Empowering youth to become engaged & make an impact on EU youth policy
http://www.youthmetre.eu
Eurobarometer Surveys• Examined active engagement of youth
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl_408_en.pdf
Increasingly distanced from policy making and decisions
Presentation Aims• Introduce youth and information• EU Youth Policy• Share results of research on the eight EU
Youth policy areas• Can we see how well are countries doing?
http://eryica.org/page/principles-online-youth-information
Youth and Information• era of big data, open data • Information pre-requisite: decision-making• empowering young people to identify and
campaign for policies they need and want
http://eryica.org/page/principles-online-youth-information
Principles for Online Youth Information
• based on the needs of young people• understandable for young people and
presented in an attractive way for them• prosumerism - young people consume and
produce content• encourage feedback opportunities• help increase information literacy skills
http://eryica.org/page/principles-online-youth-information
European Youth Strategy• EU Youth Strategy, agreed by EU
Ministers, sets out a framework for cooperation covering 2010-2018
• EU Member States have overall responsibility for their own youth policy (subsidiarity)
European Youth StrategyEYS has two main objectives:•Provide more and equal opportunities for young people in education and the job market•Encourage young people to actively participate in society
European Youth Strategy
• Education & training• Employment &
entrepreneurship• Health & well-being• Participation
• Voluntary activities• Social inclusion• Youth & the world• Creativity & culture
EYS indicates initiatives in eight areas:
Education & Training
• shapes place of young people in the world• EU policy lacks power of enforcement • resistance to country performance targets• youth activities are also non-formal• policy on recognition of youth work• innovative approaches, not widespread
Review of policy and research
Employment & Entrepreneurship
• smart, sustainable and inclusive economy• youth employability a key policy objective• policies should link to needs of youth• transition from education to the workplace • more entrepreneurship education• but, little evidence of what works
Review of policy and research
Health & Well Being• advantages of a healthy lifestyle • links to inclusion and employment• some policy aims to reduce risky behaviour• big differences between countries• promotion of physical activity• healthy education policy: drugs, sex, alcohol
Review of policy and research
Participation• policies encourage participation• but, increasingly low levels in youngsters’
socio-political involvement • impact of mass media and Internet• need to involve youth in creating policies• capacity building processes important
Review of policy and research
Voluntary Activities• voluntary activities a form of social action • based on free will, choice and motivation • citizenship construction• needs efficient volunteering infrastructures • disseminate information on opportunities • regular and systematic research important
Review of policy and research
Social Inclusion• young people most affected by exclusion• multidimensional issue• policies to fight exclusion and poverty• combat feelings of uncertainty and alienation• shift from state to civil society / individuals• competences for Democratic Culture (CoE)
Review of policy and research
Youth & the World• globalisation impacts on life chances of
young people – identity, citizenship, work • example: effects of migration flows • need to consult youth• require proper global education to construct
global identity• remove barriers to integration: radicalisation
Review of policy and research
Creativity & Culture• culture stimulates creativity and opportunity• close links with digital technologies• impact on education, training, employment • policy based on communication and
cultural consumption• fuelled by multilingualism and mobility
Review of policy and research
Creativity & Culture• decentralisation of technologies• social interaction, communication and
participation online• develop entrepreneurial opportunities • young people disadvantaged • need to support youth entrepreneurship at
European level
Review of policy and research
How well are countries doing?
http://ec.europa.eu/youth/dashboard/index_en.htm
Era of monitoring and accountability
How well are EU countries doing?
http://ec.europa.eu/youth/dashboard/index_en.htm
Age of transparency and open data
How well are countries doing?
http://ec.europa.eu/youth/dashboard/index_en.htm
How well are countries doing?
http://ec.europa.eu/youth/dashboard/index_en.htm
How well are countries doing?
http://ec.europa.eu/youth/dashboard/index_en.htm
Forward Looking Project• YouthMetre creates a ‘forward-looking tool’
for youth participation• based on Education, Training & Youth (ETY)• identifying, testing, developing, assessing
new innovative approaches in ETY• innovation in practices and policies for
Youth
YouthMetre• Addresses Priority 7: • “Using e-participation as an instrument
to foster young people's empowerment and active participation in democratic life”
YouthMetre as a Forward Looking Project
• Improvement / development of new policies• In-depth evidence and knowledge - effective
methodologies/tools for systemic innovation
• Potential of long-term impact – mainstream advanced innovative policy approaches
• Stakeholders having impact on policy
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