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AER Summer School Östersund Jämtland,Sweden 24th -30th August 2008 Best practice exchange: Youth participation in the formation of regional entrepreneurship strategies

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Page 1: AER Summer School Östersund Jämtland,Sweden 24th -30th August 2008 Best practice exchange: Youth participation in the formation of regional entrepreneurship

AER Summer SchoolÖstersund

Jämtland,Sweden24th -30th August 2008

Best practice exchange:Youth participation in the formation of regional entrepreneurship

strategies

Page 2: AER Summer School Östersund Jämtland,Sweden 24th -30th August 2008 Best practice exchange: Youth participation in the formation of regional entrepreneurship

Youth Participation

Objective:

Promote the active participation of young people in life, in society and in decision making processes at local, regional and national level.

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Youth participation

Goals:• Increase participation by

young people in the civic life of their community

• Increase participation by young people in the system of representative democracy

• Provide greater support for various forms of learning to participate

• Mobilise the support of regional and local authorities for young people’s participation

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Youth Participation

Measures to enhance youth participation:

• Support for the creativity of young

people to develop different forms of participatory dialogues in civic society

• Encourage in the best possible way innovative participatory projects and structures

• Encourage the participation of young people in democratic processes at local, regional and national level

• encourage the active participation of young people in the development of the local community, in particular for young people with little experience of such involvement

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Youth Participation

• Mainstreaming Youth

• Empowerment

• Social Inclusion

• Structured Dialogue

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Youth Entrepreneurship

• Initiative

• Innovation

• Creativity

• Risk-taking

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Youth Entrepreneurship

Values of Youth Entrepreneurship:

• Create employment• Promote innovation• Present alternatives to the

organisation of work• Sense of meaning and

belonging, especially marginalized youth

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Youth Entrepreneurship

Support Measures:

- Access to finance- Provide tailor made

support- Suitable training offers- Changes in legislation- Reducing the stigma of

failure- Review social security

schemes for entrepreneurs

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Back to the topic

Include young people in the development of suitable support measures and into strategic regional planning!

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Group Work Exchange of Best Practice

Discuss in 4 groups (mixed youth and adult participants)

• What Best Practice examples exist in your Region for the inclusion of young people in the formation of regional entrepreneurship strategies? (Bring at least 1 example)

• What are the needs of a young entrepreneur which could be met by regional solutions? (try to identify as many needs as possible)

• In which areas the participation of young people in the formation of regional entrepreneurship strategies could be enhanced ? (Who are the stakeholders? Which strategic platforms do already exist? Which new forums would be needed? How can youth be integrated into these forums?)

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Group work/Exchange of Best Practice

• Expected: Short presentation of each group to the plenary!

• PLEASE, identify a reporter!!!