The Basque Government will present its community welfare model in Malta during the congress of the European Social Network (ESN). Furthermore, the Basque Country will take over to organize the 2027 meeting in Vitoria-Gasteiz, reaffirming its commitment to community care, citizen participation, and social integration as pillars of a system recognized for its preventive and deinstitutionalizing approach.
Open data and algorithms for efficient social prevention 🤖
The Basque model integrates interoperable digital platforms that connect social, health, and employment services. Predictive analysis systems, based on anonymized data, make it possible to identify households at risk of exclusion before the situation worsens. Tools such as the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) cross-reference variables of income, housing, and health to allocate resources early. This technical architecture reduces bureaucracy and facilitates deinstitutionalization, prioritizing home care over residential resources.
Malta, sun and sea while the Basque Country exports welfare recipes 🏖️
While Basque representatives explain in Malta how to prevent the elderly from ending up in nursing homes, local attendees will likely be soaking up the sun between sessions. Of course, the Basque model is as exportable as a pintxo: easy to explain, but difficult to replicate without a good team of professionals and a budget that doesn't depend on the annual lottery of general budgets. However, in 2027 the party will be in Vitoria, where the only sun will be the smiles of civil servants.