IT TOOLS FOR SCHOOL AND EMPLOYMENTBabak Farshchian, Solveig Ose, Monica Divitini

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Challenge

• NEET (neither in education, employment, or training).

• Approximately 110 000 NEET youth 18-30 in Norway.

• More than 40 000 of these are "hidden" i.e. receive no benefits.

• One hundred youth at work = one billion NOK savings.

www.jobb.no

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Why become NEET?www.adressa.no

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IT

• NEET youth are "digital natives".

• 80% of youth age 15 spend more than two hours each day on mobile and social media.

• 60% of male upper secondary pupils spend three or more hours a day in front of a screen.

• Discussion of IT-based services for NEET has been absent.

Dagens Næringsliv

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Why IT support

• NEET youth need support!

• More effective personalized follow-up.

• Tools to include the "hidden" group of 40 000 NEET youth.

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The challenge of continuity

Pupil

OT-tjenesten

NAV i SkolenLærere

Rådgiver

HelsesøsterOther pupils

"the practice is characterized by the existence of multiple actors and a low level of leadership. There is a high tendency of resorting to use ad hoc solutions, and more or less accidental cooperation across networks is the norm" (Buland et al. 2014).

NAV (AVDir, ADept)Fylkeskommunen (UDir, og KDept)Kommunen (UDir, KDept, KRDept)Others

PPT Arbeidsgivere

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Characteristics of IT solutions

• Non-stigmatizing and "Cool".

• Personalized.

• Comprehensive.

• Social.

• Effective.

• Integrated.

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An IT framework

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Join us in a NEET-IT living lab initiative!

• www.sintef.no/yoin

• www.digitalinclusion.no

• www.tell-gemini.no

happensingreece.com

Thanks for listening!

Yoin: The act of being or doing something awesome. E.g. "Woah, he just did a triple backflip. That dude's yoin." (Urban Dictionary).

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