Smart Development: Unleashing Skills for Future-Ready Cities & Communities – online

September 20, 2023
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10:30
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12:00

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

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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

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Maria Rigkou, Vasileios Gkamas, University of Patras – The SMACITE project: new curricula for smart cities technicians and engineers

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Dr. Luis Fernández-Sanz, University of Alcalá – What are the technical and non-technical skills of the future smart city expert? 

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Breakout Session 1 – Enhancing cooperation in the Iberic peninsula

Núria López, Clúster Bioenergia Catalunya – AURORAL Penedes pilot

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Jon Mitxelena – GAIA – Industry Association of Applied Knowledge and Technologies of the Basque Country 

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Carmina Bocanegra Yáñez, Elliot Cloud – Smart City Platform Spain

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Anabel Menica – Politeknika Ikastegia Txorierri

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Javier Rodríguez Pascua, Director of Centro de Referencia Nacional de Desarrollo Informático y Comunicaciones – Comunidad Autonoma de Madrid

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Breakout Session 2 – Enhancing cooperation in rural agricultural areas

Nikol Bujalkova, LuxActive – AURORAL Southern Burgenland pilot

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Annalisa Rizzo, Stefano Antona – APRO Formazione Piemonte

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Luciano Concezzi, Teamdev – Wisetown Smart City Platform

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Dimitar Dimitrov – Digital Lights Ltd.

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Breakout Session 3 – Enhancing cooperation between North and South of Europe and contribution to the Auroral Academy

Tore Syversen, SINTEF – Auroral Academy

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Ann-Hege Lund, Visit Narvik – AURORAL Halogaland Pilot

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Soumya Kanti Datta, Digiotouch – Digiotouch Academy 

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Polina Kontodiakou – Olympic Training and Consulting

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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

BS2: Enhancing cooperation in rural agricultural areas

Facilitator: Alessandra Zini, European DIGITAL SME Alliance

BS3: Enhancing cooperation between North and South of Europe and contribution to the Auroral Academy

Facilitator: Justina Bieliauskaite, European DIGITAL SME Alliance

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