Objective PERIPHERA seeks to tackle training and employment for groups which risk exclusion for economic or social reasons or because of geographical isolation through the availability of telematics applications designed to cope with the needs of these groups. Their employment needs will be addressed through new ways of working to reduce this kind of marginalisation. Telematics training will be offered for a specific peripheral group at different centres which will then provide access to telematics for teleworking, and support for employment through self-help initiatives. Partners will work towards a common approach in integration of all such groups, sharing their individual experience and results.Increasing collaboration of European Authorities and Service Providers ensures equality of access and opportunity to European citizens in the single market. However, because of special problems, some groups of citizens are presently excluded to the European periphery. Periphera addresses training and employment needs of the cultural, geographical, social, and economic periphery. Unemployed, cultural minorities, migrants, disabled people and those whose circumstances exclude them from participation in the full benefits of European society are addressed. Their employment needs will be answered through new ways of working to reduce marginalisation. The project joins experts and providers from Member States, plus potential end users of Telematics and Teleworking services, to address the integration of peripheral groups. Implementation of telecentres will provide training in skills including teleworking, plus access to technologies for exploitation of 'new opportunities for working' through 'new ways of working' via self-help. In seven sites, a centre will provide training in Telematics for a specific peripheral group. Six centres will then provide access to Telematics for Teleworking and support for employment through self help initiatives. Through European collaboration, the partners will achieve commonality of approach in integration of all peripheral groups and will share experience and results concerning the specific peripheral groups addressed. On completion of the project, they will be equipped to address the whole range of peripheral issues. Creation of new employment opportunities through new ways of working is central to the project objectives and will be achieved through development of an exploitation strategy involving sponsors and employment of self-help groups based in the PERIPHERA telecentres. Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemploymentsocial sciencessociologydemographyhuman migrations Programme(s) FP4-TELEMATICS 2C - Specific programme of research and technological development and demonstration in the area of telematic applications of common interest, 1994-1998 Topic(s) C.6 - Telematics Applications for Urban and Rural Areas Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator London Borough of Islington Address Islington town hall 222 upper street N1 2XR London GB See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INSTITUUT VOOR DOVEN Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address 42,theerestraat 5271 GD St. michielsgestel See on map MICROELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS CENTRE Ireland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Ul building, the nat.technological park Plassey limerick See on map Network Personnel GB EU contribution € 0,00 Address 80-82 rainey street BT45 5NW Magherafelt See on map STICHTING FLEXIBEL ARBEID AAN SCHOLING DOOR TELEWERKEN AAN TELEREN Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address 111,zandbergsweg 6453 CC Hoensbroek See on map TELE-OFFICE VZW Belgium EU contribution € 0,00 Address 11,boddenveldweg 3520 Zonhoven See on map University of Nottingham GB EU contribution € 0,00 Address University park NG7 2RD Nottingham See on map
