CALL FOR PAPERS EXTENDED CLOSED ON MARCH 22ND, 2010

Scope and Goal

More and more attention is paid to the use of ICT and more specifically, social software, for improving the social inclusion of Youth at Risk. This was also recognised by the European Commission that organised in 2007 a special Framework Programme 7 call for projects on this subject.

The collaborative INCLUSO project (Sept. 2008- Sept. 2010) responded to this concern as it aims to deliver a verifiable proof that ICT, and more precisely, social software tools, can facilitate social inclusion of youth at risk. INCLUSO, after an initial phase of desk research, currently has four pilot projects running in 4 countries. The practical conclusions will be bundled in a Whitebook together with a business and sustainability model for actions implementing ICT in the area of social inclusion.

INCLUSO-2010

On 13 and 14 September 2010, INCLUSO will organise in Leuven (Arenberg Castle, Heverlee-Belgium) an international conference on eInclusion of Youth at Risk gathering international specialists in the field of social software use and improvement of social inclusion for disadvantaged youngsters. We expect also delegates from decision making groups such as governments and the European Commission. The main trust is a collection of practical results in this field and the prioritisation of future actions.

The call for papers was closed on March 22nd. Two tracks will be presented at the conference.

Track 1:

• Who are the youngsters at risk of exlcusion?
• ICT and social software: differences in use between groups of youngsters, involvement of coaches
• Experiences of ICT use by youth at risk: results from the field
• Social software use in related domains (e.g. culture specific use of social software for migrants, or, do female social skills extend to social software?
• Examples of positive results and good practice

Track 2:

• Impact assessment of ICT initiatives for the inclusion of youth at risk of exclusion
• Suggestions for a future EU- research agenda and policy note