Smart Development: Unleashing Skills for Future-Ready Cities & Communities – online
In an era of rapid urbanisation and technological progress, smart cities and communities are emerging as hubs for innovation and technology-enabled efficiency, where digital solutions benefit its inhabitants and businesses. However, the success of such transformation depends not only on cutting-edge technologies but also on the engagement and empowerment of relevant stakeholders through a blend of technical, green and soft skills.
This workshop aims to present latest findings on the pivotal skills needed to enhance the development of European smart cities and communities, by harmonising and interlinking outputs from different initiatives at EU level.
The breakout sessions will then provide a collaborative room to exchange each other’s practices and experiences on provision of training in the smart cities and smart community’s domains. The scope of the breakout sessions is also to form and cultivate new partnerships among stakeholders involved in shaping the future of smart cities and smart communities at local level.
Full recording of the event
Shared presentations
Mariana Furtado, Communication Officer, DG CNECT – The Policies towards sustainable smart cities and communities: skills, funds, and initiatives
Marek Bobis, Policy Officer at the European Committee of the Regions – The Living-in EU initiative: presentation of current activities and launch of LORDIMAS assessment tool
Maria Rigkou, Vasileios Gkamas, University of Patras – The SMACITE project: new curricula for smart cities technicians and engineers
Dr. Luis Fernández-Sanz, University of Alcalá – What are the technical and non-technical skills of the future smart city expert?
Breakout Session 1 – Enhancing cooperation in the Iberic peninsula
Núria López, Clúster Bioenergia Catalunya – AURORAL Penedes pilot
Jon Mitxelena – GAIA – Industry Association of Applied Knowledge and Technologies of the Basque Country
Carmina Bocanegra Yáñez, Elliot Cloud – Smart City Platform Spain
Anabel Menica – Politeknika Ikastegia Txorierri
Javier Rodríguez Pascua, Director of Centro de Referencia Nacional de Desarrollo Informático y Comunicaciones – Comunidad Autonoma de Madrid
Breakout Session 2 – Enhancing cooperation in rural agricultural areas
Nikol Bujalkova, LuxActive – AURORAL Southern Burgenland pilot
Annalisa Rizzo, Stefano Antona – APRO Formazione Piemonte
Luciano Concezzi, Teamdev – Wisetown Smart City Platform
Dimitar Dimitrov – Digital Lights Ltd.
Breakout Session 3 – Enhancing cooperation between North and South of Europe and contribution to the Auroral Academy
Tore Syversen, SINTEF – Auroral Academy
Ann-Hege Lund, Visit Narvik – AURORAL Halogaland Pilot
Soumya Kanti Datta, Digiotouch – Digiotouch Academy
Polina Kontodiakou – Olympic Training and Consulting
AGENDA
10:30
Welcome and introduction to the workshop
Alessandra Zini, European DIGITAL SME Alliance
10:35
The Policies towards sustainable smart cities and communities: skills, funds, and initiatives
Mariana Furtado, Communication Officer – DG CNECT
The Living-in EU initiative: presentation of current activities and launch of LORDIMAS assessment tool
Marek Bobis, Policy Officer at European Committee of the Regions
10:55
The SMACITE project: new curricula for smart cities technicians and engineers
Maria Rigkou, Vasileios Gkamas, University of Patras
What are the technical and non-technical skills of the future smart city expert?
Dr. Luis Fernández-Sanz, University of Alcalá
11:15
Explanation of the breakout sessions – Scroll down for the details
11:20
Project workshop to enhance cooperation and partnership at European and local level – Scroll down for the details of the breakout sessions
11:50
Back to plenary and wrap-up
BREAKOUT SESSIONS, 11.20 - 11.50 CET
BS1: Enhancing cooperation in the Iberic peninsula
Facilitator: Caterina Bortolaso, European DIGITAL SME Alliance
- AURORAL Penedes pilot –Núria López, Clúster Bioenergia Catalunya
- GAIA – Industry Association of Applied Knowledge and Technologies of the Basque Country – Jon Mitxelena
- Smart City Platform Spain – Carmina Bocanegra Yáñez, Elliot Cloud
- Politeknika Ikastegia Txorierri – Anabel Menica
- Comunidad Autonoma de Madrid – Javier Rodríguez Pascua, Director of Centro de Referencia Nacional de Desarrollo Informático y Comunicaciones
BS2: Enhancing cooperation in rural agricultural areas
Facilitator: Alessandra Zini, European DIGITAL SME Alliance
- AURORAL Southern Burgenland pilot – Nikol Bujalkova, LuxActive
- APRO Formazione Piemonte – Annalisa Rizzo, Stefano Antona
- Wisetown Smart City Platform – Luciano Concezzi, Teamdev
- Digital Lights Ltd. – Dimitar Dimitrov
BS3: Enhancing cooperation between North and South of Europe and contribution to the Auroral Academy
Facilitator: Justina Bieliauskaite, European DIGITAL SME Alliance
- Auroral Academy – Tore Syversen, SINTEF
- AURORAL Halogaland Pilot – Ann-Hege Lund, Visit Narvik
- Digiotouch Academy – Soumya Kanti Datta, Digiotouch
- Olympic Training and Consulting – Polina Kontodiakou
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