a project funded under the EC Programme PROGRESS 2007-2013
RESEARCH TO ENHANCE PRACTICE
. . . to practice without a theory is to sail an uncharted sea;
theory without practice is not to set sail at all . . .
(Susser 1968)
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WILLING TO SAIL AND CHARTER
Two focus: 1. white jobs2.transfereable multi-profile skills
How to proceed? 1 Observation: it tells us what we see and what to look out for
2 Description: it provides a conceptual vocabulary and framework within which observations can be arranged and organized
3 Explanation: it suggests how different observations might be linked and connected; it offers possible causal relationships between one event and another
4 Prediction: it indicates what might happen next
5 Intervention: it suggests what might be done to bring about change
WIT is a project funded under the EC Programme PROGRESS 2007-2013
PROJECT’S OBJECTIVES1. Collect and share best practices on
White Jobs 2. Sbapshots and foresight to reduce
mis-match and co-create regulatory framework
3. Analyse social innovation impact on strategic skills for social workers, (EU Atlas of Innovation in Social Work)
WIT is a project funded under the EC Programme PROGRESS 2007-2013
WP4 – Invest in knowledge
2 International conferences(Berlin, Sofia) based on periodical snapshots of the WITGIS
3 round tables (Milan, Berlin, Vilnius) 3 seminars (Milan, Sofia, Vilnius) + 5
workshops The (interactive?) WIT White Book
THE CORE PILLARS
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WP3 –benchmarking and WITGIS
Benchmarking
30 best practices on social work, social skills e social management
WITGIS on skills and good practices
THE CORE PILLARS
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Thanks for your
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WIT is a project funded under the EC Programme PROGRESS 2007-2013
This training material is supported by the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity - PROGRESS (2007-2013). This programme is implemented by the European Commission. It was established to financially support the implementation of the objectives of the European Union in the employment, social affairs and equal opportunities area, and thereby contribute to the achievement of the Europe 2020 Strategy goals in these fields.The seven-year Programme targets all stakeholders who can help shape the development of appropriate and effective employment and social legislation and policies, across the EU-27, EFTA-EEA and EU candidate and pre-candidate countries. For more information see: http://ec.europa.eu/progress. The information contained in this publication doesn’t necessarily reflect the position or opinion of the European Commission.
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