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New Ways to Work 2000European TeleworkProjects under RISI 1 (Information Society Strategy and Action Plan) draw on the lessons and follow the prepilotexperience, launched in 1995, of IRISI (Inter-Regional Information Society Initiative) in six test regionsin the Union (Piedmonte, Valencia, Nord Pas de Calais, North West England, Central Macedonia andSaxony) 15. The overall aim is to enable regional partnerships to make better use of existing resources fordeveloping the Information Society.These pilot projects follow an interdisciplinary approach and are being monitored and managed jointly by theDG for Regional Policy and Cohesion (formerly DG XVI) in cooperation with the DG for Employment andSocial Affairs (formerly DG V) and the DG for the Information Society (formerly DG XIII). 16RISI 2 (Pluri-regional Pilot Applications) projects focus their scope on the Less Favoured Regions (LFRs).Rather than identifying specific basic services and generic applications, these projects try to demonstrateinnovative uses of validated information and communication technologies in working and trading in LFRs. Thefocus is on the adaptation of existing validated technologies, rather than on new ones.2.3.4 Article 6 (ESF)Apart from the RISI projects mentioned above. There are a number of other projects which are classed ashaving an innovatory nature which are funded under Article 6 of the ESF. One to mention in particular is"Euro Telework" (the MIRTI on-line Project) which is a follow up to Models of Industrial Relations forTelework Innovation (MIRTI) project which was part funded under the Telematics Applications Programmeof the 4 th R&D Framework programme of the Commission administered by the then DG XIII.Euro-Telework brings together organisations in the Member States of the EU, plus Norway, to encouragesocial dialogue and provide useful information for those involved in that dialogue at local, national orEuropean levels. The project is co-ordinated by the European Trade Union Confederation, ETUC, andfocuses particularly on the needs of worker representatives and their organisations. Euro-Telework alsoincludes a number of specialist research organisations, technical partners, and individual experts. During2000, the project will produce:- Four European reports on telework regulation, vocational training, equal opportunities, and callcentres, based on national overviews from the partner countries,- Materials for use at conferences, educational seminars, and meetings concerned with employment andlabour market changes within the Information Society,- Two European-level seminars on telework and a series of national meetings- A web-site 17 which contains contracts, case studies, collective agreements, and other useful documentsconcerning telework.15 more detailed information about the IRISI pre-pilot actions may be obtained at the Web site http://spavalda.polito.it/16 more detailed information about the RISI 1 pilot actions may be obtained at the Web Site http://www.risi.lu.17 http://www.telework-mirti.org/- 20 -
New Ways to Work 2000European Telework3 The eEurope Action PlanThe eEurope initiative 18 was launched by the European Commission in December 1999 with the objective tobring Europe on-line. The Commission also presented a Communication on “A Strategy for jobs in theKnowledge economy” in January 2000 19. .The European Council in Lisbon in March 2000 concluded that the shift to a digital, knowledge-basedeconomy, prompted by new goods and services, will be a powerful engine for growth, competitiveness andjobs. In addition, it will be capable of improving citizens' quality of life and the environment. The Counciltherefore agreed measures for strengthening employment, economic reform and social cohesion as part of aknowledge based economy. This was both a signal of confidence that the Union is experiencing its bestmacro-economic outlook for a generation, and a strong political commitment to address in a co-ordinated waythe challenges of a new knowledge driven economy.The European Council agreed on a new strategic goal for the Union for the next decade : to become the mostcompetitive and dynamic knowledge based economy capable of sustained economic growth with moreand better jobs and greater social cohesion. The overall aim should be to raise the employment rate from anaverage of 61 % as close as possible to 70 % in 2010 and to increase the proportion of working-age women inemployment from an average of 51 % today to more that 60 % in 2010.The Council and the Commission were invited to draw up a comprehensive e-Europe Action Plan, using anopen method of co-ordination based on the benchmarking of national initiatives, combined with theCommission's recent e-Europe initiative as well as its communication "A strategy for jobs in the Knowledgeeconomy". This Action plan was adopted at the Feira European Council on 20 th June 2000. It focuses on akey date - 2002 - by which all of the targets should be achieved. However, it also provides a longer-termpolicy perspective, notably in relation to research and development policy.The Action Plan sets targets in 11 areas where action at European level would add value.1. A cheaper, faster, secure Interneta) Cheaper and faster Internet accessb) Faster Internet for researchers and studentsc) Secure networks and smart cards2. Investing in people and skillsa) European youth into the digital ageb) Working in the knowledge-based economyc) Participation for all in the knowledge-based economy3. Stimulate the use of the Interneta) Accelerating e-commerceb) Government online: electronic access to public servicesc) Health onlined) European digital content for global networkse) Intelligent transport systemsOf these, the 5 th is immediately relevant to eWork development, and this part of the Action Plan is summarisedbelow.18 For key documentation see http://europa.eu.int/comm/information_society/eeurope/documentation/index_en.htm19 http://europa.eu.int/comm/commissioners/diamantopoulou/infosoc_en.htm- 21 -
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