INTRO
The Skills4projects finalized the Intellectual Output 1 and is working on the development of the Intellectual Output 2 after a new transnational meeting in Krems (Austria).
Project Meeting in Krems, Austria
On the 11th and 12th of July, the Skills4Cities project had a new transnational project meeting in Krems (Austria) hosted by the local project partner ECQA – European Certification and Qualification Association. The project meeting happened in the University of Applied Sciences in Krems.
During the first part of the meeting, project partners made the final review of the Intellectual Output 1 and its different results, which have been published and are already available in the project website:
All documents can be found here.
Once validated and given the last input about the IO1, the next point in the Agenda was the skills specification based on the EQF model under the Intellectual Output 2. Also some administration issues were discussed.
During the first part of the meeting, project partners made the final review of the Intellectual Output 1 and its different results, which have been published and are already available in the project website:
- Smart City Competencies Map
- Reference Competencies Framework
- VET Curriculum
- User Guide for implementation
All documents can be found here.
Once validated and given the last input about the IO1, the next point in the Agenda was the skills specification based on the EQF model under the Intellectual Output 2. Also some administration issues were discussed.
What is the Intellectual Output 2 about - Validation tools for smart city competencies
There are two main results foreseen under the IO2 performed during the Skills4Cities project:
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The purpose of both, the validation Guidelines and the Rules for certification, is to make possible the implementation and the sustainability of the impact of IO1 - Toolkit for smart cities competencies framework.
- Guidelines for Validation of competencies for a smart city administration which clarify the basic features of validation and identifies and recommends referent phases of this process.
- Rules for Certification of smart city roles that describe the process of examination, certification, and recognition of the competences acquired in the training of the target groups based on the framework elaborated under this project.
More information
The purpose of both, the validation Guidelines and the Rules for certification, is to make possible the implementation and the sustainability of the impact of IO1 - Toolkit for smart cities competencies framework.
eVRyLab

Apart from the discussion about the project and the Intellectual Outputs, the project team had the opportunity to visit and talk about other potential collaborations. There was also a visit planned to the eVRyLab project from the university, which contains a pioneering technology in the field of movement in virtual space and thus becoming a pioneer in digitalization in Lower Austria.
It is part of the Institute of Digitization and Computer Science. In the institute they intensively deal with the latest digital trends and future topics.
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Project Partners
- SOFIA KNOWLEDGE CITY (BULGARIA - COORDINATOR) - www.knowledgesofia.eu
- ARIES TRANSILVANIA (ROMANIA) - www.aries-transilvania.ro
- IDEC (GREECE) - www.idec.gr
- CLUSTER GAIA BASQUE COUNTRY (SPAIN) - www.gaia.eus
- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL (BULGARIA) - www.ibsedu.bg
- EUROPEAN CERTIFICATION & QUALIFICATION ASSOCIATION - (AUSTRIA) www.ecqa.org