At the beginning of 2019, Serbia fully joined the European Commission’s Youth Wiki platform. This platform collects data on national youth structures, youth policies and youth-oriented activities.
The activities of the Youth Wiki are similar to those of the Eurydice Network which focuses on education and training policies. The European Commission’s Executive Agency for education and culture coordinates Youth Wiki and the Eurydice network.
Currently, 33 countries, including Serbia, participate in Youth Wiki. The platform offers the pages of the 34 systems based in 33 participating countries .
The main objective of Youth Wiki is to support evidence-based European cooperation in the field of youth, especially in decision-making, by providing information on the state of reforms and initiatives. The collection of qualitative information facilitates the exchange of information and innovative approaches and can enhance peer learning activities. Consequently, Youth Wiki serves as a significant resource for decision makers, potential Erasmus+ project applicants and all other actors active in the field of youth.
The content is influenced by the policy priorities set by the European Commission and the Member States in the framework of European cooperation in the field of youth.
The eight main areas of action identified in the EU Youth Strategy, are as follows:
- Education and training,
- Employment and entrepreneurship,
- Health and well-being,
- Participation,
- Volunteer activities,
- Social inclusion,
- Youth and the world, and
- Creativity and culture.
The information within the identified areas is qualitative, divided into ten chapters, and updated annually. Currently, Serbia has the first five chapters on the platform and the remaining five are planned to be published in the first half of 2021.
Comparative Overviews
The platform also provides interactive maps overviews to better illustrate the main policies and programmes for young people across Europe.
The maps are based on the information on the countries’ pages and are followed by short comparative reviews of the main trends across participating countries.
The interactive maps currently cover six topics listed below, but they will gradually be developed for all policy fields covered by Youth Wiki.
Topics covered by the interactive maps:
