{"id":30,"date":"2025-06-16T16:02:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T16:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nef-initiative.eu\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:34:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:34:54","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nef-initiative.eu\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30\" class=\"elementor elementor-30\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b004868 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b004868\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4fab22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4fab22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nef-initiative.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pexels-fauxels-3183190-copia-scaled.jpg\" title=\"pexels-fauxels-3183190 &#8211; co\u0301pia\" alt=\"pexels-fauxels-3183190 - co\u0301pia\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f20a95 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38f20a95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d76e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"02d76e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86bccc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86bccc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NEF -&nbsp;Num\u00e9rique et Empowerment en Formation de travail social\/Digital and Empowerment in Social Work Training<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0575eeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0575eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Europe, the dematerialization we have witnessed in recent years of public services and the digitalization of everyday life highlight the urgent need to develop the digital skills of social sector professionals who provide support to the most vulnerable populations, who are also more \u201cdistanced\u201d from the digital society.<\/p><p>On one hand, there is an increasing risk of greater exclusion for these populations and more limited access to rights (D\u00e9fenseur des droits, 2019); on the other hand, the professionals themselves are also confronted with new challenges in responding to and empowering these groups.<\/p><p>The NEF initiative seeks to address the challenges posed by the use of digital technologies for social sector professionals, as well as for their beneficiaries, aiming to develop a digital tool that can be validated and extended to the European context, facilitating the assessment of needs and the provision of responses to the most vulnerable segments of the population.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a955f90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a955f90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objectives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e6242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77e6242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Develop the use of digital technology and strengthen international cooperation in terms of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Empowering vulnerable individuals in digital skills and competencies;<\/li>\n<li>Increasing familiarity with digital technologies and developing ICT usage capabilities;<\/li>\n<li>Facilitating self-care and appropriate professional support for populations in situations of greater vulnerability, while minimizing constraints associated with organizational limitations;<\/li>\n<li>Enabling social sector professionals to effectively use digital tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a193f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"94a193f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7783727 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7783727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/nef-initiative.eu\/index.php\/results\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">NEF Results<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc86f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bcc86f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEF &#8211;&nbsp;Num\u00e9rique et Empowerment en Formation de travail social\/Digital and Empowerment in Social Work Training In Europe, the dematerialization we have witnessed in recent years of public services and the digitalization of everyday life highlight the urgent need to develop the digital skills of social sector professionals who provide support to the most vulnerable populations, who are also more \u201cdistanced\u201d from the digital society. On one hand, there is an increasing risk of greater exclusion for these populations and more limited access to rights (D\u00e9fenseur des droits, 2019); on the other hand, the professionals themselves are also confronted with new challenges in responding to and empowering these groups. The NEF initiative seeks to address the challenges posed by the use of digital technologies for social sector professionals, as well as for their beneficiaries, aiming to develop a digital tool that can be validated and extended to the European context, facilitating the assessment of needs and the provision of responses to the most vulnerable segments of the population. Objectives Develop the use of digital technology and strengthen international cooperation in terms of: Empowering vulnerable individuals in digital skills and competencies; Increasing familiarity with digital technologies and developing ICT usage capabilities; Facilitating self-care and appropriate professional support for populations in situations of greater vulnerability, while minimizing constraints associated with organizational limitations; Enabling social sector professionals to effectively use digital tools. 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