Meet Our Digital Village partners: Center for Social Innovation - CSI

CSI is a Research and Development organization, which focuses on fostering #socialinnovation that can bring a #positivechange to local, national, regional, and global entities.

The CSI team includes researchers, entrepreneurs, project managers, trainers, and IT specialists, all working together to identify social needs and create tailored solutions for sustainable growth.

The CSI's areas of expertise cover traditional education and #elearning, #entrepreneurship, start-ups, #creativityandinnovation, negotiations, IP advisory services, #socialresponsibility, business advisory solutions, data analytics, project management, and more.

Want to know more? Check out their website: https://csicy.com/
 
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Second day of our partners in Palermo in the frame of the Our Digital Village project!

Yesterday, we visited CSC Danilo Dolci headquarters and we had a very productive Transnational #ProjectMeeting, in which we discussed the state of the project and the foresight works for the following months.

Today, we are visiting FabLab Palermo APS, where our partners are participating on a #training on topics such as #3dprinting and #modelling, #arduino and #microcontrollers or #coding.

The partners are enjoying the training, but also the incredible FABLAB features!

 Meet Our Digital Village partners: University of Alicante

Did you know that the University of Alicante (UA) was founded in 1979?
Despite being one of the youngest universities in Spain, it is considered as one of the most innovative and rapidly developing institutions in the country!

With over 30,000 national and 3,000 international students, UA boasts 7 Faculties offering more than 50 degrees across various fields of study.

The Faculty of Education, one of the largest centers at UA, welcomes over 1,000 new students every year. #Digitalisation and digital #competencies are also key pillars in this center, and this can be see in the curricula of the different degrees it offers.
 
Want to know more? Check out their websites:

General website: https://lnkd.in/d3paQ2n5
Faculty of Education website: https://educacio.ua.es/es/

 Meet Our Digital Village partners: ACDC Romania!

ACDC Romania is a professional association and training provider established in 2011, to support the sustainability of 255 disadvantaged rural communities.

The mission of the association is to promote community development through consulting activities in the field of key domains for sustainable development.

ACDC Romania has been involved in international partnerships promoting social inclusion and digital inclusion policies at European level. Also, ACDC has developed a network of partners within the field of digital, social and professional insertion, schools, libraries including e- centres ruled by municipalities in rural areas providing social inclusion training and consulting services.

Their activities include:
implementing projects
developing training programs for social inclusion of persons belonging to vulnerable groups
developing e-learning activities
increasing digital skills
developing work-based integration programs
cross-border cooperation.
 
Check out their website to learn more: https://acdcromania.ro/

 Meet Our Digital Village partners: Danmar Computers

Danmar Computers is providing high quality ICT training and implementation services. Their work includes both consulting and implementation of advanced data processing systems as well as creating new solutions depending on customer needs.

Their services include:
IT systems projects development
implementations, trainings and consulting
development of operational procedures
technical assistance
conducting certification exams

Danmar also has long-term experience of carrying out European projects that implement innovative solutions which improve the education system.

Want to know more? Check out their website: https://lnkd.in/dSQU9H5Q

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Last week, #OurDigitalVillage project partners came together to discuss the project's progress and next steps.

At the moment, we are working on implementing self-analysis workshops, using Reciprocal Maieutic Approach (RMA). By doing so, we will ensure that the co-designed educational materials are tailored to the actual needs of the community.
 
What's next for #OurDigitalVillage?
Face-to-face partners meeting in Palermo
Training of ICT trainers
Co-design of the Our Digital Village Activity Kit

Stay tuned for more updates!

Project website: https://lnkd.in/epzE_cku

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