Social Inclusion by Proactive Design

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Kick-off meeting

12 February 2001Heraklion, Crete, Greece

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Meeting agenda (afternoon)

14:30 – 18:00 Afternoon session Data collection approach of project phase 1 Expected contributions of partners to the

preliminary report Dissemination policy Management issues Consolidation of meeting outcomes and

agreement on next steps Preliminary agenda for the 2nd project meeting

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of the first project phase

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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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Two-phase approachData collection

TechnologyFORTH-ICS

Business ITA

Case Studies

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Final Synthesis and Evaluation Report

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product / service perspective policy perspective

Local/RegionalCNR-IROE

National / EUVFA

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Sources for the sample (I)

Product / service perspective– IST projects (e.g., The School of Tomorrow)– European Agency for Development in Special Needs

Education– High-tech enterprises with an open commitment to

accessibility– Literature and web review– Conference participants with relevant focus– “Known” (to FORTH-ICS) candidates– Other

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Sources for the sample (II)

Policy perspective– European employment strategy– Strategies for jobs in the information society– Structural funds (e.g., objectives of EQUAL)– Forthcoming initiatives on social protection– National initiatives to combat exclusion– Key players in the field of

• employment (e.g., labour offices, huge employers)• vocational training (e.g., training centres, ministries)• education (e.g., distance education providers)

– “Known” (to VFA and CNR-IROE) candidates– Others

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Survey

questionnaires vs. interviews sample size length, language, level, scopepaper-based vs. web-based timingminimum feedback rate & reminders to increase

feedback synergies (e.g., combined questionnaires)

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Data analysis

quantitative dataqualitative dataranking (?)selection processdocumentation

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Link between the outcomes

If successful policy measures can be identified which facilitate inclusion / prevent exclusion of some societal groups, it is likely that – if these policy measures are modified towards the use of universally accessible IST-based technologies – they would unfold an even more powerful inclusion potential towards all citizens.

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Project web site (February 2001)Preliminary report on trends and practices

(due August 2001)Final project report (due May 2002)Other potential dissemination channels:

– Conferences– Discussion groups– Supporting organisations

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Web site

Address: http:// ibd.ics.forth.gr (?)Fulfils accessibility criteria (W3C-WAI)Contents

– Project description– Participants– Timetable (?)– Results– Participants-only area (?)

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Preliminary report

Key elements:IntroductionExplanation of project approach(Preliminary) results of the broad surveysSynthesisPreliminary conclusions

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Final report

Key elements:IntroductionSummary of the outcomes of the

preliminary reportExplanation of the case-study approachCase study outcomesSynthesis and policy recommendationsEvaluation report

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Supporting organisations

How to involve the supporting organisations? Institute of training and development "DIMITRA" (Greece) Association of the sheltered workshops for people with disabilities in the

federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) University of Crete (Greece) European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education (Europe) Europliroforissi - Vocational Training Centre (Greece) Publishers Association of Regional Hellenic Daily Press (Greece) National Institute of Labour (Greece) Trade Union, Department of Heraklion / Crete (Greece) Non Profit Association of Parents Guardians & Friends of Persons with

Special Needs (Greece) Federal State’s Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Health - Rhineland-

Palatinate (Germany)

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Management issues

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Financial statements

Two cost statements to be submitted (August 2001 and May 2002)

Statements are audited before submissionCommission grant is a maximumIf the consortium spends less than the

maximum amount, the Commission’s and the participants’ contributions will be decreased proportionally

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Daily subsistence costs

Specific rates for each country (e.g., Greece 113,19 €/day, Germany 127,10 € /day, Italy 129,82 € /day)– Minimum of 12 hours: 100%– 6 to 12 hours: 50 %– less than 6 hours plus meal: 25 %– less than 6 hours w/o meal: 0 %

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Travel expenses

Limitations– Most direct and economic route– Train journeys: first class– Air travel: special fares (Apex type; “full fare

economy” only on a case-by-case basis with proper supporting evidence)

– Air travel: only for distances above 400 km– Car journeys: equivalent of corresponding

first-class train ticket

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Payments

Payment in 3 installmentsAdvance payment (30%)

– approx. February 2001 Interim payment (40 %)

– interim report + interim financial statement– approx. August 2001 (+ max. 60 days)– on written request

Final payment (covering the balance due, i.e. max 30 %)– final report + final cost statement– approx. May 2002 (+ max. 60 days)– on written request

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Modifications of budget

Up to 10% increase / decrease in travel and staff budget possible

Sub-contracting budget is a maximumContingency reserve 5 % maximumOverheads 7 % maximum“In no case will budget modifications lead

to any increase in the Commission’s maximum grant amount” (Article 8, Section 3)

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Communication means

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Contact person

E-mail Telephone Telefax

FORTH-ICS

Constantine StephanidisHarald Weber

cs @ ics.forth.gr

harald @ ics.forth.gr

(+30) 81 391741

(+30) 81 391744

(+30) 81 391740

ITA Frank Leidermann

Bettina Nickel

fleider @ sozwi.uni-kl.de

bnickel @ sozwi.uni-kl.de

(+49) 631 205 3742(+49) 631 205 3752

(+49) 631 205 3397

CNR-IROE

Pier Luigi Emiliani

Paola Vulterini

ple @ iroe.fi.cnr.it

pvulterini @ capodarcoroma.org

(+39) 055-4235235(+39) 06 39 73 6794 (home)(+39) 348 6049180 (mobile)

(+39) 055-410893

VFA Valter FissamberMary Kyriazopoulou

vfa@hol.grkyria@acropolis.net

(+30) 1-921 3313(+30) 93 2720555 (mobile)(+30) 1 7251646 (home)

(+30) 1-921 3314

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Date Place Duration

29-30 June 2001 Florence 2 days

October 2001 virtual (e-mail) -

8-9 March 2002 Kaiserslautern 2 days

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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

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