Participants: The conference is open and targeted for people involved with regional and labour market policy issues. The conference is open for participants from public organizations (representatives of labour administration, educational organizations, municipalities and federations of municipalities), companies, as well as associations of the unemployed, labour organizations and representatives of employment projects.
Organizers: The planning and arrangements of the conference are done by the Labour Pool project funded by the ESF and the Ministry of Labour carried out in Karelian Institute at University of Joensuu and research project Changing Dynamics of Urban Economies, Differentiation of Local Labour Markets and New Forms of Local Covernance, which is funfed by the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Ministry of Labour.
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No participation fee |
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Simultaneous interpretation (Finnish-English) |
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Other programme: joint evening, poster exhibition, presenting the activities of employment projects (Labour Pools and cooperatives) |
Questions: In questions relating to conference details and practical arrangements please contact Arja Kurvinen (+ 358 13-251 4063, e-mail: arja.kurvinen@joensuu.fi )or Arja Jolkkonen (+358 13-251 2474, e-mail : arja.jolkkonen@joensuu.fi ).
Registrations by May 19, 2000, to:Tuukka Arosara, Phone +358 (0)13-251 3698, fax: +358 (0)13-251 2472
email: tuukka.arosara@joensuu.fi
Accomondation: See the Tourist Quide of Joensuu at http://www.jns.fi/eng/index.html for more
information.
REGIONAL DIFFERENTIATION AND EMPLOYMENT
University of Joensuu, Carelia-hall, Yliopistokatu 2, Joensuu, Finland
29.–30 May 2000
Programme
29 May 2000
REGIONAL AND SOCIAL DIFFERENTIATION IN FINLAND
9.00 - 9.20 Opening: Professor Perttu Vartiainen, University of Joensuu
9.20 - 10.00 Locomotives and Laggards in Regional Development, Researcher Janne Antikainen, University of Joensuu
10.00-10.20 Differentiated Regions and Differentiated Policies, Researcher Antti Saartenoja, University of Helsinki, Seinäjoki
10.20-10.40 Coffee
10.40-11.00 Minister of Labour Tarja Filatov
11.00-11.30 Differentiation in Employment and Labour Market Positions over the Generations, Professor Asko Suikkanen and Researcher Anne Karjalainen, University of Lapland
11.30-11.40 Discussion
11.40-13.00 Lunch
REGIONAL INTERESTS AND ACTORS 13.00-13.20 Opening: Research Manager Seija Virkkala, Chydenius Institute of the University of Jyväskylä
13.20-14.00 Strategies of Regional Self-organization as an Answer to Regional Differentiation. About Building Trust and Keeping Contracts, Dr. Wolfgang Potratz, Institut fh r Arbeit und Technik, Gelsenkirchen.
14.00-14.20 Trust and Competitiveness of Regional Economies, Docent Heikki Eskelinen, University of Joensuu
14.20-14.50 Coffe
14.50-15.10 The Employment Strategy of North Karelia, Head of the department Paavo Rissanen, Employment and Economic Development Centre of North Carelia
15.10-15.30 Experiences from Lex Kainuu, Member of the parliament Anne Huotari
15.30-15.50 Urban Policy in Finland, Ministerial advisor Heli Saijets, Ministry of Interior
15.50-16.15 Discussion
30 May 2000
LOCAL INITIATIVES AND THE STRATEGY OF ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET POLICY
9.00-9.20 Opening: Professor Pertti Koistinen, University of Tampere
9.20-10.00 Educational and Labour Market Routes of Young Adults, Researcher Leena Viinamäki, University of Lapland
10.00-10.20 Young People’s Integration to the Labour Markets, Researcher Riitta Kilpeläinen, University of Joensuu
10.20-10.50 Coffee
10.50-11.30 Two Cities – Two Different Strategies for Employment: Giessen and Tampere Compared, Dr. Jan Kunz, Universityof Tampere
11.30-11.50 Commentator: Personnel Manager Mauri Temisevä, City of Joensuu
11.50-12.00 Discussion
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-13.30 Regional, Social and Occupational Mobility of the Labour Force in Finland in 1990’s, Researcher Arja Jolkkonen, University of Joensuu
13.30-14.00 Labour Pools as a Means to Develop Active Labour Market Policy - Aims and Results, Researcher Arja Kurvinen, University of Joensuu
14.00-14.30 Coffee
14.30-15.00 Economic Impact of Subsidized Employment to Households and Society, Researcher Tuukka Arosara, University of Joensuu
15.00-15.20 Commentator: Development Manager Juha Palosuo, Employment and Economic Development Centre of North Karelia
15.20-15.40 Development Strategy of North Karelia, Executive director of the Regional Council of North Karelia Tarja Cronberg
15.40-16.00 Closing discussion