SURVEY ABOUT DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
INITIATIVES
An In o ma ics Eu ope epo
by IE‘s Di e si y & Inclusion Wo king G oup
Su ey abou di e si y and inclusion ini ia i es
An In o ma ics Eu ope Repo
p epa ed by IE’s Di e si y & Inclusion Wo king G oup
Con ac Pe sons:
Elisabe a Di Ni o, Poli ecnico di Milano, [email p o ec ed]
An inisca Di Ma co, Uni e si à dell’Aquila, [email p o ec ed]
Su ey abou di e si y and inclusion ini ia i es
Ap il 2024
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Con en s
In oduc ion ............................................................................................................................... 1
Ques ionnai e ............................................................................................................................ 2
Responden s .............................................................................................................................. 3
Summa y o collec ed da a ........................................................................................................ 5
Ta ge ed di e si y issues ............................................................................................................ 5
Classi ica ion o con ibu ions ................................................................................................... 5
Conclusion .................................................................................................................................. 8
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In oduc ion
The wo king g oup on di e si y and inclusion p omo ed by In o ma ics Eu ope aims a : 1)
c ea ing awa eness abou he p oblems, challenges, and alues o di e si y, 2) ac ing as a
collec o o Eu opean ini ia i es on di e si y and inclusion, 3) de ining bes p ac ices o cope
wi h di e si y h ough inclusion.
Wi h he objec i e o assess he s a us o ini ia i es in Eu ope, he wo king g oup has
launched an ini ia i e o de elop a mapping s udy conce ning ongoing and passed esea ch
ac i i ies, ools and ini ia i es aiming a unde s anding, espec ing, and p ese ing di e si y
and a p omo ing and acili a ing inclusion.
We ha e p epa ed a ques ionnai e o collec in o ma ion abou ini ia i es and a e ac s ha
membe s o uni e si y depa men s in Eu ope ha e de eloped/a e de eloping and wan o
sha e wi h he communi y. Ou i s objec i e is o de elop and publish a mapping s udy on
he di e si y and inclusion a ea. Fu he mo e, we would like o inc ease he isibili y o he
ongoing ac i i ies hoping ha hey will de e mine he de elopmen o bes p ac ices in he
ield.
The ques ionnai e was launched in Decembe 2022 and closed in Ma ch 2023. Da a we ha e
collec ed include in o ma ion abou 33 ini ia i es wi h a ious objec i es and scopes. In his
epo we p o ide an o e iew o he ob ained esul s.
The objec i es o u u e wo k conce n he ollowing s eps:
● P epa e a eposi o y o ele an ini ia i es and ac i i ies whe e hose collec ed
h ough he ques ionnai e will be included.
● De elop a mapping s udy, possibly, e-opening he ques ionnai e o acqui e mo e
in o ma ion.
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Ques ionnai e
The ques ionnai e was de ined h ough mul iple i e a ions wi hin he di e si y and inclusion
wo king g oup pa icipan s and was a ge ing esea che s om he compu e science
communi y. I was o ganized in he wo pa s desc ibed below.
The i s pa was de o ed o collec ing in o ma ion abou speci ic esea ch ini ia i es and o
ools de o ed o suppo inclusion and cope wi h di e si y. Fo simplici y, we chose o design
he ques ionnai e o acqui ing an indi idual ini ia i e a a ime.
Table 1 p esen s he ques ions included in his pa .
Table 1. Fi s pa o he ques ionnai e.
Ques ion
Answe s uc u e
Which kind o di e si y a e you
a ge ing in you wo k?
Mul iple choice. Possible alues: ace, gende ,
age, socio-economic s a us, di e en ways o
lea ning, eligion, physical disabili ies, men al
disabili ies, pe cep ual/senso y disabili ies,
mul iple disabili ies, o he (in his case he e
was a possibili y o include new elemen s in he
lis )
Please p o ide a sho desc ip ion o
he esea ch ac i i y, ool, and ini ia i e
you a e desc ibing
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Is his an ongoing o closed ac i i y?
Single choice be ween Ongoing and Closed
Please p o ide a link o any open
esou ce/websi e desc ibing he
esea ch ac i i y, ool, and ini ia i e
Tex box
Please speci y he scope o he ac i i y,
ool, o ini ia i e
Ins i u ion le el, Local
How would you classi y he
con ibu ion you a e desc ibing? (I you
wan o inse mo e han one
ini ia i e/p ojec / ool, please ill in he
o m mul iple imes one pe i em)
Choice be ween he ollowing:
● A ool compensa ing a disabili y
● Resea ch ac i i y, ool, and ini ia i e o
inc ease inclusion in he wo king
en i onmen
● Resea ch ac i i y, ool, and ini ia i e o
inc ease inclusion in he educa ion p ocess
Which pa o he educa ion p ocess is
impac ed by you ini ia i e?
Mul iple choice. Possible alues:
● Admission o new s uden s
● Teaching and lea ning p ocess
● Examina ion app oach
● G ading app oach
● Special needs suppo
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● Suppo communi ies
● O he (in his case he e was a possibili y o
include new elemen s in he lis )
Which aspec o he wo king
en i onmen is impac ed by you
ini ia i e?
Mul iple choice. Possible alues:
● Rec ui men
● Day o day wo king en i onmen
● Pe iodical e alua ion
● Sick/ma e ni y lea e
● Suppo ing ca ee s
● Wo k-li e balance
● Special needs suppo
● Suppo communi ies
● O he (in his case he e was a possibili y o
include new elemen s in he lis )
The second pa o he ques ionnai e was dedica ed o collec ing in o ma ion abou he
ques ionnai e esponden s. These included name, a ilia ion, posi ion and coun y.
The ques ionnai e was analysed and app o ed by he E hical Commi ee a Poli ecnico di
Milano. Mo eo e , all esponden s ag eed wi h he publica ion o hei anonymised da a in
he map esul ing om he s udy.
Responden s
The su ey has been dissemina ed bo h h ough pe sonal channels o he wo king g oup
pa icipan s as well as hose o e ed by he In o ma ics Eu ope associa ion.
We ecei ed 35 answe s so a , wo o which we e il e ed ou as incomple e.
Figu e 1. Dis ibu ion o esponden s by coun y.
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Figu e 1 shows he dis ibu ion o esponden s by coun y. Gi en he ela i ely low numbe
o esponden s, i is no s a is ically ele an and sugges s ha we should y o ga he u he
inpu s om he unde - ep esen ed coun ies.
Responden s we e asked o p o ide also in o ma ion abou hei ole in he ep esen ed
ins i u ion. Mos o hem a e pa o uni e si y acul y a a ious le els, bu mos ly a he ull
p o esso and associa e p o esso le el. Se en esponden s explici ly men ioned hei
coo dina ion o leade ship ole a he depa men al le el.
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Summa y o collec ed da a
Ta ge ed di e si y issues
Figu e 2 p esen s an o e iew o he issues a ge ed by esponden s. Gende is he mos
add essed issue ollowed by disabili ies o di e en ypes. O he aspec s eme ge as well, such
as a en ion o age, socio-economic s a us, and eligion.
Some o he esponden s included o he possible a ge s such as LGBTQIA+ ac i i ies. We el
ha all included new a ge s could be inco po a ed in he p e-exis ing ones. Fo ins ance,
LGBTQIA+ ac i i ies ha e been me ged wi h sexual o ien a ion.
Figu e 2. Kind o a ge ed di e si y.
Classi ica ion o con ibu ions
Mos ini ia i es a e ocusing on inc easing inclusion in educa ion (see Figu e 3). While 7 a e
ocusing on inclusion in he wo king en i onmen and 5 a ge bo h aspec s. Th ee among he
su eyed ini ia i es ha e esul ed in he de elopmen o a ool. In wo cases he ool is
suppo ing some ype o disabili y.
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Kinds o a ge ed di e si y
