Driving AI Adoption through the Pact for Skills and Beyond: From Local Action to European Impact
About the event
As part of the AI Innovation Month, the Digital Large-Scale Partnership under the Pact for Skills, is jointly organising the webinar session Driving AI Adoption through the Pact for Skills and Beyond: From Local Action to European Impact in collaboration with the North Holland Regional Skills Partnership and the Generative AI Skills Academy (GenAISA). The event will showcase best practices and tool that can support AI adoption by industry and strengthen Europe’s technological sovereignty.
Taking participants on a journey from regional initiatives to European action, the session will highlight successful approaches to AI upskilling and reskilling at different levels. The North Holland Regional Skills Partnership will present regional best practices in AI skills development, followed by the the Generative AI Skills Academy, which will showcase innovative Generative AI training initiatives implemented across several EU countries. Finally, the European AI Skills Academy, funded under the Digital Europe Programme, will demonstrate how these experiences can be scaled across Europe to close AI skills gaps, strengthen the AI talent pipeline, and enhance Europe’s competitiveness.
Agenda
11:00 – 11:15
Welcome and introductory remarks: Connecting the Apply AI Strategy with the Digital Large-Scale Partnership: advancing AI skills and workforce upskilling and reskilling.
- Giulia Carsaniga, Policy Officer at the EU AI Office (DG CNECT)
- Caterina Bortolaso, Senior Project Manager at European DIGITAL SME Alliance and Co-Coordinator of the Digital Large-Scale Partnership
11:15 – 11:30
Regional Perspective: North Holland Regional Skills Partnership: Showcasing Regional best practices supporting AI skills development and AI adoption by industry.
- Roos Ennen, Policy advisor, Province of North Holland
- Joost Reimert, Project Manager, SME Digital Workspace
11:30 – 11:45
European AI Skills Academy: Presentation of the AI Skills Academy and its role in scaling AI skills development across Europe, addressing skills gaps, and strengthening Europe’s competitiveness and technological sovereignty.
- Gianluca Misuraca, CEO of Inspiring Futures Europe and Coordinator of the European AI Skills Academy
11:45 – 12:20
From Curriculum to Practice – Explore the GenAISA Toolkit for Educators and Trainers
- Loredana Bucseneanu, Project Manager at the European DIGITAL SME Alliance and GenAISA representative
12:20 – 12:30
Q&A and concluding remarks
