Deployment of Telework in European Public Administrations

The Centre for Social Innovation (CSI)
A scientific institute working in the fields of research, training/further training and consulting.
Founded in 1990, its aim is to promote social innovation in a practical way through interdisciplinary
and international co-operation and to offer monitoring and evaluation.
‘Social innovation’ is defined as the development, adaptation or use of an innovation in the social field.
This could be, for example, changes in decision-making process due to the changed social compostion
of groups involved, new means of communication or new rules applied to the solving of problems. The
methodological focus of scientific research and application-oriented analysis and measures is in the
field of the social sciences.
Main Fields of Activity
Labour Market and Employment
New forms of work and business organisation; telework, virtual companies, knowledge economy,
training and further education; the future of work.
European Research and Technology Policy
Planning and implementation, consulting and evaluation of EU projects; design assistance in the
prepration and evaluation of transnational programmes; analysis on European and regional levels.
Life in the Information Society
Changes in social structure caused by competition and changed forms of social cohesion; global
chalenges, regional and urban developments of culture, communication, ecology and politics.
Social Integration
Programme of tailor-made courses and consulting to offer training and improve opportunities for
marginal groups and structurally under-developed regions.