eSangathan White Paper Brussels – September 18, 2008 Nicole TURB É-SUETENS

The 3 pillars of eSangathan Employment & Social Innovation Senior Knowledge Workers

Employment

&

Social Innovation

Contextual issues Some were raised by Peter Active Ageing Workforce (AAW) and Ageing Well are two different topics Active aged workers = talent, skills, experience = precious economic resource AAW is a scattered topic in the EU-Commission between 4 DGs and never THE core topic

Some were raised by Peter

Active Ageing Workforce (AAW) and Ageing Well are two different topics

Active aged workers = talent, skills, experience = precious economic resource

AAW is a scattered topic in the EU-Commission between 4 DGs and never THE core topic

Demographics

Active Ageing Workforce Is a specific population segment Knowledge workers are also a segment The knowledge worker is a professional who works and applies his/her intellectual capacities to create, process, distribute and connect information, ideas and expertise AAKW is a growing segment; the builder of the knowledge society Statistical systems have not yet adapted ICT is a key enabler

Is a specific population segment

Knowledge workers are also a segment

The knowledge worker is a professional who works and applies his/her intellectual capacities to create, process, distribute and connect information, ideas and expertise

AAKW is a growing segment; the builder of the knowledge society

Statistical systems have not yet adapted

ICT is a key enabler

AAKW and ICT CWE become basic ICT tools for knowledge workers to: Share, produce, distribute, publish knowledge Transfer knowledge Capitalise knowledge and develop intangible assets Enable a smooth intergenerational co-operation It is the way to co-create knowledge

CWE become basic ICT tools for knowledge workers to:

Share, produce, distribute, publish knowledge

Transfer knowledge

Capitalise knowledge and develop intangible assets

Enable a smooth intergenerational co-operation

It is the way to co-create knowledge

Content of White Paper (1) Main issues Active ageing society Loss of knowledge and know-how Use of ICT for a new productive sociality Structuring dimensions Sociological Economic Socio-technological Managerial

Main issues

Active ageing society

Loss of knowledge and know-how

Use of ICT for a new productive sociality

Structuring dimensions

Sociological

Economic

Socio-technological

Managerial

Content of White Paper (2) Inhibitors Macro-level Micro-level Individual or personal Good practices Public sector National institutions and NGOs Corporations (to be added for final version) HR and Personnel companies

Inhibitors

Macro-level

Micro-level

Individual or personal

Good practices

Public sector

National institutions and NGOs

Corporations (to be added for final version)

HR and Personnel companies

Recommendations at EU-Level Consider the AAW as a strategic topic More transversal actions; no more silos More detailed statistics using 5-years segments Define better the occupational structure « skilled non manual » (42,5% of 55-64 in 2006) Identify clearly the knowledge workers as a population Co-ordonate, organise and disseminate « good practices »

Consider the AAW as a strategic topic

More transversal actions; no more silos

More detailed statistics using 5-years segments

Define better the occupational structure « skilled non manual » (42,5% of 55-64 in 2006)

Identify clearly the knowledge workers as a population

Co-ordonate, organise and disseminate « good practices »

Recommendations to Public Bodies Implement a national ICT-training policy for AAW + assessment system Make sure social strategy, retirement policy and labour legal system are coherent Improve the ICT skills of the employment agents who are supposed to counsel and coach unemployed aged workers

Implement a national ICT-training policy for AAW + assessment system

Make sure social strategy, retirement policy and labour legal system are coherent

Improve the ICT skills of the employment agents who are supposed to counsel and coach unemployed aged workers

Recommendations to Corporations Implement an « age pyramid » mgt system Introduce an ageing workforce policy Guarantee equal opportunity for training Organise knowledge transfer while managing intergenerational relationship Develop employee ICT-employability

Implement an « age pyramid » mgt system

Introduce an ageing workforce policy

Guarantee equal opportunity for training

Organise knowledge transfer while managing intergenerational relationship

Develop employee ICT-employability

Recommendations to individuals Manage your personal skills Education, training, more education and more training Assess your eSkills on a regular basis Update your skills Develop your knowledge

Manage your personal skills

Education, training, more education and more training

Assess your eSkills on a regular basis

Update your skills

Develop your knowledge

THANK YOU www.esangathan.eu www.esangathan.in www.esangathan.fr www.esangathan.se Co-ordinator: Nicole Turbé-Suetens [email_address]

www.esangathan.eu

www.esangathan.in

www.esangathan.fr

www.esangathan.se

Co-ordinator: Nicole Turbé-Suetens

[email_address]

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