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September 2018Foreword by ENSRChairman
Dr. Kim Møller
Welcome back to the secondround of the year 2018.Looking back, it was as alwaysvery encouraging seeing somany of you in Brussels forthe ENSR days. Spending time
together both professionally and socially iswhat brings the network alive. Therefore, weare eager to create more opportunities foractual collaboration cross partner entities.
Writing winning proposals and then executinggreat projects together is of course the ultimateway to engage. However, we are not alwaysable to provide sufficient project opportunitiesfor collaboration. Therefore, the ExecutiveCommittee has launched a, of course limited,financial support for ENSR-partners (two ormore) to organise what we call ENSR-seminars. The approach to topics is very broadand the key condition is that a seminarcontribute to interaction between partners inorder to raise the visibility of ENSR beyondthe partner-network itself. More details to besent by the ENSR secretariat. On behalf of theExecutive Committee, I wish you a successfulconclusion to the year and many stimulatinghours with partner fellows from our network.
In this edition
Foreword by ENSRChairmanENSR Days 2018NewsInteresting projectsInteresting nationalprojectsNew ENSR partnersNew ENSR contactpersonsWant to contribute?
Interesting nationalprojects
In addition to informationregarding recent internationaland collaborative projectscarried out by ENSR members,in this edition of the ENSRnewsletter we wish to presentsome other recent, relevantnational projects carried out byour members.
Feasibility study forimplementing FAIR ResearchData (Oxford ResearchDenmark)
This feasibility study maps the
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ENSR Days 2018At a point in time where digital technologiesare present in nearly every aspect of life, theresearchers of the ENSR network gathered todiscuss how digitalisation has already affectedand will affect the future of our research andwork. Digitalisation is and will be a driver forreform and growth. In a world in which changetakes places in the blink of an eye, it isespecially important to address and study thesenew digital phenomena together, in the mostefficient way possible.
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As ‘digital by default’ becomes the future ofevery policy field, our ENSR network willkeep coming together to learn, shareexperiences, and evaluate future, commongrounds for cooperation.
President Kim Møller kicked-off the annualmeeting welcoming the guests and partners ona sunny day in Brussels, leading the start of atwo day immersive discussion on the trendsand challenges which digitalisation entails forus as researchers, as organisations, and last butnot least, as citizens in a globalised society.
What’s next for Europe’s DigitalAgenda, and how can the ENSRnetwork help?
Deputy Director of the Lisbon Council, Mr.Luukas Ilves, introduced the scale and scope ofthe changes that digitalisation brings to oursociety as a whole, developing on key themessuch as 5G, AI, and cybersecurity. Heunderlined the difficulty in predicting the paceof technological development, and thechallenges that this produces for policy
opportunities and barriers ofimplementing the FAIR dataconcept in Denmark. The FAIRData Principles lines out thatacademic research data shouldbe Findable, Accessible,Interoperable and Re-usable.The FAIR data concept is alsoclosely connected to digitisationof research data and the openscience agenda.This studyincludes a comprehensiveliterature review based oneconomic models for assessingcosts and benefits, an in-depthqualitative case study of theGerman implementation processof FAIR and a series ofinterviews with Danishstakeholders. There is an urgentneed to improve theinfrastructure supporting thereuse of scholarly data. Adiverse set of internationalstakeholders — representingacademia, industry, fundingagencies, and scholarlypublishers — have cometogether to design and jointlyendorse a concise andmeasurable set of principles thatwe refer to as the FAIR DataPrinciples. The intent is thatthese may act as a guideline forthose wishing to enhance thereusability of their dataholdings. The study looks at theexpected costs and economicbenefits associated withimplementing FAIR researchdata in Denmark, German andinternational experiences withimplementing FAIR researchdata and the views of Danishstakeholders on the FAIR dataconcept.
For more information, contactJakob Stoumann (OxfordResearch Denmark) [email protected]
Implementing the concept ofentrepreneurial ecosystems in
makers.
Workshop (Day 1): Going Digital —the Future of Policy Development
After the external expert presentations ondevelopments in digitalisation, an interactivesession organised by Panteia, challenged theaudience to test their knowledge in the field ofdigitalisation. After some competitive (andsurprisingly fast) voting which set the scenefor our group discussions, the workshopfocused on four key policy areas: labourmarkets, education, business and SMEs, andthe EU data economy.
Eurofound presentation
Ms. Irene Mandl, Head of the EmploymentUnit at Eurofound, presented on howdigitalisation was recently introduced as part
Estonia (Praxis)
The research aims to implementthe concept of entrepreneurialecosystem (EE) in the contextof Estonia and develop furtherthe theoretical understanding ofEE. The list of domains andelements differ acrosstheoretical models of EE used inprevious studies. To implementa concept of EE in the contextof Estonia by using one EEmodel, a new model of EE wascreated by combining fourprevious EE models, including aprocess-based approach towardsEE in order to incorporate theprocesses of evolution andtransformation of EE. Theanalysis of the theoreticalmodels of EE and the Estonianbusiness communities (smallcraft building, biotechnology,including health technologies,food producers and producers ofwooden houses) resulted in atypology of businesscommunities based on the phaseof development of thecommunity (nascent,strengthening, mature, resilientand weakened) and dominatingknowledge bases of therespective industry (analytic,synthetic and symbolic). Thisapproach allowed exploring indetail the business communitiespresent in Estonia resemblingan EE, which cannot becompared to large globallysuccessful ecosystems in termsof their size and importance.They are, nevertheless,important parts of EE inside aspecific country, whichdevelopment and evolvementrequires external support. Thestudy includes also practicaldiscussions as to what hascontributed to the developmentof different businesscommunities and to theirreaching of the current phase
of the working topics of Eurofound,specifically with regard to opportunities andchallenges for work and employment.Eurofound coined its own understanding ofdigitisation and established a theoreticalbreakdown of it and its impacts on key themesof working life.
Workshops (Day 2)
The 2nd day of the ENSR days was split intoworkshops for researchers and for directors.Sascha Ruhland of KMFA, Austria, introduceda study they are conducting with other fourresearch partners, with the aim of developing asector-specific digitalisation index. This indexwill enable Austrian SMEs to activelyimplement a process of change towards thedigital economy and support their innovationactivities.
Elissavet Lykogianni from VVA presented astudy on the digitalisation of social services.Various cases were presented, and theobservation made by VVA is that in mostcases, the digitisation is still in its first stagesand is often limited to having a website toorganise public services with, and includes theuse of online forms.
Paul Vroonhof, from Panteia, presented thefirst findings from a study for Cedefop, onteaching key competences. Key competencesare those skills which every person needs tohave to prepare and keep them equipped forlife in contemporary and future society, andinclude literacy, languages, and of course,digital skills. The study is currently mappinghow digital skills are taught and integrated into
and what influences theirdevelopment in 10-15 yearsperspective.
For more information, contactAleksandr Michelson (Praxis) [email protected]
Quality of Employment in theBasque Country (IKEI)
IKEI has recently carried out astudy on the “Quality ofEmployment in the BasqueCountry” for the regionalgovernment, whose mainobjective is to provideinformation about the differentcomponents that constituteemployment quality. The studyis based on the methodologicalapproach applied by Eurofound(European Foundation for theImprovement of Living andWorking Conditions) in itsSixth European WorkingConditions Survey, so that theinformation about the BasqueCountry is comparable to theresults of Eurofound’s analysis.In particular, the study focuseson the following dimensions:physical environment, workintensity, working time, socialenvironment, skills anddiscretion, remuneration andprospects. Actually,employment quality is amultidimensional concept,which includes multiple aspectsand variables. Moreover, it is afrontline issue in the social andpolitical debate, both in theBasque Country and in Europe.For more information, contactJessica Durán (IKEI) [email protected]
OECD country report oninclusive entrepreneurship(Panteia)
Panteia is developing a country
curricula, and what the learning outcomes havebeen so far.
The tender writing workshop, developed bySascha Ruhland (KMU), and moderated byAmber van der Graaf and Paul Vroonhof(Panteia), aimed at gathering experiences,establishing best practices and to try and arriveat a series of guidelines applicable throughoutthe network. The outcomes of the brainstormsession will be put together with the ultimateaim of setting up an ENSR wiki page and thiswill be picked up in the following months.
The directors’ workshop, moderated byJacqueline Snijders, Director ENSR, focusedon the possibilities of digitisation for theENSR network. There was general agreementthat digital technologies are and should be anopportunity for the ENSR network and therewas an exchange of best practices andchallenges on the use of digital technologiessuch as social media, cloud technologies, bigdata analytics, data protection, andcybersecurity solutions. Partners agreed onfuture cooperation through seminars andworkshops, to tackle common challenges andestablish efficient frameworks for thedevelopment of each institute, and the networkas a whole.
ENSR Dinner
As is the ENSR tradition, the opening day’ssession was followed by our annual dinner atScheltema, situated on the Rue desDominicains in the heart of historic Brussels.Occupying a beautiful private room at the backof the restaurant, the ENSR members weretreated to a fabulous 3-course meal, overwhich we were able to catch up with oldfriends, meet new faces, exchange experiencesand strengthen the network. The eveningclosed with several Belgian beers at Café desHalles, one of Brussels’ many fine beer cafés.
report on The Netherlands forthe OECD on inclusiveentrepreneurship.Entrepreneurship developmentis an important requirement forachieving the goal of smart,sustainable and inclusivegrowth set out in the Europe2020 strategy. It is also a meansto respond to new economicchallenges, to create jobs and tofight social and financialexclusion. The report is part of aseries of notes prepared by theLocal Economic andEmployment Development(LEED) Programme of theOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD) in collaboration withthe Directorate-General forEmployment, Social Affairs andInclusion of the EuropeanCommission on the state ofinclusive entrepreneurshippolicies and programmes ineach European Union MemberState. Each note provides anoverview and assessment ofpolicies and programmes thatsupport people from under-represented and disadvantagedgroups in business creation andself-employment and based onthis analysis, policy actions aresuggested to address gaps in thesupport system and to improvethe quality of available supportoffers. Focus is placed onnational-level policies andprogrammes and whererelevant, sub-national initiativesare covered, as well as actionsby the non-governmental sector.
For more information, contactJacqueline Snijders (Panteia) [email protected]
Labour force and skills needsin cyber security (Praxis)
The aim of the research projectcarried out by Praxis is to
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News
ENSR Days 2019
We are pleased to announce that the 2019ENSR days and the general meeting will takeplace in Brussels on the 2nd and 3rd of May2019. Further details will be provided closer tothe event.
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Interesting projects
Small and Medium-sized Enterprisesin European Regions and Cities
The Austrian Institute for Spatial Planning, theAustrian Institute for SME Research (KMFA),VVA Europe, and Oxford Research haverecently completed a study on SMEs inEuropean regions commissioned by ESPONEGTC (www.espon.eu). The research projectincludes an analysis of territorial patterns andperformance of SMEs across Europe andidentifies factors, driving forces and strategiesfor SME development at regional level. Thestudy also draws conclusions about how theEU’s cohesion policy can better support theSME sector in Europe’s regions and cities. Alarge number of ENSR partners haveparticipated in the project as country experts.The report can be downloaded here:https://www.espon.eu/sme
For more information, contact ThomasOberholzner (KMFA) [email protected]
Oxford Research, Praxis and Panteiaparticipate in the Network ofEurofound Correspondents
Praxis, Oxford Research and Panteia have beenselected as a member of the Network ofEurofound Correspondents. Eurofound has atits disposal a network of nationalcorrespondents, based in all Member Statesplus Norway. Input from the national
determine the demand andsupply of ICT specialistsfocused on cyber security inprivate as well as public sectorin Estonia. The analysis willshow how many and with whattype of skills-sets cyber securityspecialists are needed in theEstonian labour market today in2018 and in the next five-yearperspective. Both labour marketas well as education andtraining system of cybersecurity are analysed. Based onthe data gathered and analysed,recommendations will be madewith the aim to ensure sufficientqualified labour force in cybersecurity in Estonia. The projectapplies various methods andtechniques to analyse the sectorthat is of growing importancebut that cannot be easilytracked.
For more information, contactAleksandr Michelson (Praxis) [email protected]
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New ENSR partners
Lithuania
Contact person: BenasAdomavičius
E-mail address:[email protected]
Address: Justiniškių str. 126,Vilnius
Telephone: +370 68780173
Finland
Oxford Research is aspecialised knowledge companyfocusing on the areas of
correspondents allows Eurofound to map andcompare regulations, policies and practices inindustrial relations, working conditions, labourmarkets and employment as well as in othersocial policy related areas. Participating in aEuropean-wide network providescorrespondents with a unique opportunity toshare their expertise, to contribute to debatesand to engage with topics relevant to the EUemployment and social policy agenda.
Erasmus+ programme studypresented to the CULT Committee ofthe European Parliament
Recently Panteia was pleased to present theirrecent study on the Erasmus+ programme tothe European Parliament’s Culture andEducation Committee (CULT). The EuropeanParliament requested this study to gain a betterunderstanding of the outcomes of one of theEU’s most important flagship programs. Thisprogramme provides funding for project withinthe education and vocational education sector,among schools, youth, and sports. The studyreviewed the outcomes of Erasmus+, andanalysed the decision-making procedures usedto implement the programme in the MemberStates. The ultimate goal was to come up withconcrete recommendations for the next cycleof the Erasmus+ programme, and to offer areflection on the mid-term evaluation of theEuropean Commission. Amber van der Graafand Paul Vroonhof presented the results of thestudy to the CULT committee and torepresentatives of the European Commission.There was a sharp but constructive discussionbetween parliamentarians about the future ofthe programme.
industrial and regionaldevelopment, social policy andwelfare. Within these areas wework with knowledge andinnovation systems,development of municipalitiesand regions, and social,educational, and labour marketpolicies.
Link to website:http://oxfordresearch.fi/en/
Contact person: Arttu Vainio
E-mail address:[email protected]
Address: EteläinenHesperiankatu 18 LH 200100 Helsinki, Finland
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New ENSR contactpersons
Praxis Estonia
New contact person: AleksandrMichelson
e-mail:[email protected]
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Want to contribute?
ENSR member organisationsare invited to submit news orarticles to the Secretariat forinclusion on the extranet and inthe next edition of thenewsletter. Contact theSecretariat if you wish to
For more information, contact Amber van derGraaf (Panteia) at [email protected]
E-commerce platforms
Oxford Research Denmark are carrying out astudy with ENSR partners on International e-commerce platforms. Platforms such as Ebay,Whish, Zalando and Amazon are alreadyimportant players in the Danish retail market.None of them are however physically presentin DK, and few of them have targeted Danishsites. Amazon have now announced that theywill set-up a Danish site and that they will alsoestablish logistic set-up in Denmark, makingthem able offer fast local delivery services. Onthat background Oxford Research is carryingout a mapping and analysis of the impact oflarge online retail platforms on the trade andtransport sector in Germany, UK andNetherlands. Where Amazon and other of theinternational platforms have taken large marketshares and dominate in DE and UK — thesituation seems to be a bit different in theNetherlands. The aim of the study is to learnmore on what impacts, negative as well aspositive, we can expect in Denmark asAmazon and other international online retailplatforms will enter the Danish market and toinvestigate if any policy action should be takento address both potentials and challenges.
For more information, contact Jakob Stoumann(Oxford Research Denmark) [email protected]
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)facts and figures overview:prevalence, costs and demographicsof MSDs in Europe
In March 2018, a consortium led by Panteiaincluding ENSR members IKEI and OxfordResearch won a framework contract with theEuropean Agency for Safety and Health atWork (EU-OSHA) for the ‘Provision ofexpertise and research in the area of preventionof musculoskeletal risks in the workplace.’Some ENSR partners are involved as nationalexperts in this framework contract.
In June, the team won a proposal for thespecific project ‘MSDs facts and figures
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overview: prevalence, costs and demographicsof MSDs in Europe’. In order to support thepolicy-makers at EU and at national levels, it isnecessary to provide an accurate picture of theprevalence and costs of MSDs across Europe,pulling together existing data from a number ofrelevant and reliable official statistical sources.The main focus of the project will be onoccupational health and safety outcomes andthe factors contributing to these outcomes.Information is requested on all 28 EU MemberStates. EU-level findings will becomplemented and enriched with national dataand analyses. The focus will be on informationthat is not available on EU-level, butnevertheless provides meaningful insights inMSDs, risk-factors and outcomes on the levelof the labour market and public health.
For more information, contact Paul Vroonhof(Panteia) at [email protected]
Key competences in VocationalEducation and Training (VET)
Panteia with a number of ENSR partners isconducting a study for the European Centre forthe Development of Vocational Training(CEDEFOP) on ‘Key competences inVocational Education and Training (VET)’.The overall purpose of this study is toinvestigate the implementation of VET policypriorities, as defined in the 2010 Brugescommuniqué and the 2015 Riga conclusions inthe EU-28, Iceland and Norway and tocontribute to continuous learning in VETpolicy development. This study will helpadvance knowledge of existing policies onselected key competences in initial VET in theEU+ countries and inform discussions onbenefits for initial VET at national level, alsobased on policies of other EU+ countries.
For more information, contact Paul Vroonhof(Panteia) at [email protected]
Study to support an impactassessment for a successor ‘Culturesub-programme’ of the CreativeEurope programme 2014-2020
Panteia recently contributed to an impactassessment supporting the implementation of a
new ‘sub-programme for culture’ within asuccessor programme to the Creative Europeprogramme 2014-2020 for the EuropeanCommission (DG EAC). Creative Europe isthe current European Commission’sframework programme for support to thecultural and creative (including audiovisual)sectors (CCS). The impact assessment inparticular looked at the general and specificobjectives of a future programme based on thechallenges recently faced by the CCS, alongwith the justification and necessity to focus onthe new priority areas. The deliverymechanisms of the intended funding areconsidered along with the monitoring andevaluation of performance. In particular, thestudy considered justification for increasedsupport for the music, books and publishingand architectural sectors, as well asinternationalisation of European culture andthe mobility of artists and creativeprofessionals.
For more information, contact Paul Vroonhof(Panteia) at [email protected], or MartinClarke (Panteia) at [email protected]
Study on the training requirementsfor safe and hygienic tattooing
IKEI, Oxford Research and KMU Forschungin cooperation with Panteia are carrying out astudy for the Dutch Ministry of Health,Welfare and Sport on the training requirementsfor safe and hygienic tattooing. Following thetraining requirements in the new European(CEN) standard for safe and hygienictattooing, the study will give insight intodifferent scenarios how training can bedesigned to meet the standard, includingrecommendations for a choice in the scenarios,given the implementation, feasibility and costs.As a part of this project, several ENSRpartners will be carrying out country studies.
For more information, contact Amber van derGraaf (Panteia) at [email protected]
Debt collection models in Europe
At the request of the Ministry of SocialAffairs, Panteia, IKEI and Oxford Researchare carrying out a project on debt collection
models in Europe. Despite initiatives toencourage appropriate payment behaviour andto provide careful and socially responsible debtcollection, people with (problematic) debt stillrun further into trouble too often due tounnecessary increase in debts due to collectioncosts, fines and interests which are oftenaccompanied by the collection of outstandingdebts or fines. Therefore, the study willexamine how parties in other countries (UK,Belgium, Sweden and Spain) deal with therecovery of debts, both in the amicable as wellas the legal process. The study will analyse theadvantages and disadvantages and themechanisms of other European collectionmodels and to explore the applicability of(parts of) the other models for the Netherlands.This will involve identifying good practices toenable optimisation of the Dutch (State)collection model.
For more information, contact Martin Clarke(Panteia) at [email protected]
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