People first - responding to the challenges of the Information Society

A colloquium on responding to the challenges of living and working in the European Information Society, "People first", will be held in Dublin, Ireland, from 30 September to 1 October 1996. An initiative of the Irish Presidency of the European Union, it is jointly organized by DG V of the European Commission and the Irish Department of Enterprise and Employment.

The colloquium will enable participants to comment and provide feedback on the Green Paper on social policy for the Information Society, which the Commission is expected to adopt in the second half of 1996. This represents the beginning of a consultation process which will take place over the following months, leading to the formulation of an action plan on the Information Society in the social field.

In particular, the colloquium will cover the following topics:

- Employment and economic structure in the Information Society;
- The future of work in the Information Society;
- Labour market and learning in the Information Society;
- Living in the Information Society.

Participants will include representatives of trade unions and employer organizations, national administrations, regional bodies, ICT developers and service providers, training associations, ICT project representatives, EU institutions, research bodies, etc.
For further information, please contact:

People First
Colloquium Secretariat
AGENDA/TSS
10 Hagan Court
Lad Lane
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel. +353-1-6618904; Fax +353-1-6785047
E-mail: peoplefirst@agenda-comm.ie

A Web site has been set up to enable those who are unable to attend the colloquium to contribute to the proceedings and to comment on the Green Paper. The site can be accessed on the World Wide Web at:

http://www.peoplefirst.agenda-comm.ie(opens in new window)