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Our latest project has successfully reviewed and analysed the impacts of Erasmus+ initiatives, with a focus on boosting digital skills for learners in vocational education and training (VET), while also improving outreach to NEETs and other vulnerable groups. Highlights: 🔍 Identified 100 innovative practices from the Erasmus+ database, with 30 cases explored in-depth for insights.  💻 Hosted a stakeholder workshop in April 2024, validating our findings and gathering valuable input. 📖 Produced a brochure to inspire creativity and innovation among educational stakeholders. Key Achievements: ✅ Identified effective strategies to enhance digital skills in VET programmes. ✅ Provided guidance to help educators support NEETs. ✅ Shared best practices to ensure sustainability and transferability of project impacts. Our findings offer valuable insights and recommendations for EU stakeholders, contributing to the modernisation of VET systems across Europe. These lessons learned will help ensure that VET programmes remain responsive to labour market needs and support learners' growth. 👉 Check the comments for a link to the European Commission’s website to explore the final output of the study!

We are excited to share that in collaboration with Prognos AG, VTT, and Maastricht University, we have successfully completed the Phase 2 Evaluation Support Study on Horizon Europe's contribution to a Resilient Europe. This comprehensive study serves as an input into the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe, covering the period from 2021 to 2023. ✅ Key findings from the study reveal that all three Clusters are well-aligned with EU priorities. Cluster 1 has been particularly adaptable, addressing critical health challenges like infectious diseases and spearheading significant research efforts on COVID-19 and cancer. Cluster 2 has shown potential in harmonizing technological advancements with the protection of fundamental rights and civil liberties. Meanwhile, Cluster 3 is playing a pivotal role in enhancing the EU's cybersecurity framework and contributing to broader security objectives. 📊 The study also notes improvements in the administrative efficiency of Horizon Europe, with higher project success rates and better funding allocation compared to Horizon 2020. These findings provide valuable evidence to guide future adjustments and reorientations of the programme. 📈 #PPMIprojects

In June 2024, the European Institute for Gender Equality contracted PPMI to conduct the second wave of the CARE survey of gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities. This initiative aims to provide up-to-date, comparable data on time use, essential for effective gender equality policies and enhancing EIGE's Gender Equality Index. Over 14 months, PPMI will gather data from over 60,000 respondents across the EU, which will then be analysed and presented in an EU-wide report and country factsheets. These insights will inform new policies, support the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 and the European Care Strategy, and track the EU commitments on early childhood education and care and long-term care. #PPMIprojects

The Directorate General for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) of the European Commission has recently published the Final Report for the study ‘SMEs and Open Strategic Autonomy’. Co-authored by PPMI, CSIL, IDEA Consult, and the London School of Economics’ Trade Policy Hub, the report examines the EU's capacity to act autonomously in strategically important economic areas while fostering beneficial trade relationships. The study analysed 19 critical technologies across nine industrial ecosystems, focusing on the challenges and opportunities that the Open Strategic Autonomy (OSA) approach brings SMEs. The key areas PPMI was involved in include li-ion batteries, fuel cells, AI, and cybersecurity. The report offers an Action Plan to enhance opportunities for SMEs within the EU's approach to OSA through strengthening R&D&I, scaling up efforts, promoting domestic production, expanding global reach, and improving marketing intelligence. You can access the report along with ecosystem-specific analyses online, by following the link in the comments. #PPMIprojects

We are excited to announce the successful completion of our latest project with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE). Introducing the Handbook for equality mainstreaming at DG MOVE, developed by PPMI. The Handbook provides practical guidance to integrate equality perspectives into mobility and transport policies.  Here’s why the Handbook is a crucial tool for DG MOVE and transport stakeholders: 🔍 Comprehensive Guidance: Includes ten practical and pragmatic tools, based on examples from the EU transport framework, to ensure that equality is a central consideration in transport policies and initiatives. 🚉 Sector-Specific Insights: Tailored for various transport domains, including road, aviation, rail, maritime, and more, making it relevant and actionable for a wide range of policy areas. 📘 Practical Tools: Equipped with checklists, examples and visual aids to facilitate effective equality mainstreaming. 🌍 Alignment with EU Goals: Supports the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, the European Green Deal, the EU’s Digital Agenda and the Union of Equality. Find the link to the Handbook in the comments, and discover how it can support your efforts to promote equality in mobility and transport policies. #PPMIprojects #Equality #EqualityMainstreaming #InclusiveTransport #SustainableMobility #EuropeanCommission #DGMove #TransportPolicy

Government as a Platform (GaaP) aims to transform public governance through co-creation, easy access, and advanced digital technology. The shift from 'vending machine government' to 'marketplace government' promotes collaboration and service optimisation, offering new opportunities for public servants, individuals, SMEs, research institutions, startups, and freelance developers. On May 30, PPMI, TNO, and the European Commission hosted the "NextGen Online Platforms: Foresight Session on the Future of Government as a Platform" in Brussels. Policymakers, experts, and academics gathered to explore the future of digital public governance toward 2035. The session highlighted both opportunities and challenges for GaaP, connected to digital skills' and infrastructure in line with the EU's Digital Decade targets, data interoperability, and emerging technologies, among others. Participants also discussed potential future scenarios, which can play out differently depending on the decentralisation of public service provision, scale of anticipatory services, level of automation and outsourcing to private tech companies. Explore the full session results by following the link in the comments! #PPMIprojects

We are excited to share the highlights from the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking Governing Board meeting. During the event, we presented the key findings from the first interim evaluation, which touch upon: 🔘 Relevance and Coherence: The objectives of Global Health EDCTP3 JU are highly relevant to emerging infectious disease threats, AMR, and climate-related health challenges, with partnerships like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation enhancing coherence. 🔘 Efficiency and Effectiveness: The JU shows cost-effectiveness, progress in gender integration, and robust monitoring. 🔘 EU Added Value and International Positioning: Enhanced inter-African and Africa-Europe cooperation, capacity building, and global visibility. 🔘 Transparency and Openness: Measures to boost stakeholder participation and strategic collaborations in Africa. We are proud to support Global Health EDCTP3 JU’s mission to foster global collaborative research and capacity strengthening, aimed at accelerating the development, evaluation, and implementation of interventions for infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. Image source: GH EDCTP3 JU #PPMIprojects #GlobalHealthEDCTP3

Intellectual property (IP) protects creations of the mind, from inventions to artistic works. It nurtures innovation and secures commercial rewards by providing exclusive rights to creators. As digitalisation transforms various aspects of life, it is crucial to understand how platformisation is changing IP creation, protection, and enforcement. PPMI, in collaboration with TNO and the European Commission, recently hosted a foresight session on the future of IP in a platformised world. Part of the study ‘Participatory Foresight into Next Generation Online Platforms,’ the event gathered policymakers, experts, and practitioners to discuss IP challenges and opportunities for 2035. Follow the link in the comments to learn more about the foresight session and the entire study. #PPMIprojects

That's a wrap! Stepping towards the second half of the year, we celebrate a successful and adventurous period at PPMI. Our Summer Voyage was all about discovering, exploring, and connecting through teambuilding activities, spreading our team's friendship circle, and fostering inclusivity and diversity within. Take a look at our precious captured moments and wide smiles! #HappyOffice

We are thrilled to introduce the GREENA Step-by-Step Toolkit: Gender-responsive Evaluation for a Sustainable Future for All. This toolkit, now available on EIGE's website, was developed by PPMI under contract with the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). This innovative toolkit provides practical guidance to evaluate gender impacts and implement gender-responsive evaluations of EU policies and programmes. The GREENA toolkit is specially designed to support the assessment of the European Green Deal policies through a gender lens, aligning with the EU's commitment to a sustainable and equal green transition. 🌱💚 Here's what makes the GREENA toolkit a game-changer: 🔍 Comprehensive Guidance: from forming the evaluation team to conducting fieldwork and drafting the evaluation report, the toolkit ensures that gender equality is prioritised at every stage of the evaluation process. 🌍 Versatile Application: while tailored for the European Green Deal, this toolkit can be used to evaluate with a gender perspective any policy area. 📘 Practical Insights: with actionable steps and examples, the toolkit provides the know-how needed for thorough and effective gender-responsive evaluations. Find the link to the GREENA toolkit in the comments and learn how it can support your work in driving a gender-responsive and sustainable future for all. #PPMIprojects #GenderEquality #SustainableFuture #GreenTransition #EuropeanGreenDeal