Regions - ECOTEC in Europe

ECOTEC has extensive experience in providing research, consulting and technical assistance services to EU institutions, including the European Commission and the European Parliament. Our Brussels office was established in 1984 and continues to provide a physical presence in the European capital.  We deliver European level work using the best available team drawn from offices across the company.

For many years, we have been recognised as a market leader in serving EU clients, particularly in the areas of: 

• Employment, social affairs and equal opportunities
• Education, training and culture
• Information society
• Local and regional development
• Energy
• Environment  

In these and other policy areas, ECOTEC is able to deliver large and complex projects that operate across all 27 EU Member States and beyond.  Our team of international staff has expert knowledge of current European policies and the economic, social and environmental issues that influence them.  Through this in-house team and our network of external associates, ECOTEC is able to undertake research in every EU country and all 23 official languages of the EU.  Our multi-disciplinary teams can address the complexity of problems that cut across policy areas.  In all our work for EU clients, we have access to the very highest level of expertise available across Europe. 

Drawing on this substantial in-house and external expertise, our services for EU clients include: 

• Impact assessments and ex-ante evaluations
• Feasibility studies
• Policy research
• Interim and ex-post evaluation
• Management of framework contracts
• Communication and dissemination activities
• Programme management and secretariat services  

Region Portfolio: IDELE

This three year project was initiated by the European Commission in 2003 and was implemented by ECOTEC Research and Consulting Ltd on behalf of the Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities.

The project aimed to provide an evidence base for local and national stakeholders from across the EU 27 with an interest in local employment development. Using a combination of research, case studies and seminars bringing together practitioners and policymakers from across Europe, ECOTEC captured the essence of what it is to act locally for employment and development. We identified and researched good practice examples of local partnerships and national policy frameworks in 12 key themes in local employment development across Europe and organised international seminars to consider each theme, critically review best practice examples, debate the key issues and draw conclusions to inform policy development.

The project produced and made available a wealth of practical and research material and made recommendations for policymakers and practitioners at all levels to help shape future policy programmes and action. It directly inspired more than 400 policymakers and practitioners from across Europe who attended the seminars and others who accessed the material via the web.

IDELE seminars facilitated by ECOTEC evolved over three years into a unique and effective ‘conversational’ format capable of bringing together and capturing the views of wide range of stakeholders.

Find out more at http://www.ecotec.com/idele/

james.rampton@ecotec.com
+44 121 616 3600

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