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Revolutionizing Online Training with Virtual Worlds

The field of online training has witnessed a remarkable transformation in recent years, with the advent of Virtual Worlds. Virtual worlds are computer-simulated environments where users can interact with each other and the environment. These digital landscapes can range from realistic, high-fidelity simulations to fantastical, imaginative realms. Virtual worlds offer a unique blend of interactivity, engagement, and experiential learning, making them a potent tool for online training across various industries. The key benefits of Virtual Worlds for online training include: Immersive Learning...

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SMACITE’s first workshop Smart Development: Unleashing Skills for Future-Ready Cities & Communities

SMACITE’s first workshop Smart Development: Unleashing Skills for Future-Ready Cities & Communities held online on September 20th was a success! The event, organized by the project partner DIGITAL SME, gathered more than 60 stakeholders in the smart cities sector. Representatives of EU institutions, education providers, VET, public authorities and businesses (solutions' providers) joined the event and participated in the breakout sessions to facilitate connections among peers around Europe. SMACITE project's findings on technical and soft skills for smart cities engineers and technicians...

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Smart Contracts: Making Cities Smarter

In the complex and interconnected world of Smart Cities, smart contracts are emerging as a groundbreaking solution. These digital agreements, built upon blockchain technology, offer enhanced security, transparency, and trust, all while eliminating the need for intermediaries and excessive paperwork, and allowing the automation for various processes in the Smart City environment. Smart Contracts 101 Smart contracts are computer-coded agreements between parties that are stored in the blockchain, making them immutable and their transactions irreversible. Their main purpose is to automate the...

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SMACITE networking with Greek Computer Society

During the first half of September 2023, members of the UniWA group of SMACITE had a round of communications with the Greek Computer Society (GCS/ΕΠΥ) related to the skills and competences required in the context of Smart Cities education.  GCS is well known to play an important role in the promotion and dissemination of the principals of Computer Science and Engineering across all age groups and genders in Greece.   GCS is closely watching the evolution of the work carried out by the SMACITE team regarding, among others, the educational material being developed for Smart Engineers and Smart...

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Citizen Plogging! Where sport and ecocitizenship meet

For those who like to combine sport and environmental protection, there is a new discipline that has already won over millions of people: plogging! This new green trend consists of picking up litter you find on your path while jogging or doing other outdoor sports activities.  The idea behind it is to optimize the time you normally use for training, to also do something positive for the space you live in, be it a metropolis or a village in the countryside or mountains. Participants take to the streets equipped with gloves and rubbish bags to pick up the rubbish they encounter during their fitness...

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Diagnostic Tool for Smart City Engineers and Technicians

We’ve achieved our next millstone of SMACITE project by designing a kind of Diagnostic Tool. This powerful tool helps SMACITE learners pinpoint their training course requirements and informs a tailored learning path based on their prior knowledge, skills, and competencies. The Diagnostic Tool aims to achieve two primary objectives. Firstly, it increases awareness of the Smart Cities Technicians and Engineers profiles by providing detailed descriptions of training program contents and granting access to the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) platform. Secondly, it suggests personalized learning...

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SMACITE at the XV Conference on Innovation in University Teaching

The SMACITE project presented during the panel on "Innovation in university partnerships" at the XV Conference on Innovation in University Teaching organised by Universidad de Alcalá on 29th and 30th May 2023 Dr. Luis Fernández, from the team of Universidad de Alcalá, was invited to present details and results from the SMACITE project on ​Skills for Smart Cities professionals during the panel on "Innovation in university partnerships" of the XV Conference on Innovation in University Teaching (XV Encuentro de Innovación en Docencia Universitaria), highlighting the relevance of the analysis of...

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Politeknika Txorierri at National Reference Centre in Getafe

Two teachers from Politeknika Txorierri, Koldo Garaigordobil and Jokin Gioiaga, pertaining to the course of Telecommunication and Computer System have been accompanied by technical staff from the company Nexmachina to visit the 5G laboratory of the National Reference Centre in Getafe (Madrid). There, they had the chance to learn first-hand about their cutting-edge technology with the aim of incorporating it into the centre's training offer. Taking the trip as an advantageous opportunity, they have also contacted the company Ayscom, a supplier of 5G equipment and fibre optic backbone networks,...

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Smart City Observatory

Recently, a study produced by Smart City Observatory as part of the IMD Word Competitiveness Center, extracted data and surveyed the citizens to rank which were the best cities to live. One of the most important points for the users were the City Smartness, which can help companies to grow, while for the citizens to keep connected. Only the perceptions of the residents of each city are considered, however, most of the measured points does not being considered the sustainability of the achievements of each city, as for example the availability of qualified personnel and talent to maintain, adapt...

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