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Social Inclusion Forum. Presentation By Office for Social Inclusion Gerry Mangan Director. NAPS – NAPs/inclusion Social Partnership EU Open Method of Cooperation UN – World Summit on Social Development - 10 th Anniversary. Promoting Social Inclusion. Consultation.
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Social Inclusion Forum Presentation By Office for Social Inclusion Gerry Mangan Director
NAPS – NAPs/inclusion Social Partnership EU Open Method of Cooperation UN – World Summit on Social Development - 10th Anniversary Promoting Social Inclusion
Consultation • Especially with real experts - people experiencing poverty and those working with them, • To obtain feedback on • Causes of poverty • Adequacy and effectiveness of Government policies and programmes • Further action needed, and priorities
Consultation Process - 2005. • Social Inclusion Forum (SIF) • Regional fora and, possibly, national seminars to be held later (SIF, a model) • OSI Annual Report • Available on website • Reference source for consultation
Combatting Poverty and Social Exclusion • Complex and Challenging • Need for: • Economic, • Political, and • Social Sustainability
How OSI Helps • Developing strategies, monitoring and evaluating • Data strategy • Indicators • Poverty Proofing • Research • International Dimension • Consultation
Partnership Process • Government Departments and Agencies • Social Partners • Community and Voluntary sector • EU and other International Organisations, and • not least, people experiencing poverty and those working with them.
How Forum Can Help You can tell us about: • Progress and lack of it • Policy areas requiring more action and/or resources • Priorities
Overall Objective “ To make a decisive impact on the eradication of poverty” by 2010 (Lisbon Agenda)