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The Workshop, entitled "Partnerships for Sustainable Economic Development", was the last event under the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe's Enterprise Development and Employment Generation Programme, that has provided a forum for SEE officials from different Working Table II initiatives particularly the Investment Compact and the Initiative for Social Cohesion to meet and discuss issues of common concern. The event took place in Dublin on 5 and 6 July 2007 and its main objective was to examine the topic of social partnerships, a concept that brings together the different stakeholders from the social and economic fields meet to discuss and agree on a common series of actions to improve socio-economic development. Ireland is deemed to provide a good example of successful social partnership (the concept was pioneered in Scandinavia), where government, industry, organised labour, agriculture and the social sector have worked together over the past twenty years to develop a series of practical, transparent, agreed, resourced and well communicated development plans which concentrates on the country’s competitive advantages.
In addition to allowing the SEE officials to exchange views with practioners from the relevant Irish organisations, the workshop also provided an opportunity to look at the key issues that impact on the development of sustainable social partnerships in South Eastern Europe and encouraged them to continue collaboration among the different social partners under the new umbrella of the Regional Cooperation Council. The SEE participants comprised: senior officials from ministries responsible for economic policy and of employment/social affairs, representatives of Investment Agencies, SME Development Agencies, Employment Agencies, as well as representatives of social partners. The event was financially supported by Irish Aid.
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