About EMCC
The European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC) is an information resource established to promote an understanding of how to anticipate and manage change. It was set up in 2001 within the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin, with the full support of the European Parliament, the European Commission and the social partners.
Role
The EMCC's mission is to cast a spotlight on the economic and social developments that drive change in the European economy. It highlights changes resulting from developments and shifts in technologies, work organisation, production and business models, legislation, working practices and the labour market. More specifically, EMCC
- identifies, collects and processes relevant information on the major trends and drivers of change in the European economy;
- provides up-to-date news and analysis on company restructuring in Europe through its European Restructuring Monitor (ERM);
- conducts research and in-depth studies on change processes in specific economic sectors;
- facilitates and increases knowledge building through exchanges of experience on the management of change practice in companies and regions;
- raises awareness of the information that exists and facilitates access to a wide variety of data and knowledge sources for its target audiences through a single entry point;
- acts as a catalyst by making connections between different sources of data and information and building synergies to create new perspectives.
Key focus
- Restructuring and competitiveness
- Employment
- Skills and qualifications
- Work organisation and management
- Corporate social responsibility
Target audience
- Companies, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises
- Social partners, particularly those at company and sectoral level
- National authorities
- Territorial and regional authorities and 'actors'
- European institutions
Page last updated: 10 January, 2008