EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Employment and Social Affairs National Employment and Social Inclusion Monitoring and ESF Operations II European Social Fund Regulation – Article 6 Transfer and Dissemination of Innovation from ESF Article 6 Projects Presentation prepared by TRANS-Dialogue Press Office, Militos Emerging Technologies & Services From PRO-Dialogue to TRANS-Dialogue Presenting two interlinked European projects Almuth Wardemann TRANS-Dialogue Final Event Athens, 14 September 2007

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Employment and Social Affairs National Employment and Social Inclusion Monitoring and ESF Operations II European Social Fund Regulation – Article 6 Transfer and Dissemination of Innovation from ESF Article 6 Projects Presentation prepared by TRANS-Dialogue Press Office, Militos Emerging Technologies & Services PRESENTATION OVERVIEW: 1.Introduction: from PRO-Dialogue to TRANS-Dialogue 2.PRO-Dialogue: Enhancing and Promoting Social Dialogue in the Agricultural Sector, including industry, by developing Innovative Activities with regard to Employment and Sustainable Business Patterns 3.TRANS-Dialogue: Transfer and Targeted Dissemination of the Lessons Learnt from the Successful Implementation of the PRO-Dialogue Project 4.Conclusion & Outlook

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Employment and Social Affairs National Employment and Social Inclusion Monitoring and ESF Operations II European Social Fund Regulation – Article 6 Transfer and Dissemination of Innovation from ESF Article 6 Projects Presentation prepared by TRANS-Dialogue Press Office, Militos Emerging Technologies & Services 1.INTRODUCTION: from PRO-Dialogue to TRANS-Dialogue TRANS-Dialogue builds on PRO-Dialogue Both projects are co-funded under the European Social Fund [ESF], Article 6 - Innovative Measures ESF supports improving and increasing employment in the EU, investing e.g. in training, equal opportunities, modernisation of labour market institutions Article 6 funds innovative actions [pilot projects, studies, exchanges of experience and information activities] which help develop future policy and programmes by exploring new approaches to the content and/or organisation of employment

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Employment and Social Affairs National Employment and Social Inclusion Monitoring and ESF Operations II European Social Fund Regulation – Article 6 Transfer and Dissemination of Innovation from ESF Article 6 Projects Presentation prepared by TRANS-Dialogue Press Office, Militos Emerging Technologies & Services 2.1 PRO-DIALOGUE Key Data Call: “Adaptation to the new economy within the framework of social dialogue” [VP/2001/005], Grant Agreement VS/2001/0398 Full Title: “Enhancing and Promoting Social Dialogue in the Agricultural Sector, including industry, by developing Innovative Activities with regard to Employment and Sustainable Business Patterns” Consortium: Business Innovation Centre of Attika, Leader; 11 additional partners from Greece, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain Duration: November January 2004 Total Budget: €

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Employment and Social Affairs National Employment and Social Inclusion Monitoring and ESF Operations II European Social Fund Regulation – Article 6 Transfer and Dissemination of Innovation from ESF Article 6 Projects Presentation prepared by TRANS-Dialogue Press Office, Militos Emerging Technologies & Services 2.2 PRO-DIALOGUE Objective & Approach Overall Objective: Build an innovative framework of social dialogue and collaborative action at regional and local level helping agriculture and agro-industry face structural change Approach: Case study of two Greek target territories Imathia [peach canning] and Messinia [olive oil production] Transnational exchange of expertise

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Employment and Social Affairs National Employment and Social Inclusion Monitoring and ESF Operations II European Social Fund Regulation – Article 6 Transfer and Dissemination of Innovation from ESF Article 6 Projects Presentation prepared by TRANS-Dialogue Press Office, Militos Emerging Technologies & Services 2.3 PRO-DIALOGUE Activities & Outputs Activities: In depth analysis of target sectors and anticipation of economic and social changes Development and pilot implementation of response mechanisms re. management processes, training and social dialogue with a view to sustainable development Key Outputs: Model Integrated Management System Mechanism for adapting occupational skills Methods and practices for effective social dialogue

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Employment and Social Affairs National Employment and Social Inclusion Monitoring and ESF Operations II European Social Fund Regulation – Article 6 Transfer and Dissemination of Innovation from ESF Article 6 Projects Presentation prepared by TRANS-Dialogue Press Office, Militos Emerging Technologies & Services 3.1 TRANS-DIALOGUE Key Data Call: “Transfer and Dissemination of Innovation from ESF Article 6 Projects” [VP/2004/017, 2nd round 2006], Grant Agreement VS/2006/0443 Full Title: “Transfer and Targeted Dissemination of the Lessons Learnt from the Successful Implementation of the PRO-Dialogue Project” Consortium: BIC of Attika, Leader [EL]; Militos [EL]; Irecoop Veneto [IT]; Citagro S.A. [ES] Duration: September September 2007 Total Budget: €

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Employment and Social Affairs National Employment and Social Inclusion Monitoring and ESF Operations II European Social Fund Regulation – Article 6 Transfer and Dissemination of Innovation from ESF Article 6 Projects Presentation prepared by TRANS-Dialogue Press Office, Militos Emerging Technologies & Services 3.2 TRANS-DIALOGUE Objective & Approach Overall Objective: Extract innovative content from the PRO-Dialogue project and transfer it to agents who can capitalise on it so as to facilitate social dialogue and change management in agriculture/agro- industry and beyond Approach: Involvement of specialised intermediary agents Dissemination to them and through them for a large, sustained multiplier effect

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Employment and Social Affairs National Employment and Social Inclusion Monitoring and ESF Operations II European Social Fund Regulation – Article 6 Transfer and Dissemination of Innovation from ESF Article 6 Projects Presentation prepared by TRANS-Dialogue Press Office, Militos Emerging Technologies & Services 3.3 TRANS-DIALOGUE Structure & Scope Providing Agents: BIC of Attika [EL], Militos Emerging Technologies & Services [EL], former partners in PRO-Dialogue Receiving Agents: Irecoop Veneto [IT], Citagro S.A. [ES], professional facilitators of change management Wider target audience: stakeholders and potential end-users who face structural change and need to embark on change management and social dialogue in the EU 27 across sectors

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Employment and Social Affairs National Employment and Social Inclusion Monitoring and ESF Operations II European Social Fund Regulation – Article 6 Transfer and Dissemination of Innovation from ESF Article 6 Projects Presentation prepared by TRANS-Dialogue Press Office, Militos Emerging Technologies & Services 3.4 TRANS-DIALOGUE Activities Joint selection of innovative content from PRO-Dialogue and transferability analysis Adaptation of the selected innovative content to the needs of receiving agents and wider target group and multilingual publication [EN, ES, IT] Transfer of innovative content to and through the receiving agents [seminars, workshops] Overall dissemination and exploitation

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Employment and Social Affairs National Employment and Social Inclusion Monitoring and ESF Operations II European Social Fund Regulation – Article 6 Transfer and Dissemination of Innovation from ESF Article 6 Projects Presentation prepared by TRANS-Dialogue Press Office, Militos Emerging Technologies & Services 3.5 TRANS-Dialogue Main Outputs 3000 information packages of adapted multilingual content [Booklet, CD Rom] and complementary DVD Transfer Seminars and Stakeholder Workshops in Italy and Spain Multilingual website, electronic newsletters, media publicity and promotional material European dissemination event in Athens Follow-up Report

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Employment and Social Affairs National Employment and Social Inclusion Monitoring and ESF Operations II European Social Fund Regulation – Article 6 Transfer and Dissemination of Innovation from ESF Article 6 Projects Presentation prepared by TRANS-Dialogue Press Office, Militos Emerging Technologies & Services 4. Conclusion & Outlook TRANS-Dialogue: Confirms the great need for proactive change management in European enterprises, especially SMEs Promotes innovation at all levels of business organisation including management processes Underlines the importance of appropriate human resource development Asserts the crucial role of effective social dialogue [local, regional, sectoral…] for sustainable development Encourages stakeholders to explore the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Employment and Social Affairs National Employment and Social Inclusion Monitoring and ESF Operations II European Social Fund Regulation – Article 6 Transfer and Dissemination of Innovation from ESF Article 6 Projects Presentation prepared by TRANS-Dialogue Press Office, Militos Emerging Technologies & Services The contents of this presentation reflect the views of the author. The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made thereof. Thank you!