Table 1 Conceptual dimensions and operational governance tools of regional labour market monitoring
Dimensions of monitoring | Governance tools |
|---|---|
Information: data collection and quality improvement | • Efficient/‘intelligent’ data collection through the matching of primary data collection and secondary sources, representative statistics and qualitative explorative expert knowledge, and time series • Expert review and multiple stakeholder perspectives to improve quality of data • Expansion and adaption of data source and categories • Standardization of workforce categories |
Communication: stakeholder involvement and networking | • Joint assessment of data and knowledge • Shared decision-making based on transparent criteria • Collaboration and coordination between stakeholders, sectors and professional groups • Pioneering cross-border collaboration and coordination • Developing governance structures bottom-up to reduce institutional gaps and transaction costs |
Decision: policy-making and implementation | • Building structure and formalizing bottom-up decision-making and stakeholder involvement through establishment of a board of (a broad range of) stakeholders • Developing participatory governance • Establishing cross-border stakeholder groups and decision-making bodies • Connecting health and education systems to improve policy implementation • Developing thematic working groups to facilitate implementation • Defining success criteria and target setting • Evaluating policies to promote transparency |