Review 2006 - 2008 Action Plan 2009 - 2012 - Dublin.ie
Review 2006 - 2008 Action Plan 2009 - 2012 - Dublin.ie
Review 2006 - 2008 Action Plan 2009 - 2012 - Dublin.ie
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<strong>Dublin</strong> City Development Board // <strong>Rev<strong>ie</strong>w</strong> <strong>2006</strong> – <strong>2008</strong> | 14<br />
Social Inclusion Week<br />
The Social Inclusion Unit organised its first and second annual Social Inclusion Awareness Weeks<br />
in April 2007 and <strong>2008</strong>. The third will take place in April <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
A theme is chosen for each week to help focus an awareness of Social Inclusion – “Celebrating<br />
Diversity” in <strong>2008</strong> and “Healthy Living” in <strong>2009</strong>. Social Inclusion events run both in the Civic<br />
Offices and in various locations around the city. The primary aim of the week is to:<br />
■■ Highlight the positive work that <strong>Dublin</strong> City Council and other agenc<strong>ie</strong>s are involved in to<br />
reduce social exclusion and poverty<br />
■■<br />
Promote an understanding of Inclusion in the City<br />
Social Inclusion Newsletter – “All In “<br />
The Social Inclusion Newsletter, “All In”, is published on a quarterly basis. The newsletter is<br />
circulated both internally and externally. The newsletter includes articles from various Sections<br />
within the City Council including the Social Inclusion Unit, Intercultural Relations Unit, Children’s<br />
Services Unit and the Community Development Section.<br />
Internal publications<br />
Social Inclusion articles are published in “First Post” (<strong>Dublin</strong> City Council’s staff newsletter) on<br />
a quarterly basis and a special feature is published to compliment Social Inclusion Awareness<br />
Week. Information and data is also published on the web site <strong>Dublin</strong>.<strong>ie</strong> and our in-house intranet<br />
system.<br />
Performance Management and Development System (PMDS)<br />
All new PMDS Business <strong>Plan</strong>s for all departments in <strong>Dublin</strong> City Council have to include an<br />
objective on Social Inclusion.<br />
Social Inclusion Unit Work Programme<br />
A <strong>Rev<strong>ie</strong>w</strong> of Social Inclusion Unit Work programme was undertaken to outline actions for <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
This rev<strong>ie</strong>w resulted in the agreement on a programme for <strong>2009</strong>. This programme includes –<br />
Social Inclusion Awareness Training, Social Inclusion Audit – a mapping of <strong>Dublin</strong> City Council<br />
services that are Socially Inclusive. An Audit of the social inclusion objectives for business plans<br />
throughout <strong>Dublin</strong> City Council is also identif<strong>ie</strong>d as an objective for <strong>2009</strong>.
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