Work Package 1: Booklet on Migrants, ethnic minorities and ICT / Inventory of good practices in Europe that promote ICT for socio-economic integration in culturally diverse contexts

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Dear all

we are delighted to present the result of the work undertaken during the first work package of the bridge_it devoted to the Inventory of good practices in Europe that promote ICT for socio-economic integration in culturally diverse contexts.

This booklet presents many initiatives born in different places and for different reasons, embedded in heterogeneous policies, targeting different audiences, but sharing also a common goal: using ICT to improve the socio-economic integration of IEM, to support the operations of intermediaries working with them and to enhance mutual knowledge and social interaction with all members of the host society. All the initiatives tackle challenges actually posed to IEM, and intermediaries working with them, in order to achieve a better education, economic participation, civic engagement and enjoyment of possibilities offered by the information society inside a culturally diverse Europe.

This inventory of practices serves as a basis for providing guidance to those who are interested in being involved in the further development of ICT-based solutions and approaches targeting immigrants’ needs. It provides also elements of reflection to all stakeholders dealing with ICT for social inclusion, economic participation and life-long learning. Besides, it presents practices that can become an inspiring reserve of methodologies for those working with and for IEM that might be interested in integrating ICT in their services and daily work processes. This booklet introduces some methodological recommendations on how those current practices can be improved, deployed at a larger scale and/or be replicated. In that sense, we believe that all the initiatives presented and referenced in this
booklet are composite practices that present inventive and creative elements, but which are also subject to weaknesses, bottlenecks and many challenges. A further assessment of these experiences and the preparation of guidelines based on them and similar ones are envisaged in the next steps of the Bridge-IT project.

For any comment, suggestion or proposal of other Good Practices, please send us either an email at alexandra.hache[at]ec.europea.eu or leave us a comment here. Thanks in advance

[Cilia]

It was high time for an overview - and I think we made a good hit in looking at the three areas: education, civil society, labour. Let us hope many people read this, as it is a milestone in the field.

Thanks to the authors, editors and contributors.