Eurofedop seminar on
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| One of the conclusions of the Eurofedop seminar on "Impact of new technologies on employment in the public services was that lifelong learning is a requirement for further implementation of ICT and a possibility to fight the digital divide. As a follow-up to this 2001 seminar the European Federation of Employees in Public Services announces a seminar on "Lifelong learning, a condition for quality in the Public Services" to be held in Denmark. Moreover the European Council held in Lisbon in March 2000 affirmed that Europe has indisputably moved into the Knowledge Age, with all that this will imply for cultural economic and social life. Europe wants to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion. The conclusions of the Lisbon European Council confirm that the move towards lifelong learning must accompany a successful transition to a knowledge-base economy and society. |
Within the European Employment Strategy, the Commission and the Member States have defined lifelong learning as all purposeful learning activity, undertaken on an ongoing basis with the aim of improving knowledge, skills and competence. According to the latest World Employment Report by the ILO lifelong learning is becoming the fundamental source of job security or employability in the digital age. In this seminar Eurofedop wants to put the European initiatives on lifelong learning in a 'public-service' context. Because of the specific organisation, role and function of the public service in contemporary society the aspect of education in this sector has a specific framework. Questions that need to be answered are for example: Who is responsible for lifelong learning? Where and when should this education take place? What is the role of the individual employee in his or her education? Which education regarding the implementation of new technologies is necessary? Which possibilities do new technologies offer for lifelong learning (e.g. e-learning)? |