A presentation given at the European Youth Event in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 1st June 2018 It introduces the initiative and project and sets the scene for the workshop and further discussion about the tools used to engage youth in policy and the outcomes of the YouthMetre Project.

1. Empower youth to have an
impact on EU youth policy
http://www.youthmetre.eu
Karl Donert, President EUROGEO

2. Eurobarometer Surveys
• Examined active engagement of youth
Increasingly distanced from
policy making and decisions

3. European Youth Strategy
• EU Youth Strategy, agreed by EU
Ministers, sets out a framework for
cooperation covering 2010-2018
• EU Member States have overall
responsibility for their own youth
policy (subsidiarity) i.e. not the EU

4. European Youth Strategy
• Education & training
• Employment &
entrepreneurship
• Health & well-being
• Participation
• Voluntary activities
• Social inclusion
• Youth & the world
• Creativity & culture
EYS indicates initiatives in eight areas:

5. How well are EU
countries doing?

6. How well are EU
countries doing?
monitoring and accountability
transparency and open data

7. Empower youth to have an
impact on EU youth policy
Professor Karl Donert, President EUROGEO
http://www.youthmetre.eu

8. Empowering Youth in
Policy Making

9. A world of geographic
information

10. Cloud Computing

11. Disruptive Innovation

12. Structured
Dialogue
mutual
communication
process for discussions
between young people
and policy makers
local and
regional policy
consultation,
cooperation

13. Key Stakeholders
young people
local authorities
local government
formal education
informal education,
civil society
policy makers
operating at
different levels
European
National
Regional
Local
scales

14. http://eryica.org/page/principles-online-youth-information

15. YouthMetre
• proposes and field-tests an innovative
solution in the youth field – the Youthmetre
• multiplier training (youth workers)
• guidelines and practical examples for
policy makers (under OMC)
• YM tested and disseminated
• in at least …. 20 countries

16. YouthMetre
Indications of:
•perceived needs of European youth for key
areas in the EU Youth Strategy (Study Groups)
•capacity of European public bodies to put
youth initiatives in place in line with the
perceived needs of youth

17. Study Groups
http://youthmetre.eu/study-groups/

18. Your input is needed
http://youthmetre.eu/study-group-surveys/
Opinions
Crowdmapping ideas

19. Your input is needed
http://youthmetre.eu/study-group-surveys/

20. YouthMetre
Key features:
•a dashboard of European data on Youth
•a database of good practice initiatives put
in place by European public bodies, as
perceived by young Europeans
•high profile launch and closing events
•training of multipliers

21. http://youthmetre.eu/youthmetre/
Youth Development Index
Based on 87 indicators
Related to youth well-being
NUTS 3 level

22. YouthMetre Training
http://youthmetre.eu/training/
Resources / training materials available online
Non formal learning approaches

23. European Commission (2015),
Creating Value Through Open
Data http://tinyurl.com/j6qypoe

24. YouthMetre: What lessons?
• Structured Dialogue – long-term process
• Need long-term commitment from policy
• Changing relationships between youth
and decision makers
• Action for change – not tokenism
• Many initiatives – not learning lessons
• Maintain the data quality on youth

25. Web: http://www.youthmetre.eu
Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/YouthMetre1
Email: eurogeomail@yahoo.co.uk
Twitter: @youthmetre #Yengage