1. Rotterdam and Oslo Kris Luijsterburg Centre for Social Policy Studies
and International Affairs
Social Affairs and Employment City of Rotterdam

2. City of Rotterdam - some facts
- Second largest city in the Netherlands
inhabitants
- The harbour as an economic engine
Unemployment & welfare dependency
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

3. Unemployment in % of Workforce

4. Development of Unemployment in Rotterdam Rijnmond Region: the shift of 2009

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.”

8. 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 %)

9. 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…

10. 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)

11. Engaging Employers also through outsourcing
Nico van de Vrie
Program Director Department of Social Affairs and Employment