the lisbon agenda UK Response to enhancing skills is insufficient
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... Lisbon Agenda For 2005 - 2010 UK Response to enhancing skills is insufficient By Yasmin Latif BA Public services student, Position Paper for Politics Age of Global Competitiveness, Professor Paul Cammack Date 09th November 2006 Contents 1. Introduction pg.3 2. UK Position pg.4 3. Comparison pg.8 4. Conclusion pg.10 5. Bibliography pg.11 Introduction The Lisbon Agenda is a programme brought by the EU (A8, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia) to make Europe competitive in the economic and knowledge- driven world today by 2010. It was initiated in 2000 but due to failure of several related procedures was delayed and relaunched in 2005. Specifically UK's target set is for it to become competitive in the global economy, looking at where it'll be in the investment in skills and strategies for employment. UK aims to create a balance of fiscal sustainability and funds for welfare allowing ageing population to be a part of this equation and making Britain a knowledge-driven society by giving more young














