Dr Luc ía de l Mora l Esp ín

JRC-IPTS Workshop on the "Future of Work"

Timebanking, ICT, employment and

employability in a European context

Taraceas S. Coop. AndUniversitad Pablo de Olavide

Brussels, 11 June 2013

Contents of the presentation

Taraceas S. Coop. And. – Universidad Pablo de Olavide

1. Regional specificities1. Emilia Romagna (Italy)2. Andalusia (Spain)

2. Timebanking and ICT1. ICT uses2. ICT effects

3. Policy-related issues1. Initial recommendations

Timebanking as a methodology

Flexible and adaptable tool

Pursue different objectives

National diversityRegional diversity

Core idea

Taraceas S. Coop. And. – Universidad Pablo de Olavide

Welfare mix economy

(Harris 2004)

“TB are as chameleons” (Altés 2012)

1. Regional specificities

Case studies

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Andalusia

Emilia Romagna

Common characteristics

Members profile Members motivations TB models Challenges

1. Regional specificities

Emilia Romagna

Taraceas S. Coop. And. - Universidad Pablo de Olavide

• The first Italian TB (1991/1994)• 25 TBs in 1997• 52 TBs in 2013• High survival rate• More than 15000 hours/year exchanged

Strong local welfare

Strong civil sociaty

• Timebanking legal framework

• Coordinated political effords- Local governments- Regional government

- ICT support

• Strong TBs networks

1. Regional specificities

Andalusia

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• 14 TBs in 2010 • 40 TBs in 2012• 38 TBs 2013

• Unknown number of exchanges

Strong family networks (Barbadillo 2008, Rodríguez Pascual 2008)

Economic&Political crisis context

Inconsistent political support

• Late set up of TBs

• TB diversityAlternative TB - Municipal TB

• Weak TBs networks

2. Timebanking and ICTs

ICT uses

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TB clasification by ICT use:1. No use at all2. Communication tool

1. Internal2. External

3. Management tool- Digital accounts1. Self-managed – Feedback and rating system2. Secretary-managed

4. Mixed use

2. Timebanking and ICTs

TB using ICT

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ICT use effects: Opportunities and challanges

1. Increasing number of members2. Rejuvenation of TBs3. Increasing autonomy of members4. New kinds of exchanges5. Increasing workload6. Generational/digital gap

3. Policy-related issues

Initial recommendations

Taraceas S. Coop. And. - Universidad Pablo de Olavide

Promote botton-up processes…1. Employability as a new explicit TB objective

Timebanking as a pre/post-employability process

2. Creativity and innovation (work in progress) New types of mixed TBs TB networks

3. Coordinated policy action ICT-support policies Best practices

4. Harmonized TB evaluation model Amartya Sen Capabilities approach

Dr Luc ía de l Mora l Esp ín

JRC-IPTS Workshop on the "Future of Work"

Thank you for your attention

www.taraceas.esldelmoral@taraceas.es

Brussels, 11 june 2013

Tipo de servicios intercambiados

BdT Ecolocal, Andalucía

Departamento de Economía, Métodos Cuantitativos e Historia Económica

13%

5%

6%

34%6%

3%1%

5%

27% informática

idiomas

jardinería y plantas

salud y belleza

arte y música

pequeñas chapuzas caseras

transportes

labores caseras y cocina

otros

Tipo de servicios intercambiados

BdT Modena, Emilia Romaña

Departamento de Economía, Métodos Cuantitativos e Historia Económica

1 Información proporcionada por Sghedonni y Vocarri contables del BdT, 18 abril 2011.

Horas y servicios intercambiados según categorías de servicios

Categoría Horas Intercambios

Duración Media

% del total

% sin horas secretaría

Donador/a1

Receptor/a

Burocracia y oficina

948,3 372 2,5 31,1 60% Mujeres 40% Hombres

100% Banca del Tempo

Lecciones 448 211 2,1 14,7 21,3 70% Mujeres 30% Hombres

70% Mujeres 30% Hombres

Ropa y costura

414 129 3,2 13,6 19,7 100% Mujeres 60% Mujeres 40% Hombres

Comida y bebida

240,5 100 2,4 7,9 11,5 100% Mujeres 50% Mujeres 50% Hombres

Miscelánea 222,4 96 2,3 7,3 10,6 Sin información

Sin información

Trabajos manuales

221,3 50 4,4 7,3 10,5 80% Hombres 20% Mujeres

70% Mujeres 30% Hombres

Leer, conversar,

160 84 1,9 5,2 7,6 50% Mujeres 50% Hombres

70% Mujeres 30% Hombres

Cuidado de las personas

118,5 60 2 3,9 5,6 80% Mujeres 20% Hombres

60% Mujeres 40% Hombres

Viajar, transportar, turismo

73 28 2,6 2,4 3,5 50% Mujeres 50% Hombres

50% Mujeres 50% Hombres

Tecnología 55 21 2,6 1,8 2,6 80% Hombres 20% Mujeres

50% Mujeres 50% Hombres

Compañía 42 16 2,6 1,4 2,0 80% Mujeres 20% Hombres

60% Mujeres 40% Hombres