Questions/Answers
Question 1
Please provide a brief summary of the initiative including the problems/challenges it addressed and the solutions that the initiative introduced (300 words maximum)
Electronic-analytic interactive system worknet.gov.ge is the auto-managed tool, that represents interactive web-portal and provides the opportunity to analyse labor market information in country. System provides the research module that connects the job seekers and the employers online. Registration in the system is voluntary and free of charge. The registration is permanent and and the register is able to cancel the account at any time.
a. What are the overall objectives of the initiative?
Please describe the overall objectives of the initiative (200 words maximum)
The overall objective of the initiative is to develop the Worknet System. Worknet is the employment support tool and we want it to be represented with more employers and more qualified job seekers in order to decrease request-delivery the dissemblance
b. How does the initiative fit within the selected category?
Please describe how the initiative is linked to the criteria of the category (200 words maximum)
The initiative fits the selected category since it promotes the employment of poorest and the most vulnerable. Worknet gives the opportunity to the job seekers to be more active on the labor market.
Question 2
The initiative should improve people’s lives, notably by enhancing the contribution of public services to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the realization of the SDGs
a. Please explain how the initiative improves the delivery of public services (200 words maximum)
Workne makes the labor market more available. Provides information about the activities that the department implements. Provides the employment support services and increases the qualification of job seekers.
Question 3
The initiative must impact positively a group or groups of the population (i.e. children, women, elderly, people with disability, etc) and address a significant issue of public service delivery within the context of a given country or region.
a. Please explain how the initiative has addressed a significant issue related to the delivery of public services (200 words maximum)
The initiative addresses the issues through spread the information to the registered applicants.
b. Please explain how the initiative has impacted positively a group or groups of the population within the context of your country or region (200 words maximum)
The initiative has increased the awareness of the employment services. Supported the employment of vulnerable groups.
Question 4
The initiative must present an innovative idea, a distinctively new approach, or a unique policy or approach implemented in order to realize the SDGs in the context of a given country or region.
a. Please explain in which way the initiative is innovative in the context of your country or region (200 words maximum)
Before this system, here was no public employment service in the country that gathered the employers and the job seekers in same space
Question 4b
b. Please describe if the innovation is original or if it is an adaptation from other contexts (If it is known)? (200 words maximum)
The system was the original idea that has not been functioning in country before
Question 4c
c. What resources (i.e. financial, human , material or other resources, etc) were used to implement the initiative? (200 words maximum)
The initiative is implemented through the human resources in the department and the structural unites with support of state budget.
Question 5
The initiative should be adaptable to other contexts (e.g. other cities, countries or regions). There may already be evidence that it has inspired similar innovations in other public-sector institutions within a given country, region or at the global level.
a. Has the initiative been transferred to other contexts?
No
The initiative has not been adopted to other public institutions
Question 6
The initiative should be able to be sustained over a significant period of time.
a. Please describe whether and how the initiative is sustainable (covering the social, economic and environmental aspects) (300 words maximum)
The Worknet system was developed in 2013 and since than the participation of job seekers and employers has increased. Awareness of department's work has increased.
b. Please describe whether and how the initiative is sustainable in terms of durability in time (300 words maximum)
The initiative lunched in 2013 and is still developing.
Question 7
The initiative should have gone through a formal evaluation, showing some evidence of impact on improving people’s lives.
a. Has the initiative been formally evaluated?
Yes
If yes, please describe how the initiative was evaluated? (200 words maximum)
The initiative was evaluated by the EU experts. The initiative was evaluated by their module tools, through observation on the process and interviews with the staff members.
b. Please describe the outcome of the evaluation of the impact of the initiative (200 words maximum)
The outcome of the evaluation was that the pilot of the initiative was successful and in should function long term throughout the country.
c. Please describe the indicators that were used (200 words maximum)
The increase of the number of the employers and the job seekers
Question 8
The initiative must demonstrate that it has engaged various actors such as from other institutions, civil society, or the private sector, when possible.
a. The 2030 Development Agenda puts emphasis on collaboration, engagement, coordination, partnerships, and inclusion. Please describe what stakeholders were engaged in designing, implementing and evaluating the initiative. Please also highlight their roles and contributions (300 words maximum)
The stakeholders engaged in designing, implementing and evaluating the initiative were social partners, employers, the government, ministeries
Question 9
a. Please describe the key lessons learned, and any view you have on how to further improve the initiative (200 words maximum)
The key lesson was that it is important to raise the awareness to the society and popularize the employment services.