Bridges 5.0

GI-NI Webinar: Reducing Inequality from Automation?
2024-04-26 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
Explore how automation impacts job markets and what this means for inequality in employment opportunities. This webinar will provide valuable insights into the dynamics of occupational networks and technological advancements including AI.

Even though automation does not cause mass unemployment for the economy as a whole, recent research shows that automation creates winners and losers from automation in the labour market. Joblessness is an important dimension how certain workers lose out in the short run, causing inequality in job finding. Based on data from Flanders, Belgium, we explore the capacity for certain displaced workers to adjust more easily to automation because they have alternative occupations available to them. We analyse whether this depends on the type of technology, including exposure to AI. Our insights can aid public employment services that want to provide helpful information to job seekers affected by automation

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Emilie Rademakers from Utrecht University (Netherlands) as the speaker

Laura Nurski of CEPS (Belgium) offering her thoughts as the discussant

Cinzia Alcidi, also from CEPS (Belgium), steering the conversation as the moderator

WEBINAR: Cybersecurity and Workplace Innovation.
2024-04-26 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/London)
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This is a webinar and it will be delivered via Zoom. This webinar is part of the EUWIN and Bridges 5.0 programme of events.

Organisations experienced a 435% increase in ransomware in 2022, and the World Economic Forum’s cybersecurity report states that 95% of cyber incidents can be traced back to human errors. So how can organisations prepare themselves for cyberattacks, and what does a people-centred approach to cyber-resilience look like?

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) leads the national center for research-driven innovation in cyber security for critical sectors. The goal is to make Norway the most secure country in the world. Knowing that 95% of all security breaches are caused by human actions, organizational and innovation studies are important for the center. The talk will ask how a security breach will influence workplace innovation, and how to learn what to do in a critical situation. To illustrate this, the talk will concentrate on a real breach in a multinational company, giving the story more depth and a better understanding of the organisational mechanisms in play.

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Speaker:

Halvor Holtskog(Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

EUWIN (the European Workplace Innovation Network) is a community of researchers and practitioners from business, public policy, research and social partner organisations. Its remit is to promote workplace practices that lead to simultaneous improvements in organisational performance and quality of working life for employees. First established by the European Commission in 2013, EUWIN is now funded and managed by a network of international partners.

Bridging human & digital potential. Bridges 5.0 creates a unique consortium based on active collaboration between researchers, 8 EU industrial companies, 9 Industry 4.0 ecosystems, and the main EU social partners. See https://bridges5-0.eu

WEBINAR: Trade unions’ responses to Industry 4.0 amid corporatism and resistance.
2024-02-23 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
Webinar
This is a webinar and it will be delivered via Zoom. This webinar is part of the EUWIN programme of events.

The Introduction of Industry 4.0 technologies opens up a new space of action for trades unions in influencing decision-making at firm level. This webinar will shed light on the role and influence of trade unions on the adoption of new technologies, drawing on evidence from the engineering and automotive industrial district on the outskirts of Bologna.

Valeria Cirillo is Associate Professor of Political Economy at the Department of Political Science of the University of Bari and is an external affiliate of the Institute of Economics of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa.

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Speaker:

Valeria Cirillo(University of Bari)

EUWIN (the European Workplace Innovation Network) is a community of researchers and practitioners from business, public policy, research and social partner organisations. Its remit is to promote workplace practices that lead to simultaneous improvements in organisational performance and quality of working life for employees. First established by the European Commission in 2013, EUWIN is now funded and managed by a network of international partners.

WEBINAR: The Dual Transformation and Workplace Innovation.
2024-01-26 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
The Case of The German Automotive Industry

Webinar
This is a webinar and it will be delivered via Zoom. This webinar is part of the EUWIN and Bridges 5.0 programme of events.

Workplace innovation has a long tradition in the German Automotive Industry. Inspired by Volvo’s experiments, German car companies throughout the 1980s and 1990s implemented various forms of participation-oriented forms of teamwork granting autonomy to shopfloor workers. Although work organisation has been modified during the last two to three decades, the automotive industry is still a stronghold of worker participation in Germany.

The webinar looks into current developments in the German automotive industry. How is the ongoing dual transformation of decarbonisation and digitalisation impacting workplace innovation for shopfloor workers? Based on case studies in German OEM and suppliers, the webinar will discuss a polarisation trend within workplace innovation. While the core workforces of OEM and large suppliers enjoy relatively stable forms of workplace innovation, the opportunities for contingent workers and the employees of suppliers are shrinking.

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Speakers:

Hajo HolstUniversität Osnabrück, Germany

EUWIN (the European Workplace Innovation Network) is a community of researchers and practitioners from business, public policy, research and social partner organisations. Its remit is to promote workplace practices that lead to simultaneous improvements in organisational performance and quality of working life for employees. First established by the European Commission in 2013, EUWIN is now funded and managed by a network of international partners.

Bridging human & digital potential. Bridges 5.0 creates a unique consortium based on active collaboration between researchers, 8 EU industrial companies, 9 Industry 4.0 ecosystems, and the main EU social partners. See https://bridges5-0.eu

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WEBINAR: Workplace Innovation Industry 5.0 Style.
2023-11-24 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
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This is a webinar and it will be delivered via Zoom. This webinar is part of the EUWIN programme of events.

Peter Oeij will present his vision on ‘workplace innovation’ and present the recently published book ‘Workplace innovation: the challenge of disruptive transitions’. Subscribed participants to this webinar will get a 50% discount voucher of the book, published by Edward Elgar publishers in the Elgar Research Agenda series.

Peter Oeij is associated with TNO Innovation for Life – the Netherlands, and motivated to improve the quality of work for all of us. He can be reached at peter.oeij@tno.nl

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Speaker:

Peter Oeij(TNO, NL)

EUWIN (the European Workplace Innovation Network) is a community of researchers and practitioners from business, public policy, research and social partner organisations. Its remit is to promote workplace practices that lead to simultaneous improvements in organisational performance and quality of working life for employees. First established by the European Commission in 2013, EUWIN is now funded and managed by a network of international partners.

I-SKILL National workshop for Flanders.
2023-11-07 00:00 - 23:59 UTC
I-SKILL National workshop for Flanders (Belgium): “How to promote lifelong learning in Belgium in a context of the green and digital transition?” – 7th November 2023, Leuven, Belgium (In Dutch).

Although lifelong learning is becoming increasingly important in the context of the green and digital transition, participation in lifelong learning in Flanders appears to be too low and there is not yet a strong learning culture. The I-SKILL project studies how lifelong learning can be stimulated in the EU, both among employers and employees, and what policymakers and the social partners (can) do in this area. The project addresses the barriers perceived by employers and employees, including accessibility and quality of training provision, funding and motivation.

To conclude the part of the research that focused on Flanders, HIVA-KU Leuven is organising a workshop on 7 November 2023, with a keynote speech by Vickie Dekocker (Agoria, KU Leuven), presentations of own research on skills and lifelong learning, and a panel discussion with experts and stakeholders on the road to a workforce ready for the future.

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Skills for the Future.
2023-10-30 00:00 - 2023-10-31 23:59 UTC
Skills for the Future: Navigating the Digital, Green and Social Transitions in European Labour Markets – 30th/31st October, Luxembourg.

Organised by the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) and co-funded by Luxembourg’s National Research Fund (FNR), the objective of the international scientific conference Skills for the Future: Navigating the Digital, Green and Social Transitions in European Labour Markets is to bring together leading national and international scholars in the social sciences to address the challenges of the digital, green and social transitions for the labour market, society and education.

The conference marks the first international conference of the ELMI Network (Network of European Labour Market Research Institutes) initiated in October 2022 by the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) and the Institute for Employment Research (IAB). The network is currently composed of 11 research institutes from all over Europe to facilitate the international exchange of best practices, ideas and people (for more information, see: www.elmi-network.eu). It promotes multi-disciplinary research collaborations, especially at the EU level, and the exchange of best practices in data management, data access and discussions with policy-makers and stakeholders.

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WEBINAR: Workplace innovation in France: latest developments in Anact.
2023-10-27 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
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At a time of ecological, economic and societal transitions, it is more important than ever to place work at the heart of social and professional dialogue. ANACT, the French National Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions, has been acting for 50 years to improve the quality of working life through a concerted approach to changes in the workplace. Today, the agency continues to help companies and public organisations to cope with professional transitions with innovative methods and tools designed on the basis of pilot projects. In this webinar, we will focus on its gender mainstreaming approach, which enables companies to take into account the different work situations of women and men in order to integrate equality issues into organisational transitions, such as the introduction of hybrid work.

Ségolène JOURNOUD and Karine BABULE are in charge with international projects at Anact, helping companies improve their quality of working life.

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Speakers:

Ségolène JournoudAnact, France

Karine BabuleAnact, France

EUWIN (the European Workplace Innovation Network) is a community of researchers and practitioners from business, public policy, research and social partner organisations. Its remit is to promote workplace practices that lead to simultaneous improvements in organisational performance and quality of working life for employees. First established by the European Commission in 2013, EUWIN is now funded and managed by a network of international partners.

I-SKILL Conference.
2023-10-13 00:00 - 23:59 UTC
I-SKILL Final Conference: “A European skilled labour force to navigate the green and digital transformations – The role of industrial relations and the social dialogue” – 13th October 2023, Brussels, Belgium.

The promotion of adult learning has been a key part of the EU policy debate since the Lisbon strategy in 2000 and over the last two decades, many binding and non-binding EU initiatives on lifelong learning have been launched. The topic has gained further momentum since the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, the European Commission released its ‘Communication on a European skills agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness, and resilience’ including 12 flagship actions to be achieved by 2025.

In 2022, President von der Leyen declared 2023 the European Year of Skills emphasising the importance of education, upskilling, and digital skills. Over the last three years, the ISKILL research project has contributed to advance understanding of how industrial relations and social dialogue can drive progress in adult learning in the EU as well as of ways in which workers can access quality learning opportunities to face the challenges of the green and digital transitions. This conference has the objective to disseminate the research findings, share country experiences and best practice and engage in a constructive debate about actual challenges and what policymakers can do to address them.

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WEBINAR: How to digitalise your future? Start with better organising.
2023-09-29 10:00 - 11:00 UTC
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The European H2020 Beyond4.0 project which ended in March produced several interesting results. One of the particular results is that companies which strengthen their ‘learning capacity’ perform better economically and socially as a result. Both the company and the employee benefit from such a strategy. The project produced even more interesting results. Steven Dhondt, as coordinator of the project, provides an overview of the main results in this webinar and outlines how different stakeholders can benefit from them.

Steven Dhondt is fascinated by how workers and companies can find a common ground to improve performance. His research and actions are focused on understanding this topic.

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Speaker:

Steven DhondtTNO, NL

EUWIN (the European Workplace Innovation Network) is a community of researchers and practitioners from business, public policy, research and social partner organisations. Its remit is to promote workplace practices that lead to simultaneous improvements in organisational performance and quality of working life for employees. First established by the European Commission in 2013, EUWIN is now funded and managed by a network of international partners.

Industry 5.0: A new approach fostering social innovation?!
2023-09-22 14:00 - 15:30 UTC
Part of the conference’ Living Labs for an era of transitions – How human-centric innovation is changing our lives.’

Industry 5.0 is putting a new lens on the mostly technological perspective of Industry 4.0. By focusing on human-centricity, sustainability and resilience Industry 5.0 is offering a systemic integration of the social dimension of technological innovation. Combining technological and social innovation will open new pathways for the solution of societal challenges form shareholder to shared value. The session will highlight the relevance of human-centricity for a sustainable and resilient industry.

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EODF Masterclass.
2023-07-12 - 2023-07-27
Are you an Organisation Design Consultant, HR Business Partner or a Senior Leader responsible for:

Leading the Organisation Design team in redesigning your organisation to deliver their strategic intent; or

Developing and leading an Organisation Design Practice in your organisation; or

M&A and divestment activities; or

Learning and Development capability of your organisation; or

Ambitious to become an ODC Certified Organisation Design Professional (CODP) this year.

…then the EODF Masterclass can provide you the necessary guidance and toolkit to achieve your goals.

Industry 4.0 – ten years later.
2023-05-17 00:00 - 2023-05-19 23:59 (America/Iqaluit) | Department of Economics Marco Biagi, Viale Jacopo Berengario, 51, Modena, Italy
Ten years ago the concept of Industry 4.0 emerged in Germany and spread globally. Ten years later, Industry 4.0 remains a “vision”: the fast diffusion of digital technologies in manufacturing and the development of fully interconnected digital factories have not materialised (yet). Nonetheless it is a “vision” that has already triggered a series of transformations that are changing the way manufacturing processes and work are organised and the way we look at the future of work, employment and manufacturing. This international conference aims to bring together different theoretical and empirical contributions with a double perspective. We want to look back at what we have learned so far and how this has changed our collective understanding of what I.40 is and how it impacts worker and organisations.

The conference intends start an interdisciplinary discussion on how these results may lead to new empirical questions, theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches. Contributions may analyse different sectors and companies, different stages of the production chain, different regions and countries. In addition to the general topic of the call on I4.0, the conference aims to outline an international collective project on the topics concerning the transformation of the automotive supply chain in various countries. The theoretical and empirical analysis in a cross-country and cross-company comparison will be intertwined with the involvement of companies, trade unions, policy makers at regional, national and international level, in an attempt to promote a dialogue on automotive issues between the stakeholders and the scientific community of automotive experts, extending the reflection to scholars from other disciplines as well as other sectors. The conference “Industry 4.0 – ten years later” will be held in the heart of Motor Valley, at the Department of Economics “Marco Biagi”, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. The conference will be structured into sessions: selected papers will be presented and discussed in thematic panel, which will be organised along with plenary sessions, networking spaces and social events.
