Intel on Europe: The Internet of Things could SAVE US ALL

The aim is to ensure economic, social and territorial cohesion, building on the current European year for

combating poverty and social exclusion so as to raise awareness and recognise the fundamental rights of people experiencing poverty and social exclusion, enabling them to live in dignity and take an active part

in society. At EU level, the Commission will work:

To transform the open method of coordination on social exclusion and social protection into a platform

for cooperation, peer-review and exchange of good practice, and into an instrument to foster

commitment by public and private players to reduce social exclusion, and take concrete action,

including through targeted support from the structural funds, notably the ESF;

– To design and implement programmes to promote social innovation for the most vulnerable, in

particular by providing innovative education, training, and employment opportunities for deprived

communities, to fight discrimination (e.g. disabled), and to develop a new agenda for migrants'

integration to enable them to take full advantage of their potential;

– To undertake an assessment of the adequacy and sustainability of social protection and pension

systems, and identify ways to ensure better access to health care systems.

At national level, Member States will need:

– To promote shared collective and individual responsibility in combating poverty and social exclusion;

– To define and implement measures addressing the specific circumstances of groups at particular risk (such as one-parent families, elderly women, minorities, Roma, people with a disability and the

homeless);

– To fully deploy their social security and pension systems to ensure adequate income support and access to health care