TRANSNATIONAL EUROPEAN LABOUR MARKET INTEGRATION THROUGH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
Recognition of the freedom of movement for workers and employees within the EU also entails that the foundations for better mobility of EU and non-EU citizens have to be laid, especially after EU enlargement. Some recent surveys point out how a lack of appropriate information can cause an uneven distribution of immigrants among EU countries. Here Public Employment Services (PES) have to work together with other actors responsible for territorial development to improve the quality of their services and to guarantee an optimised distribution of the labour force. New information technologies could play a decisive role in this process. The TELMI project aims at tackling the problems of territorial disparities among old and new EU Member States, focusing on the labour market. It aims at setting up PES which should provide job-matching measures with new information and communication technologies (ICT). The project originates from the critical needs that the regions are facing highlighted by the participating institutions led by the Lombardy region. PES are particularly important for regions where the social implications on sustainability, workforce mobility and equal opportunities play a strategic role. The TELMI project is based on the activities carried out by the Lead Partner, which implemented the PES Model BorsaLavoroLombardia. The project is intended to build up similar systems in the partner regions. In addition, an extension to a broader network of user categories is planned.