1. 5.1. The EUROPE 2020 strategy and Social Statistics
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5.1. The EUROPE 2020 strategy and Social Statistics
Inna Šteinbuka
Director, Social and Information Society Statistics
Eurostat
Meeting of European Directors of Social Statistics

2. What is it about? Successor of the current Lisbon strategy
‘where the European Union should be in 2020’?
An economy based on smart, green and inclusive growth
smart = economy based on knowledge and innovation
green = promoting a sustainable and competitive economy
inclusive = fostering high employment & social cohesion
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3. Common targets for 2020
75% of the population aged should be employed
3% of EU’s GDP should be invested in R&D
The ‘20/20/20’ climate / energy targets should be met
The share of early school leavers should be under 10% and at least 40% of the younger generation should have a tertiary degree
20 million less people should be at risk of poverty
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4. Annual progress monitoring
EU goals will be translated into national targets and trajectories
The Commission is proposing 7 flagship initiatives: 1. Innovation Union 2. Youth on the move 3. A digital agenda for Europe 4. Resource efficient Europe 5. An industrial policy for the globalisation era 6. An agenda for new skills and jobs 7. European platform against poverty
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5. Impact on Social Statistics
Strong demand for statistics on:
education, skills, lifelong learning,
research, innovation,
digital economy,
inclusion, etc.
Challenge to develop new statistics:
eco-skills, green jobs,
green economy,
eHealth,
web services,
innovation-related skills,
eLearning, etc.
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6. Momentum for social statistics – Why?
Europe 2020 benchmarking framework
Communication on GDP & beyond
Stiglitz report on the Measurement of economic performance and societal progress
Communication on ‘the production method of EU statistics: a vision for the next decade’
The above initiatives constitute key drivers towards MODernising European Social STatistics
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