Status ReportEstonia

IIeP Steering Group Meeting

23.03.2011

Katri Tammsaar

Tallinn University, Institute of Informatics

WP3: Inclusion from top downState’s point of view for inclusionInclusion activities and engaged partners Barriers/difficulties

WP2: Participating from bottom-upConcerns of minority group membersTheir approach to dealing with these

Authorities and Minorities Inclusion and Participation

▶ Interviews with inclusion coordinators continued (8 interviews done). Initial summaries.

▶A research on inclusion in the state ministries, conducted by an independent research institute Praxis (Dec 2010)

▶Results are being processed.

WP3: Authorities

1. communication with media and public

2. leadership, coaching and information spreading to colleagues

3. action plan follow-up

4. publishing drafts and info

5. arranging public hearings

6. initiating inter-institutional activites

7. developing in-house guidelines

8. observing general developments, strategic planning

9. keeping a contact database of partners

Keywords: informing, consulting, feedback and evaluation, natural process, collaboration networks

Various roles of inclusion coordinators:

Inclusion is seen as:

1. a part of the public relations management

2. activity to produce more widely accepted legislation

3. way to achieve additional information for legislation development

4. receiving feedback for work done

5. natural and organic part of legislative process

6. inevitable means for reaching goals through engaging more people

Keywords:

natural process, inevitable, collaboration, wider awareness

Inclusion is seen as:

1. a part of the public relations management

2. activity to produce more widely accepted legislation

3. way to achieve additional information for legislation development

4. receiving feedback for work done

5. natural and organic part of legislative process

6. inevitable means for reaching goals through engaging more people

Keywords:

natural process, inevitable, collaboration, wider awareness

Greater inclusion needed for:

Issues concerning most of the residents.

Very specific areas of activities, where expert opinions are needed.

Management of competing needs.

Spreading information among the members of wider society.

Persons expected:

1) Enthusiasts in the area of culture, politics, environment.

2) Experts on their own specific fields of interest.

3) Active local leaders in their unique society/community, or inter-community activists.

With the following skills:

Open-mindedness and common good in mind Awareness of the local administrative and legal situation Team-work and interpersonal skills Good language and computer skills

ICT usage in inclusion processes

Information for work groups: E-mailing, mail lists

Information for wider public on ministry's web-site:

Legal drafts, work-plans, meeting minutes blogs, forums News and press releases Facebook pages

State level access:

Legislative drafts for commenting

1. Questionnaire done

2. Meetings with 2 groups (InterNations and Chienese community during this week)

1. Issues of concern, former participation

2. Difficulties experienced

3. ICT and CCT usage overview

• Meetings with other 2 groups to be planned

WP2: Activites with Minorities

Regular Internet users Concerning issues:

– health care system, – language courses availability vs language

reguirements – Visiting rights for family members– Job seeking and unemployment issues– Russian-Estonian culture-mix

Initial summary with InterNations group

Persona development Summary of WP3 findings for authority

manual Focus on CCT tools to be tested with groups

WP4 and cooperation with partners

Thank you