Inclusive By Design project Policy perspective Presentation of

Inclusive By Design project Policy perspective • Presentation of the first results

The objective To identify, collect and analyse successful examples on Policy measures which are supportive for the introduction or use of IST-based technologies to combat / facilitate inclusion.

Which focus? policy measures: legislation, Directives, Resolution, recommendations, programmes, action plans etc No focus only on technologies designed for all or technologies that are following a proactive design and development process. Assumption: supportive policy contexts for IST-based technologies will be equally supportive as for IST-based technologies designed for all"

Which approach? Documents collected Geography: • European, • national • regional Aspects • education • vocational training • employment) Aims Promotion of the use of IST-based technologies for disadvantaged groups in order to facilitate their inclusion.

The address pool · · · Geographical levels: European, National and local. Types: resolutions, legislation, programmes, action plans, political Positions “Authors”: the public or private sector (mostly third sector) European countries (sometimes the same document, under European guidelines, in order to check the differences among member states) Target groups (“specific”: focused on one or more disadvantaged target group or “general”: addressed to the general population)

International documents European documents Member States’ documents NGO’s documents Others

Outcomes A lot of policy documents about: • IST • Social inclusion • Employment, education and vocational training BUT very few about Proactive design

• Swedish National Action Programme for ICT in schools - Tools for learning • Objectives in the fight against poverty and social exclusion • The learner’s guide of the Open University (UK) • The European Manifesto on Information Society and people with disabilities