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UNI Europa ICTS, together with PIN SME – the association representing SME employers in the ICT sector – organised a conference in Milan on 5 and 6 December 2013. Under the motto “Social partnerships for digital jobs in Europe”, employers’ and workers’ representatives met to discuss the situation of social dialogue in Europe with a particular focus on the ICT sector, in which no formalised European social dialogue exists so far. The conference was the main event of a joint project of UNI Europa ICTS and PIN SME that addresses the challenges and opportunities for a future social dialogue in the ICT sector.

During the conference, researchers from the Fondazione Politecnico di Milano presented the results of a study commissioned by the project partners that aimed at mapping the workers’ and employers’ organisations present in the sector to find possible partners for future cooperation. The results of the study were discussed with the 45 participants from across Europe, including from CEE countries such as Serbia, Hungary and Bulgaria.

Moreover, conference participants had the opportunity to discuss the issues of employability in the ICT sector and the Grand Coalition on Digital Jobs with representatives of UNI Europa ICTS, PIN SME, the European Parliament and the EU Commission (DG Connect). 

You can find the project study report below.