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The ICT4EMPL
Future Work project aims to inform policy of new forms of work and
pathways to employability mediated by ICTs -
Information and
Communications Technologies.
The specific information and
people that were sought for this project included:
- Individuals, especially those living in Europe, who have volunteered
in any way, onsite or online, for charities or NGOs, and believe that,
because of this experience, they have improved their inclusion in
society or difference communities, had an interview for a paid job,
been hired for a paid job (as an employee or a consultant), created an
entire career, or become more employable in some way.
- Organizations, especially those based in Europe, that have used
volunteering, onsite or online, as a way to help their clients,
volunteers or others gain skills that improve their employability
(this does not have to be a primary mission of the organization).
- Organizations, especially those based in Europe, that help train
unemployed or under-employed people in computer and Internet-related
skills in order to improve their employability.
- Organizations that involve volunteers online, in whole or in part,
and would be willing to be interviewed for this project, and would be
willing to encourage their volunteers to be interviewed for this
project as well.
- Resources and research related to Internet-mediated
volunteering that is specific to a European country or Europe in
general.
- Resources related to telecommuting,
virtual teams and remote management that is specific to a
European country or Europe in general.
- Any research that relates to any of the aforementioned (it
can be USA-centric, or from any country outside of Europe, but it
needs to be a resource that will help inform this project for possible
applications in Europe).
- Research related to * Online
work sites for pay (rather than virtual volunteering sites, for
no pay) - particularly studies that show such paid online work leads
to skill development/career advancement.
The researcher also worked to connect with individuals / organizations
that have:
- Evaluated a virtual
volunteering/Internet-mediated-volunteering-related initiative in a
European country and would be willing to share the evaluation with us.
- Evaluated a volunteering initiative in a European country that
related to volunteers developing job skills for paid work or career
advancement and would be willing to share the evaluation with us.
- Hosted or lead workshops on virtual
volunteering/Internet-mediated-volunteering for NGOs, charities and
other organizations in a European country, with the goal of these
NGOs, charities and other organizations involving volunteers via the
Internet in some way (virtual volunteering, crowdsourcing,
microvlunteering, etc.) or expanding such involvement.
The researcher is no longer seeking information for this research project;
the draft paper has been submitted.
The European Commission agency that launched and oversaw the overall
ICT4EMPL Future Work Project can be contacted about its future:
Joint Research
CentreInstitute
for Prospective Technological StudiesInformation
Society Unithttp://is.jrc.ec.europa.eu
As of November 30,
2013, this wiki is on hiatus; it will not be updated while on
hiatus.
For more information, contact: jrc-ipts-is-NEWS@ec.europa.eu
You may contact the author of this research, Jayne Cravens.
Also see these
specific
questions and obstacles we explored for this research project.
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