Presentation by Mr. Dominik Zasadziński, Health and Social Affairs Unit, Department of Social Affairs, Łódź City Hall at the OECD LEED conference on "Demographic transition and ageing society - Implications for local labour markets" (Lodz, Poland), 21/-22 March 2013.
KALP Samaj Sewi Santha, in collaboration with PACS initiated “Affirmation of Social justice and Economic Equity of SC, ST, Muslim, Women, through Non-discriminatory accesses to Livelihood , With special focus on NREGA’’ Project which has been a wonderful journey to work with socially excluded communities in two districts ie Janjgir-champa and Baloda Bazar district. Over the period of almost 4 years of project’s duration, our mainly interventions were on non-discriminatory access to livelihood focusing on NREGA. We had a meaningful interventions into the life of the marginalised by engaging itself at two levels 1) Seeking new avenues of interventions and generating essential recourses for such process. 2) Continued the moral back up support emerged through the four years exercise.
Ms. Tracey P. Lauriault discusses neighbourhood scale research using Census data. She introduces The Cybercartographic Pilot Atlas of the Risk of Homelessness created at the Geomatics and Cartographic Research and will feature community based research (Halton, Hamilton and Saulth Ste. Marie) used to inform public policy as part of the Canadian Social Data Strategy (CSDS). She will feature maps and data about social issues in Canadian cities & metropolitan areas (e.g. Calgary, Toronto, Halton, Sault Ste. Marie, Ottawa, Montreal, & others) and will focus on the importance of local analysis and what the loss of the Long-Form Census could mean to evidence based decision making to communities in Canada’s.
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KALP Samaj Sewi Santha, in collaboration with PACS initiated “Affirmation of Social justice and Economic Equity of SC, ST, Muslim, Women, through Non-discriminatory accesses to Livelihood , With special focus on NREGA’’ Project which has been a wonderful journey to work with socially excluded communities in two districts ie Janjgir-champa and Baloda Bazar district. Over the period of almost 4 years of project’s duration, our mainly interventions were on non-discriminatory access to livelihood focusing on NREGA. We had a meaningful interventions into the life of the marginalised by engaging itself at two levels 1) Seeking new avenues of interventions and generating essential recourses for such process. 2) Continued the moral back up support emerged through the four years exercise.
Ms. Tracey P. Lauriault discusses neighbourhood scale research using Census data. She introduces The Cybercartographic Pilot Atlas of the Risk of Homelessness created at the Geomatics and Cartographic Research and will feature community based research (Halton, Hamilton and Saulth Ste. Marie) used to inform public policy as part of the Canadian Social Data Strategy (CSDS). She will feature maps and data about social issues in Canadian cities & metropolitan areas (e.g. Calgary, Toronto, Halton, Sault Ste. Marie, Ottawa, Montreal, & others) and will focus on the importance of local analysis and what the loss of the Long-Form Census could mean to evidence based decision making to communities in Canada’s.
Moulik IT Services is IT Service Company focused on delivering high quality services to our valued customers.
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We strongly believe in professionalism and ethics which we demonstrate in our business.
Note cards shouldn't be busy work that teachers ask kids to do. There is a purpose to them! This shares the process of how to use note cards to evaluate research and organize for the outline or rough draft.
Presentation by Randall Eberts, Executive Director, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, United States.
9th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance (Dublin-Kilkenny, Ireland), 26/27 March 2013.
http://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/9thfplgmeeting.htm
Edward Blakely - The new connection between people and placeOECD CFE
Presentation by Edward Blakely, Professor of Urban Policy, United States Studies Center, University of Sydney, Australia.
9th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance (Dublin-Kilkenny, Ireland), 26/27 March 2013.
http://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/9thfplgmeeting.htm
Presentation by Ms. Megumi Nozawa, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan at the OECD LEED conference on "Demographic transition and ageing society - Implications for local labour markets" (Lodz, Poland), 21/-22 March 2013.
Jens Sibbersen - Combatting poverty through an Active Labour Market PolicyOECD CFE
Presentation by Jens Siebbersen, Manager of career Center, Copenhagen Job Centre, Denmark.
9th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance (Dublin-Kilkenny, Ireland), 26/27 March 2013.
http://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/9thfplgmeeting.htm
Most companies today have separate programs which helps in bringing the employees of the organisation together and teaches them to work in a team environment. It is also one of the typical questions asked during interviewing a candidate, whether team work is one of their strength or not.
Although giving a definite answer to what really drives team work is difficult, as it may vary from good leadership to understanding among the team members, here's a list of few ways which can be used to enhance team values and work towards a successful company.
I talked about how Design thinking can help to differentiate in service management between competitors, but mostly in the perception of customers during a congress in Zoetermeer.
Age Friendly City: Definition and Case StudiesShakti Mishra
The WHO Age-friendly Cities framework developed in the Global Age-friendly Cities Guide proposes eight interconnected domains that can help to identify and address barriers to the well-being and participation of older people.
Memoria de actividades de la asociación Building Bridges, entidad de envío, coordinación y acogida de voluntarios europeos por el programa Erasmus+, becas , intercambios y cursos Erasmus+. Más información en: http://www.yeseuropa.org
Note cards shouldn't be busy work that teachers ask kids to do. There is a purpose to them! This shares the process of how to use note cards to evaluate research and organize for the outline or rough draft.
Presentation by Randall Eberts, Executive Director, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, United States.
9th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance (Dublin-Kilkenny, Ireland), 26/27 March 2013.
http://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/9thfplgmeeting.htm
Edward Blakely - The new connection between people and placeOECD CFE
Presentation by Edward Blakely, Professor of Urban Policy, United States Studies Center, University of Sydney, Australia.
9th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance (Dublin-Kilkenny, Ireland), 26/27 March 2013.
http://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/9thfplgmeeting.htm
Presentation by Ms. Megumi Nozawa, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan at the OECD LEED conference on "Demographic transition and ageing society - Implications for local labour markets" (Lodz, Poland), 21/-22 March 2013.
Jens Sibbersen - Combatting poverty through an Active Labour Market PolicyOECD CFE
Presentation by Jens Siebbersen, Manager of career Center, Copenhagen Job Centre, Denmark.
9th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance (Dublin-Kilkenny, Ireland), 26/27 March 2013.
http://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/9thfplgmeeting.htm
Most companies today have separate programs which helps in bringing the employees of the organisation together and teaches them to work in a team environment. It is also one of the typical questions asked during interviewing a candidate, whether team work is one of their strength or not.
Although giving a definite answer to what really drives team work is difficult, as it may vary from good leadership to understanding among the team members, here's a list of few ways which can be used to enhance team values and work towards a successful company.
I talked about how Design thinking can help to differentiate in service management between competitors, but mostly in the perception of customers during a congress in Zoetermeer.
Age Friendly City: Definition and Case StudiesShakti Mishra
The WHO Age-friendly Cities framework developed in the Global Age-friendly Cities Guide proposes eight interconnected domains that can help to identify and address barriers to the well-being and participation of older people.
Memoria de actividades de la asociación Building Bridges, entidad de envío, coordinación y acogida de voluntarios europeos por el programa Erasmus+, becas , intercambios y cursos Erasmus+. Más información en: http://www.yeseuropa.org
The "PROTECT YOUR LOVE - SAVE THE FUTURE" promote solidarity and motivate the community, people with HIV, their families, friends, people who are under the influence of prejudice, at increased risk for HIV infection and are subject to discrimination, to join forces to provide respect for human rights, create a tolerant environment in which to accept and appreciate diversity and to provide high quality and universal access to social, legal and health protection for all people. Solidarity of society is the basis of acceptance of personal responsibility and is essential for reducing stigma and discrimination and promote efficient and transparent participation of vulnerable, disadvantaged and socially marginalized people in social processes
A collection of contributions of leading figures within the European third sector, who deal with five crucial challenges on a daily basis:
1. coordination
2. capacity
3. financial sustainability
4. governance
5. reputation
Their testimonies map out a range of ways in which these challenges can be addressed, and offer a personal view on how to survive and thirve as a leader in this new era.
The stories compiled in this issue feature the results, achieved by the civil society organizations, community activists, and common citizens members of target groups of projects, implemented in seven regions of Ukraine during the period of January through September 2010.
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Servizio Civile Universale - Serena SUSIGANOECD CFE
Presentazione di Serena Susigan, Direttrice, ENDO-FAP, Servizio Civile Universale Don Orione, Liguria, all'evento OCSE "Scegliere il Servizio Civile Universale: un dialogo sulle opportunità di impiego dei giovani in Italia", tenutosi a Trento il 6 febbraio 2024.
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Servizio Civile Universale - Federica DE LUCAOECD CFE
Presentazione di Federica De Luca, Ricercatrice all’Istituto Nazionale per l’Analisi delle Politiche Pubbliche (INAPP), Referente di progetto “Monitoraggio e Valutazione del Servizio Civile Universale”, all'evento OCSE "Scegliere il Servizio Civile Universale: un dialogo sulle opportunità di impiego dei giovani in Italia", tenutosi a Trento il 6 febbraio 2024.
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Servizio Civile Universale - Cristina PASCHETTAOECD CFE
Presentazione di Cristina Paschetta, Responsabile Progettazione, gestione bandi e volontari, accreditamento nuove sedi, Consorzio Monviso solidale, Piemonte, all'evento OCSE "Scegliere il Servizio Civile Universale: un dialogo sulle opportunità di impiego dei giovani in Italia", tenutosi a Trento il 6 febbraio 2024.
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FDI and Superstar Spillovers: Evidence from Firm-to-Firm Transactions - Amit...OECD CFE
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Mary AMITI (FED New York, United States)
Despite competition concerns over the increasing dominance of global corporations, many argue that productivity spillovers from multinationals to domestic firms justify pro-FDI policies. For the first time, we use firm-to-firm transaction data in a developed country to examine the impact of forming a new relationship with a multinational, and find a TFP increase of about 8% three or more years after the event. Sales to other buyers, trade and customer quality also increase. However, we also document that starting to supply other “superstar firms” such as those who heavily export or are very large also increases performance by similar amounts, even if the superstar is a non-multinational. Placebos on starting relationships with smaller firms and novel identification strategies relying solely on demand shocks to superstar firms support a causal interpretation. In addition to productivity spillovers, we document the transmission of “relationship capabilities” and “dating agency” effects as the increase in new buyers is particularly strong within the superstar firm’s existing network. These results suggest an important role for raising productivity through the supply chains of superstar firms regardless of their multinational status.
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Maria AURINDO (National Institute of Statistics, Portugal)
The presentation illustrates how a new Business-to-Consumer (B2C) database extracted from the Portuguese E-invoice system can be an important tool to explore the functional territories concept taking the pharmacies catchment areas as an example. The discussion addresses data integration methodological options and how Statistics Portugal infrastructural information domains – Business register, Building and fraction register and Population register – were crucial for this exercise, developed within the CE-SIG – Map of facilities and services project.
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Mapping location and co-location of industries at the neighborhood level - A...OECD CFE
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Alessandro ALASIA, Dennis HUYNH (Statistics Canada)
In Canada, there is limited analysis on industry locations at the neighbourhood level; location and co-location of industries have been assessed primarily at the regional scale which results in an information gap for businesses. Recent evidence suggests that businesses do not just choose a city for their location, they choose specific business districts within a metropolitan area. Recent improvements in the geolocation of business microdata allow to address the information gap. This work, undertaken as part of the Business Data Lab and in collaboration with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, is a first attempt to map industry locations at the neighbourhood level in major metropolitan areas of Canada. Using establishment-level microdata from the Business Register, we apply spatial kernel density estimations to identify neighbourhoods with high employment/revenue density for selected industries (2-digit NAICS) and industry clusters (grouping of 6-digits NAICS). The geographic delineation of business districts within metropolitan areas is the first step in understanding the evolution of industry location and co-location over time, and assessing local business dynamics at the neighbourhood level. Ultimately, these business districts can be analyzed in combination with additional data sources (e.g., mobility and road traffic) to derive further economic insights.
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Advancing and democratizing business data in Canada- Patrick Gill & Stephen TappOECD CFE
Democratizing data through innovative data governance and visualizations
Patrick GILL, Stephen TAPP (Chambers of Commerce, Canada)
Small organizations in Canada struggle with accessing and leveraging data on business conditions and trends. These organizations have expressed difficulty in knowing what is available, accessing it and converting this information into actionable insights. To empower small organizations with more business-related information and insights, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has built a suite of free tools that merge and visualize traditional statistics with powerful high-frequency data sets (e.g. payments and mobility). This work is enabled by innovate data governance (e.g. a data trust) and a collaborative partnership with Statistics Canada. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is continuing work with Statistics Canada to release more local business information available through the agency’s Business Register (e.g. the mapping of local business districts), and is exploring how Generative AI can support small organizations’ navigation and understanding of the business information it has curated.
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The market microstructure of industrial ecosystems in the digital and green transitions: evidence from Estonia
Louise GUILLOUET (Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate, OECD)
Thanks to a unique combination of administrative and survey data matched to the Estonian VAT data, this project studies how information on transaction data can shed light on industrial policy making, through two different angles: 1/ Improving the understanding of the production network, industrial ecosystems and the relevant unit of analysis for industrial policy design and 2/ An application to the diffusion of the green and digital transitions, showing the role of production network in technology diffusion and how this can be leveraged to increase policy effectiveness.
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Horizon 2020 - research networks across borders - Rupert KawkaOECD CFE
Involvement of rural regions in European research networks
Rupert KAWKA, Torsten SCHUNDER (Federal Office for Building and regional Planning, Germany)
This study investigates the distribution of the European Union's Horizon 2020 funding programme on rural and urban regions between 2014 and 2020 and the resulting urban-rural links. Leveraging the Horizon 2020-database covering the 2014-20 programming period, which encompasses data on approximately 35,000 funded projects involving nearly 180,000 partners, the paper explores the participation of rural firms and organisations in the broader European research framework. By integrating the urban-rural classification of NUTS 3 regions, the research addresses key questions concerning the involvement of rural regions in Horizon 2020 projects, the structural differences in projects with and without rural participation, and the dynamics of urban-rural collaboration in research. The study further aims to identify potential clusters of rural innovation hubs across Europe and assess spatial disparities.
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The SSE can support access to rights, empowerment, social and labour market inclusion of refugees. Join this webinar with the UNHCR, SINGA and NESsT Poland to discover how the SSE plays a role in the steps along the way of refugee’s journey.
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2. “ACTIVE 60+” PROGRAMME
Diagnosis of the problem
Demographic background
The population of Lodz is 774,000. Lodz has a
dynamic student population, with 113 000
students in further education, but in 2010, 25%
of the Lodz’s population consisted of people
over 60. Lodz has the highest percentage of
elderly citizens compared to other cities in
Poland. This will rise to 33% by 2020. If external
conditions remain unchanged, in 2030, senior
citizens will form the majority of the city’s
population.
3. “ACTIVE 60+” PROGRAMME
Diagnosis of the problem
Demographic background
An analysis of Poland’s demographics shows that the Lodz administrative
area (voivodeship) differs from other areas in Poland in age structure.
Udział ludności w wieku 60 lat i więcej
Senior citizens make up over 18% of the voivodeship population, more than
w ogólnej liczbie ludności
any other region in Poland. The dynamic of this aging process is
characterised by a longer life expectancy.X II 2010)
(stan w dniu 31
Łódź 25,2%
Warszawa 24,0%
Wrocław 22,6%
Poznań 22,4%
Kraków 22,1%
4. “ACTIVE 60+” PROGRAMME
Diagnosis of the problem
Activity of senior citizens – mapping the situation
There are several senior citizen clubs in culture centres, housing
associations, parishes, and housing estates.
Also there are trade union organizations and additionally, several thousand
senior citizens attend nine Universities of the third age.
There are non-governmental organizations created for and run by old age
pensioners; they are also involved in history-related committee, societies
and groups.
5. “ACTIVE 60+” PROGRAMME
Diagnosis of the problem
Diagnosed problems
An analysis of senior citizen situation in revealed the following problems:
No database of information concerning organised activities for older
members of society;
on a local level, o clear policy concerning the elderly
support and aid from the city only reached a narrow group of the elderly,
mainly as social welfare;
the city does not offer actively interesting, interdisciplinary solutions aimed at
senior citizens;
an inefficient use of existing local infrastructure and facilities, such as
housing committees, schools, libraries and cultural centres.
6. “ACTIVE 60+” PROGRAMME
The strategic goal of “Active 60+” programme:
to stimulate and improve the quality of life of people over 60 living in the
city of Lodz.
Specific aims:
1. To develop and promote the idea of voluntary work and supporting
local leaders working In the local 60+ communities.
2. Inter-generational integration and inter-generational flow of values.
3. To promote a positive and active image of senior citizens.
7. “ACTIVE 60+” PROGRAMME
“Lodz Senior Citizen Centre”
The framework of the programme “Active 60+” consist of:
I. Creation of a “Lodz Senior Citizen Centre” – a focal point for the
elderly
The range of activities of the “Lodz Senior Citizen Centre” comprises:
1. initiating and supporting initiatives for senior citizens;
2. running an information point for senior citizens;
3. providing internet services addressed to senior citizens’ needs;
4. coordination of cooperation between seniors and the City Council;
5. initiating and supporting inter-generational programmes;
6. research and analysis of social needs within the senior community;
7. adopting activities for the development activation within the senior
community;
8. promotion and support for voluntary work undertaken by senior citizens;
9. development of activities undertaken by senior citizens;
10. conducting advisory and client services for senior citizens;
8. “ACTIVE 60+” PROGRAMME
Active Seniors Centres
II. Undertaking to improve the quality of life of senior citizens in the whole of the
city.
The second important element of our programme is to introduce undertakings to
improve the quality of life of senior citizens in the whole of the city.
1. District Active Seniors Centres
This activity will encompass the creation of regional Active Senior Citizen Centres.
These centres will work towards all-round social integration for people over 60 in the
areas where they reside. The centres are located in five regions in Lodz.
This is of a complex, interdisciplinary socio-educational project, the essence of which
is to form habits of spending free time in an active and creative way, developing skills,
coping strategies and adapting to modern life.
Through the outreach activities run by these centres, we also want to bring our senior
citizens closer to the rich history of our city and its multiculturalism. Lodz was a
multicultural and multinational city, built by Poles, Germans, Jews and Russians, and
flourished until the outbreak of the World War II, and its traces are visible in the city
even to this day.
9. “ACTIVE 60+” PROGRAMME
Senior Clubs
Creating and supporting the existing district Senior Clubs.
An important aspect of our activity is the creation of additional Senior Clubs. This is
particularly important, because Lodz is a vast city, and we hope to be able to support
senior citizens through the Senior Clubs through our outreach programme.
We want to use the already existing infrastructure more effectively to implement this
programme. The clubs will be created using schools, town libraries and district
councils, depending on the needs of specific communities.
10. “ACTIVE 60+” PROGRAMME
The City Council of Seniors
We also want to include the eldest generation in community life, in activities aimed at
fulfilling their needs, and solving the main issues concerning the elderly. This is why
the City Council of Seniors was set up.
The City Council of Seniors is to be an advisory, initiative body, whose aim is to serve
senior citizens by representing their interests before the local government.
The City Council of Seniors – a bridge between citizens
and local authorities.
The Council will operate in the following areas:
1. supporting activities of the elderly
2. housing for senior citizens
3. promoting health of the elderly
4. preventing and eliminating the marginalisation of the elderly
5. dispelling stereotypes about the elderly and showing as people with valid opinions
6. offering different leisure activities and access to education and culture
7. supporting and making accessible various means of education for the elderly
11. “ACTIVE 60+” PROGRAMME
City Seniors Card
City facilities more friendly to the elderly.
The next step for making Lodz ‘senior citizen friendly’
will be to introduce the senior citizens card. The
‘City Seniors Card’ gives preferential access to city
services. Senior citizens will have access to
discounts, promotions and offers prepared for
them by city institutions and companies. The card
will entitle them to discounts connected with
culture, tourism and sport.
12. “ACTIVE 60+” PROGRAMME
Achievements
Seniors Centre, Lodz City Council
Since the beginning of 2012, when we managed to officially open the Lodz Seniors
Centre, we have gradually been able to meet more and more of the needs of the
elderly.
Council of Seniors
On 14th May 2012 we held elections for the City
Council of Seniors. 88 senior citizens took part
in the election meeting. They represented non-
governmental organizations acting for the
elderly, housing estate committees, university of
the third age and senior citizen clubs. This is
testament to the many elderly citizens who want
to be actively involved in making a difference to
the world around them. June will see the
inauguration of the Council of Seniors.
13. “ACTIVE 60+” PROGRAMME
Achievements
Active Seniors Centres within districts of Lodz
In February 2012 five district Active Seniors Centres were opened.
Activities centres::
education, training (for example, computers, internet, foreign languages, lectures and basic law
studies)
culture (for example, art workshops, pottery, theatre, drawing and painting lessons, ballroom dancing,
photography, exhibitions, meetings with artists, politicians and scientists)
recreation (for example sports sessions, including rehabilitation, such as Nordic walking and
gymnastics)
health and preventative medicine (for example instruction on how to lead a healthy lifestyle, meetings
with doctors, dieticians and sportspersons)
guidance, consultation and information (for example legal advice, information about law and civic
responsibilities in courts and public offices)
Activities fitted to beneficiaries’ needs.
14. “ACTIVE 60+” PROGRAMME
In 2013 we would like to introduce the following:
1. improving access to geriatric/ gerontological care;
2. introducing a programme supporting people over 55 on the labour market;
3. adapting infrastructure to senior citizens.
15. “ACTIVE 60+” PROGRAMME
Conclusion
Systematic approach - the activities undertaken for senior citizens within the framework of
the programme create conditions for a systems approach in Lodz to issues affecting the
elderly.
Supporting and stimulating activities - We wish to contribute to the developing
cooperation of institutions and organizations working with the over sixties. Implementation
of the programme raises social awareness, highlights problems resulting from Lodz’s aging
population, and helps to dispel stereotypes of old age and negative attitudes to senior
citizens.
Improving quality of life - Our desire is to have a real impact on the quality of senior
citizens’ life, as well as increasing their participation in society.
16. Thank you for your attention!
Urząd Miasta Łodzi
Nazwa Departamentu
Urząd Miasta Łodzi ul. Piotrkowska 104 pokój 3 tel.: +48 650 48 39
Nazwa Departamentu 93-036 tel.fax.: +48 650 48 38 email: a.malinowski@uml.lodz.pl