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The Sustainable Work Place in Horizon 2020: A Swedish platform

The Sustainable Work Place in Horizon 2020: A Swedish platform. Maria Albin, MD, PhD Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine , Lund U niversity. Background. Sweden has a strong tradition in OSH research but few OSH projects with EU- funding

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The Sustainable Work Place in Horizon 2020: A Swedish platform

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  1. The SustainableWork Place in Horizon 2020: A Swedish platform Maria Albin, MD, PhD DepartmentofOccupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University SREU-Work Project . Swedish Platform for Research for Sustainable Work Systems in Europe

  2. Background • Sweden has a strong tradition in OSH research • butfew OSH projectswithEU-funding • Sustainableworking-lifeseen as strategicallyimportant(Social partners, government) • but not visible in preparations for Horizon 2020 • Funding for advocayplatformsconnecting relevant Swedish interests and goodprospectsfor influencing the agenda • Sustainbleworkplace is a strong research area • Not a priority in Horizon 2020, • A platformmay push the area forward SREU-Work Project . Swedish Platform for Research for Sustainable Work Systems in Europe

  3. Context • No NIWL • butthreenodes (conglomerates) of researchers • South-west, middle, north • Major groups in occupational medicine and worktechnology • Strong Nordic contacts • WeakerEuropeannetworks • Tripartite OSH • Weakergovernmentalinvolvment • Stronger support from social partners • Polarizationof the labour market • Increase in social disparities in health • Needtoworklonger • Strong research infrastructure • National registries • Biobanks • Access towork-places, employers and employees • Fairlyuniquework participation for women • Highly gendered labour market • Wideningeducational gap: women >men • The social partners arewillingto • Assurerelevance for the OSH research • Offer possibilities for intervention research • Support implementation of the results SREU-Work Project . Swedish Platform for Research for Sustainable Work Systems in Europe OSH in a tight spot

  4. The SustainableWorkPlace – a Resource for Health, Innovation and Growth • Societalchallenges (priority III) • Health, demographicchange and wellbeing (Challenge 1) • Presentlyfocus on disease and treatment • Widerscopeincludingworkenvironment and the sustainableworkplace? • Understanding the determinants of health, improving health promotion and diseaseprevention (1.1) • Transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions (1.9) • Better use of health data (1.10) • Active ageing, independent and assisted living (1.12) SREU-Work Project . Swedish Platform for Research for Sustainable Work Systems in Europe

  5. Aims • In a long-term perspective to • create a platform with the intention that research on the sustainable workplace will be included in Horizon 2020; • strengthen interaction, in Sweden and abroad, between • strong research environments, • the social partners and other actors. • In a short-term perspective to organise • dialogues between researchers, social partners, entrepreneurs and authorities • highlight key research areas relevant for different "windows" in Horizon 2020 • develop an advocacy strategy (national and European level) SREU-Work Project . Swedish Platform for Research for Sustainable Work Systems in Europe

  6. How? • Compilation of knowledge sources / perspectives and list of ongoing EU-funded research in Sweden • work environment, sustainable jobs and innovations • Joint meetings with • Social partners and businesses, • National funding agencies and authorities • Consultation with the Commission and final workshop with invited international experts in Sweden February 2014 • The work includes three work packages: WP1: Knowledge Overview, WP2: Policies and Practices and WP3: Connecting Europe • Final Report Research Agenda for Sustainable Work sent to the EU Commission / DG Research in March 2014. SREU-Work Project . Swedish Platform for Research for Sustainable Work Systems in Europe

  7. Whatwehope for • Better interaction between strong research environments in Sweden and elsewhere in Europe • Improved dialogue with the social partners and users • New fields identified for joint European research efforts in the field of sustainable and innovative workplaces • Deeper interest in research on sustainable and innovative workplaces in Horizon 2020 • The “sustainable workplace” is given greater priority in European research cooperation SREU-Work Project . Swedish Platform for Research for Sustainable Work Systems in Europe

  8. Contact us The platform • Maria Albin, coordinator maria.albin@med.lu.se • Kenneth Abrahamsson, expert kenneth.abrahamsson1@gmail.com‎ • Elisabeth Lagerlöf, expert elisabeth.lagerlof@gmail.com • Node South-West • Mats Bohgard, Lund InstituteofTechnology mats.bohgard@design.lth.se • Node Mid-Sweden • Per Gustavsson, Karolinska Institute per.gustavsson@ki.se • Node North Sweden • Bengt Järvholm, Umeå University bengt.jarvholm@envmed.umu.se SREU-Work Project . Swedish Platform for Research for Sustainable Work Systems in Europe

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