Experiences of EPC 2006 Heikki Sirelius JTO School of Management Bucharest 3. of May, 2007

Facts about EPC 2006 Profile of delegates Total number of delegates 430 Countries represented 31 Relation of local vs. International55% / 0,45% Profile of the Conference Lasted three days. 30.aug.- 01.sept streams with two keynote speakers in each Seven 90 min modules in each stream Every module had three 30 min cases Total number of presentations 106.

Financial outcome Revenue (1000 €) excluding vat “national funding” 138 €41 % »KTM 75 € »Tykes 15 € »TSR 48 € Sponsoring 6 € 2 % »EANPC 3 € »TTK 3 € EU contribution 80 €24 % Participation Fees 110 €33 % In total 334 € 100 %

Financial outcome Costs (1000 €) excluding vat Organizers 108 € 32 % Conference arrangements 60 € 18 % Venue exp. 38 € 11 % Abstracts 33 € 10 % Materials, PR, addresses 23 € 7 % New EU countries 20 € 6 % Speakers 15 € 5 % Interpretation 13 € 4 % TTY 10 € 3 % Marketing 9 € 3 % Web site 4 € 1 % In Total333 €100 %

Issues of importance Large contact surface & network National and international Private, public and work parties represented Good academic partnership Executive groups Active and self steering groups in all the major activities. Content, marketing, info, etc. Small core executive team for keeping the project in motion Persuasive dialogue with the lecturers Shared communicated vision of the targets and the context Clear understanding of instructions and deadlines Permanent monitoring of the costs and targets Changes in time tables Erosion of the polices. Expenditure, etc.

Main outcomes Publications and proceedings Website both EPC and EANPC Proceedings books and CD Suggestions based on Lisbon Strategy to enhance productivity development in EU. 1.Strengthening the EU-level productivity network 2.Strengthening the discussion of European productivity 3.Creating operating models for spreading information about best practices 4.Pan EU research programme for productivity

Confusing Paperwork needed for EU funding Largest and most time demanding single operation. Autistic process. Lack of “consumers point of view” Surprises in interpreting the regulations. »26 %, eligible costs, time of starting, etc. Marketing and making people aware of EPC Electric or paper marketing. Advisory board and other personal contacts Finally. Despite of all the difficulties with the project it was fun.

Themes raised by the participants Productivity knowledge and experience is considered to be fragmented and spread out among various organisations and actors. Coherent and comprehensive productivity information is hard to find. The role of productivity among companies and service institutions has been increased due to globalisation. This requires the creation of various kinds of databanks and files that would make available best practices, a forum for exchanging experiences and knowledge of available tools. Actors and organisations promoting productivity on the national level should work to achieve better pan- European co-operation among themselves. Working together and promoting a social dialogue as part of the developments occurring within organisations increase personal productivity and work satisfaction. The tacit knowledge within organisations should be utilised to promote development and innovation. Europe-level productivity research should be implemented within the EU in order to find out what workers on the floor consider to be impediments to and promoters of productivity. Clear House-type activities should be introduced/implemented to facilitate the work of experts, to broaden their field of experience and to spread information about Best Practices. A productivity network should be established to facilitate and spread experiences on both the national and European levels. The work of EU productivity experts is fragmented, so there is demand for creating and combining networks. Information about funding instruments on the company level for projects related to developing productivity work is scattered and should be consolidated. The use of ESR, Structural Funds, Leonardo and other instruments should be activated, and information about them and their possibilities should be distributed among companies and employees. Development within international organisations faces surprising difficulties from various national practices. The EU Presidency should be utilised to make the theme of productivity more long-term (stretching over several EU Presidencies). EPC 2007/2008 could represent a form of continuity.