Rotterdam and Oslo Kris Luijsterburg Centre for Social Policy Studies and International Affairs Social Affairs and Employment City of Rotterdam 14-5-2009

City of Rotterdam - some facts - Second largest city in the Netherlands - 612.000 inhabitants - The harbour as an economic engine Unemployment & welfare dependency 29.000 households on welfare (9% of working population) net participation grade: 57% ethnic component (70% in welfare population) Key issues long term welfare dependency, multi-problems and social exclusion, related to absence of work necessity professional skills and ‘workers’ skills changing demands on labour market global economic crisis 14-5-2009

Unemployment in % of Workforce 14-5-2009

Development of Unemployment in Rotterdam Rijnmond Region: the shift of 2009 14-5-2009

Internal Organisation in Social Services Vice Mayors as primary accountable chief executive ‘Strong’ social departments Department of Social Affairs and Employment Department for Youth, Education and Society Municipal Health Care Service Housing department Municipal Development Corporation Strong involvement of Third Sector in Service Provision Housing Corporations Reintegration Companies The role of the city in funding, design, commissioning and delivery 14-5-2009

Major Trends More responsibilities and power to the municipalities to tailor services to the local needs Service delivery guarantied by 40 ‘core’ municipalities Increased G4 cooperation Policy Implementation Integration of service delivery One stop shop Werkpleinen Jongerenloket Centraal onthaal Social teams 14-5-2009

City of Oslo The City of Oslo’s vision “Oslo shall be a capital city in sustainable development, characterized by economic, social and cultural growth according to nature’s ability to sustain that growth ecologically. We shall pass on the city to the next generation in a better environmental condition than we ourselves inherited it. Oslo shall be one of the world’s most environmentally friendly and sustainable capital cities.” 14-5-2009

City of Oslo - some facts Municipality of Oslo, total area: 454 km2 Inhabitants: 550 000 (25 % immigrants, nationwide 8.9 %) Forest: 242 km2 Parks, sports fields etc.: 8 km2 Number of islands in the Oslo Fjord: 40 Number of lakes within the city boundaries: 343 Length of the Oslo Fjord: 100 km Unemployment rate in Oslo: 3.3 % (nationwide: 2.6 %) 14-5-2009

City of Oslo - homelessness A very visible homeless population facing multiple forms of deprivation the challenge of good quality housing for groups experiencing multiple deprivation providing an integrated chain of services to groups experiencing exclusion flexibility in order to tailor the services to the individual needs How to use your procurement procedure to this end?! Margit… 14-5-2009

Working together A local coalition keen to invest in Talent and entrepeneurship (PvdA, VVD, D66, CDA) Looking to private enterprise for partners in Active Inclusion (both in Housing and Employment) A client-based orientation when engaging employers (DAAD) Engaging employers by adopting the way the Council Outsources its services (5% settlement) 14-5-2009

Engaging Employers also through outsourcing Nico van de Vrie Program Director Department of Social Affairs and Employment 14-5-2009