The EU-ALMPO introduces the establishment of the EU ALMP Observatory, an innovative entity aimed at reshaping the approach toward ALMPs within the European Union. The primary goal of this observatory is to address and rectify the prevalent deficiencies in the formulation, execution, and evaluation of ALMPs among EU member states. It seeks to create a comprehensive framework to guide policymakers in the development, implementation, and scrutiny of ALMPs, ensuring more effective and equitable labor market interventions. The observatory plans to leverage a centralized information technology platform, augmented with sophisticated AI tools. These technological advancements will provide indispensable support to policymakers, researchers, and labor market professionals in designing ALMPs that are both innovative and inclusive. The AI tools integration is particularly significant, as it promises to enhance the analytical capabilities of the observatory, enabling a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the complexities associated with ALMPs. This, is anticipated to lead to the formulation of more targeted and effective labor market strategies. Moreover, the EU ALMPO is envisioned to serve as a critical resource for labor market policy, combining advanced methodologies, comprehensive data sets, cutting-edge technology, and expert insights. This will empower stakeholders across the EU to develop more effective labor market policies but also more responsive to the dynamic needs of the workforce. Furthermore, the observatory aims to facilitate the improvement of labor market integration and skill enhancement among workers, focusing on vulnerable groups. It addresses the current challenges faced by the labor market, anticipates future trends and requirements, and meets the diverse needs of labor market stakeholders. The EU ALMP Observatory aspires to become an indispensable tool in the realm of labor market policy, towards a more inclusive and resilient European labor market.

Bridging the gender gap, in its mature phase, means moving through collaboration in scientific sectors towards innovation in business sectors. Shemakes.eu blends the approaches of two leading innovation ecosystems – Fabricademy (https://textile-academy.org/) and TCBL (https://tcbl.eu/) - within the textiles and clothing sector and acts to promote, highlight and celebrate the leading role of women in innovation, with the goal of permanently re-shaping the opportunity structures of at least 16 European Member States and Associated Countries. To carry out this goal, shemakes.eu develops an integrated innovation ecosystem promoting gender parity along three strategic axes: - Learning Paths, modelled on the Fabricademy curricula, engage girls and women innovators belonging to three age groups. - Innovation Services, based on the TCBL Lab Service model, engage local communities and businesses in collaborative innovation activities as well as carrying out networked multi-Lab innovation projects and validating new business concepts. - Reputation Management promotes different types of role models within the community of the girls and women leading the way in the sector’s transformation. These activities are accompanied by four transversal WPs – Opportunity Ecosystem, Evaluation and Impact Assessment, Communication and Dissemination, and Project Management - that ensure their coherence in working towards the overall objectives. Shemakes.eu is a two-year initiative with a consortium of 10 partners in 7 countries, led by the service company of the TCBL network; its activities expand from a first set of 6 core Labs to incorporate 12 ‘transfer’ Labs in a second phase of implementation. Sustainability is ensured by incorporation of the new learning and service modules into the two pre-existing Fabricademy and TCBL networks, with the diffused uptake of shemakes.eu results driving impact towards enhanced roles and improved opportunities for women in mainstream economic sectors.