Cristina Oteri, graduated in Sociology at the University of Rome "La Sapienza", Post-graduated school in Methods and Techniques of the social research - University of Rome "La Sapienza", since 1994 researcher at IRES, in the  labour market area. She conducted research on employment and unemployment, new form of employment (teleworking, flexible work, ...); quality of labour, monitoring of labour market. She was involved in National and European research project: EMERGENCE, TOSCA, Telework practices in corporate network - (Adapt bis); New jobs: opportunity, characteristics and problems; Women's qualification for new technologies and new forms organisation: needs analysis of requirement and vocational up-dating strategies" (Leonardo); Learning region. Innovating by networking. The innovation network architecture and transferability of competencies (Adapt ); Route counselling as a way to improve the access to and the effectiveness of training and employment opportunities for disadvantaged groups on the labour market (Leonardo); Training needs and professional qualification of the operators who manage  labour market agencies (Horizon).