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More and Better Jobs in Home-Care Services
[Excerpt] This study examines recruitment and retention measures in community-based care and support services for adults with disabilities and health problems. It focuses on 10 EU Member States: Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. It examines 30 case studies from these countries, analysing initiatives that were successful either in creating more jobs in the provision of health and social care for adults in the community or in improving the quality of jobs, with the aim of both attracting new recruits and retaining existing staff
Strategic planning for structural funds in 2007-2013. A review of strategies and programmes
Review of strategic planning for structural funds in 2007-2013 focusing on strategies and programmes
MONALISA 2.0 and the sea traffic management - a concept creating the need for new maritime information standards and software solutions
Postprint (published version
ERAWATCH Country Reports 2013: Portugal
The Analytical Country Reports analyse and assess in a structured manner the evolution of the national policy research and innovation in the perspective of the wider EU strategy and goals, with a particular focus on the performance of the national research and innovation (R&I) system, their broader policy mix and governance. The 2013 edition of the Country Reports highlight national policy and system developments occurring since late 2012 and assess, through dedicated sections:
-National progress in addressing Research and Innovation system challenges;
-National progress in addressing the 5 ERA priorities;
-The progress at Member State level towards achieving the Innovation Union;
-The status and relevant features of Regional and/or National Research and Innovation Strategies on Smart Specialisation (RIS3);
-As far relevant, country Specific Research and Innovation (R&I) Recommendations.
Detailed annexes in tabular form provide access to country information in a concise and synthetic manner.
The reports were originally produced in December 2013, focusing on policy developments occurring over the preceding twelve months.JRC.J.2-Knowledge for Growt
Sustainability Competencies and Skills in Software Engineering: An Industry Perspective
Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) demands adequate levels
of awareness and actions to address sustainability challenges. Software systems
will play an important role in moving towards these targets. Sustainability
skills are necessary to support the development of software systems and to
provide sustainable IT-supported services for citizens. While there is a
growing number of academic bodies, including sustainability education in
engineering and computer science curricula, there is not yet comprehensive
research on the competencies and skills required by IT professionals to develop
such systems. This study aims to identify the industrial sustainability needs
for education and training from software engineers' perspective. We conducted
interviews and focus groups with experts from twenty-eight organisations with
an IT division from nine countries to understand their interests, goals and
achievements related to sustainability, and the skills and competencies needed
to achieve their goals. Our findings show that organisations are interested in
sustainability, both idealistically and increasingly for core business reasons.
They seek to improve the sustainability of processes and products but encounter
difficulties, like the trade-off between short-term financial profitability and
long-term sustainability goals. To fill the gaps, they have promoted in-house
training courses, collaborated with universities, and sent employees to
external training. The acquired competencies make sustainability an integral
part of software development. We conclude that educational programs should
include knowledge and skills on core sustainability concepts, system thinking,
soft skills, technical sustainability, sustainability impact and measurements,
values and ethics, standards and legal aspects, and advocacy and lobbying
Competitiveness and future outlooks of the Estonian economy: R&D and innovation policy review 2002
In the last few years lively discussions have been held in Estonia about what the country’s hitherto economic growth has rested on and how to speed it up in order to catch up with the average living standard of the European Union. Current Review of research and development activities analyses the foundations of the hitherto economic growth in Estonia and relates these to the objectives of the strategy Knowledge-based Estonia. Compared to the previous research and development studies this analysis pays more attention to the economy, its competitiveness, innovativeness and demand for research and development. The Review relies on various international surveys that have analysed the competitiveness of Estonian economy, combines their conclusions into an integrated whole, and analyses the situation in the context of implementing the strategy Knowledge-based Estonia.competitiveness growth research innovation technology development
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