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Multi-Stakeholder Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships Partnerships
Telecenters SummitTelecenters SummitBudapest 2010Budapest 2010
Katarzyna Bałucka-DębskaKatarzyna Bałucka-Dębska
ICT for InclusionICT for InclusionEuropean CommissionEuropean Commission
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• eInclusion initiatives study
• Policy recommendations
• Role of the Telecenters
Study of Multi-stakeholder Partnerships in eInclusion
• Initiatives analysed• Funding and composition of a MSP• Risks and barriers• Success factors for Sustainability• Awarness and impact
Shortlisted initiatives
Partnership and funding
• Full and ancillary partnership• Private initiatve > CSR• Private & NGO / community and/or
public• Public funds > red tape, govt silos• Pooling resources and purchasing power
Barriers
• Funding
• Cross-cutting nature v. government silos
• Skills of the intermediaries
• Awareness raising
Success factors
• Understanding of people & local community needs• one-to-one• users’ needs – I am where you are not 3 streets away• “fear management” – e.g. I am step ahead
• Buy in from local community / ownership• Integrate ICT in traditional inclusion / useful context >
ICT as a tool, creative• Roles of the partners – do what you know best• Skills of key personnel
• volunteers v. professionalisation
Success factors - ctd.
• Management and implementation mechanisms• Steering and Rowing
• Critical mass & efficiency• Through networks – lobby, best practice• Federating practitioners
• To push and lobby• Know how and exchange of practice; capacity building• Get quantifiable results
• Local replication – multiplying positive outcomes
• Evidence based initiative > policy influence
Skills of intermediaries/Leonardo Innovation Project/
• Minimum common requirements for eFacilitators that the training should address• ICT ISCED level 5; plus familiarity with latest IS tendencies and
resources (e-learning, e-services, social networks, open source tools)
• Diploma/experience in communication and socio-cultural animation for target groups at risk
• Ability to plan and manage training activities and pojects, centre itself
• Medium / high level of EN plus other relevant langauge• Specific knowledge / experience for specialised eInclusion paths
(social inclusion / labour / LLL path)
• Mobility – but impossible – vocational training differences
Policy recommendations – where do we fit in wider picture
Conclusions
• Telecenters instrumental to delivering “Every European Digital”
• Give evidence – measure & showcase outcomes
• Set targets - % online but also how did it translate in real life
• Link to wider agendas, stakeholders• Work out practical tool-kit models• Role of the EC
Links
• Study “e-Inclusion initiatives from private and non-profit European entities” by Tech4i2 Ltd: David Osimo, Annalisa De Luca and Cristiano Codagnone http://www.epractice.eu/en/library/322646
• eInclusion
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/einclusion/index_en.htm
• Contact: Katarzyna Balucka-Debskakatarzyna.balucka (at) ec.europa.eu