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2023

14 December 2023

Press release

Large-Scale Partnership on the Digitalisation of the Energy System

With the support of the European Commission, stakeholders from the energy industry have established a Large-scale Skills Partnership (LSP) under the EU Pact for Skills initiative, to boost skills development in the energy sector across Europe.

14 December 2023

Press release

EDDIE Final Event and LSP on the Digitalisation of the Energy System - Keynote Speeches and Event Highlights

The EDucation for DIgitalization of the Energy Project organized its final event - ”EDDIE Final Event and LSP on the Digitalisation of the Energy System” - after almost four years of constant activity of the European Consortium which implemented the project. The event took place on Thursday, 14th December 2023, at the Permanent Representation of Romania to the European Union in Brussels and it was dedicated to identifying and assess skills gaps, needs, high-impact policies and regulations in the energy sector, for energy transition through digitalization.

12 December 2023

Policy Briefs

Modular and Hierarchical Structure of Syllabus Elements

Analysing and describing educational and training modules, requires, in general, a structured language, consisting of descriptive keywords which can summarize knowledge areas. This can make the process of designing content for educational programmes easier and more concrete. The process of arriving at this language of syllabus elements is bi-directional, utilizing both existing educational material and the analysis of occupational profiles.

5 December 2023

Policy Briefs

The Programme Template covering multi-dimensional aspects or attributes

With the scope of EDDIE in mind, the nature of the educational programs – and other forms of training activities – included within the program is quite wide and heterogeneous. The training activities envisioned could include everything from short focused on-the-job activities, via online vocational and/or academic training courses to fully fledged master level programs. To create a structure by which a large variety of educational programs can be identified, documented and above all presented to prospective students and learners the EDDIE program template has been developed.

29 November 2023

Policy Briefs

The Digital Services Act (DSA) package

The Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA) collectively aim to cultivate a secure digital ecosystem by safeguarding the fundamental rights of users and promoting fair competition among businesses. Acknowledging the transformative impact of digital services in various aspects of daily life, the DSA addresses challenges such as illicit online activities and the misuse of platforms for the dissemination of disinformation. In response, the European Union has embraced this contemporary legal framework that is effective from 2022 and applicable across the European Union. All online platforms and services are mandated to comply with these principles.

22 November 2023

Policy Briefs

Existing skills offer and the future Energy labour market

The energy sector is going through a period of profound change in the model of energy production, distribution and consumption in order to achieve greater sustainability for society as a whole. The main pillars of this change are the electrification of the system supported by renewable energies and digitalisation, leading to the need for a workforce that can adapt to change with certain skills. At present, it has been detected that the development of these necessary skills is not being achieved in the European education system and/or in companies in the sector.

20 November 2023

Policy Briefs

Using Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning within the EU Framework

The European Union has been at the forefront of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) in various sectors, including education. This policy paper discusses the potential, challenges, and guidelines for implementing AI in teaching and learning across EU member states.

15 November 2023

Policy Briefs

ingREeS project - Setting up Qualification and Continuing Education and Training Scheme for Middle and Senior Level Professionals on Energy Efficiency and Use of Renewable Energy Sources in Buildings

The ingREeS Project is linked to the European Build Up Skills Initiative (BUS).The Project has extended the implementation of the roadmaps established and endorsed under the Pillar I BUS Slovakia and BUS Czech Republic projects focused on enhancement of skills of craftsmen and on-site workers in the sectors of buildings, to middle and senior level construction professionals. The roadmaps identified key measures for setting up a national qualification and training schemes and other measures for ensuring the development of skills essential for the field of buildings to the fulfilment of the Europe 2020 energy targets. The project established the necessary resources and prepared technical, organizational and financial conditions for training and re-training on energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources for middle and senior level professionals in the field of buildings.

08 November 2023

Policy Briefs

European Energy Manager-EUREMnext (Multicountry)

EUREM is a standardised European EnergyManager training program comprising courses, self-learning and practical work, combined with access to a European alumni network for continued knowledge exchange. Participants learn to describe the technical and financial aspects of their measures in a standardised and concise way, to facilitate decisions at management level. On average about 75% of these measures get implemented and further ones are carried out later on. Developed in a SAVE II project in 2003-2005 and developed further partly with the help of EU and nationally funded programmes, partly with the training providers’ own resources, the course has been offered regularly since then (currently in 27 countries world-wide) counting now more than 5,000 alumni.

01 November 2023

Policy Briefs

Advanced Technologies for Industry (ATI) project

Advanced Technologies for Industry (ATI) project

is an EU-driven initiative that plays a principal role in advancing the EU’s industrial policy approach, aiming to monitor the up-to-date data and trends on advanced technologies. The project delivers critical information to policymakers, industry stakeholders, and academia, including statistical data, trends insights, analyses and reports, targeting to support them in implementing policies and initiatives.

27 October 2023

SMART CITY DAYS

EDDIE PROJECT PARTICIPATED AT SMART CITY DAYS

EDDIE representatives participated at the ”Smart City Days”, organised by City of Herne together with IWARE Foundation e.V., the ruhrvalley Cluster e.V and the IDEASFORUM. On 21 and 22 September 2023, guests from business, research, innovation and society met for the Smart City Day at the Mulvany Villa in Shamrockpark in Herne, Germany. The city of Herne encouraged networking beyond the city borders for an exchange on digitalisation, innovation, and smart city aspects.

10 October 2023

CEDEFOP

EDDIE PROJECT PARTICIPATED AT THE “SECTORAL SKILLS INTELLIGENCE AND STRATEGIES AS DRIVERS OF THE JUST TRANSITION" EVENT

EDDIE representatives participated at the "Sectoral skills intelligence and strategies as drivers of the just transition" event on the 26th of September 2023. The event has been organized by European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP), to address the need of having a skilled workforce to accelerate the just transition.

22 September 2023

Erasmus+ Days 2023

EDDIE PROJECT PARTICIPATED AT THE “ERASMUS+ DAYS 2023"

EDDIE representatives participated at the ERASMUS+ DAYS 2023, where education and innovation converged for a day of learning and inspiration. The event was held at the Brown Acropol Hotel in Athens on September 22, 2023, and the day was filled with engaging discussions and presentations on sustainable practices and innovation.

21 September 2023

Cybersecurity Conference

EDDIE PROJECT PARTICIPATED AT EUROPEAN ENERGY GRIDS - SECURITY IN A CHANGED LANDSCAPE

EDDIE representatives participated at the 6th Event On Cybersecurity entitled ”European Energy Grids” - Security In A Changed Landscape – Closing The Skills Gap And Getting Prepared”, jointly organised by the European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO), the European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS), The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E).

13 September 2023

READY4DC – INTEROPERA

EDDIE PROJECT PARTICIPATED AT READY4DC – INTEROPERA JOINT EVENT

EDDIE representatives participated at the ”READY4DC – INTEROPERA JOINT EVENT”, jointly organised by the READY4DC Project and Enabling interoperability of multi-vendor HVDC grids (INTEROPERA). The event was held in hybrid mode, in Vienna, on 13th of September 2023.

18 July 2023

IEEE PES-GM

EDDIE PROJECT PARTICIPATED AT THE “THE 2023 IEEE POWER & ENERGY SOCIETY (PES) GENERAL MEETING"

EDDIE representatives participated at the 2023 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting that took place in Orlando, USA, on the 18th of July 2023.

20-22 June 2023

EUSEW 2023

EDDIE PROJECT STILL IN THE LIMELIGHT AFTER MORE THAN 3 YEARS OF ACTIVITY

The EDDIE Project is approaching its end, and after 3.5 years of activity combined with the hard work of the consortium, it still continues to reach a diverse and large audience. Recently, the outcomes of the project were showcased during the European Sustainable Energy Week 2023 (EUSEW) conference. As such, these references are demonstrating the high relevance of EDDIE’s activity in the energy sector.

25-29 June 2023

IEEE PowerTech Belgrade

EDDIE PROJECT PARTICIPATED AT THE IEEE PowerTech BELGRADE 2023 CONFERENCE

The EDDIE Project participated at the IEEE PowerTech Belgrade 2023 conference organized and co-sponsored by IEEE, PES and School of Electrical Engineering Belgrade – University of Belgrade, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia between the 25th to 29th of June 2023.

14-16 June 2023

EMOOCs 2023

EDDIE Project at “The European MOOCs Stakeholder Summit”.

On the 14-16th of June 2023, EDDIE Project participated at The European MOOCs Stakeholder Summit which was held as a hybrid conference. POLIMI partners representative – Daniela Casiraghi presented the poster on the” Skill gap analysis and Esco Framework: the MOOC design process in EDDIE project” – a poster designed by D. Casiraghi, B. Santolini, and A.Tomasini.

08 June 2023

#6 IAB of EDDIE

6th INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD OF EDDIE PROJECT

Representatives of EDDIE Project - „EDucation for Digitalization of Energy", the Partners involved in the strategic implementation, important members and the external experts, participated and contributed at the 6th International Advisory Board (IAB) of the Project hosted online. This relevant meeting was organized by the project coordinator COMILLAS Pontifical University, on Thursday, 8th of June 2023. The role of Education in the Digital Era for Digitalization will create the framework for EDDIE Project to take part in the decision-making process of Digitalization of the European Energy Sector (DEES).

May&June 2023

LSP FOR DIGITALISATION OF ENERGY

EDDIE PROJECT ORGANIZED THE 1st WORKSHOP ON DEVELOPING THE "LARGE SCALE PARTNERSHIP FOR DIGITALISATION OF ENERGY”

EDDIE representatives launched the first online workshop for the development of a "Large Scale Partnership for Digitalisation of Energy" on the 30th of May 2023. The event has been organized in collaboration with European Commission’s (EC) Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER), Ecorys and 3S, to address the need of having a skilled workforce to accelerate the digital transition.

June 2023

D4.1 Follow-up survey

During “T4.1: Identification and assessment of skill delivery and professional knowledge to address digitalization”, the EDDIE project partners conducted an online survey between November and December 2021 to gather valuable insights and identify the main challenges the Vocational Education and Training (VET) systems are facing in the area of digitalization of the energy system and the associated demand for new skills.

25 May 2023

SMART ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION

EDDIE PROJECT CO-ORGANIZED THE SMART ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION CONFERENCE

EDDIE Project co-organized the Smart Energy Solutions for the Energy Transition conference together with Bochum University of Applied Sciences, RWTH – Aachen University and the IDEASFORUM e.V. association. The event took place on the 24th of May 2023 in Herne and addressed the important role of open-source data platforms and business models for the necessary change in the energy grid as part of the energy transition.

24 April 2023

E.DSO Sportlight event

EDDIE PROJECT PARTICIPATED AT 4th E.DSO PROJECTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT EVENT

Representatives of the EDDIE Project participated in the ”4th E.DSO Projects in the Spotlight Event - DSOs at the Centre of Cross-Sector Integration” which was held on 29th of March 2023, Online. The fourth edition of the E.DSO Projects in the Spotlight Event took on a novel format to discuss different challenges that might arise due to cross-sector integration which we are currently facing in order to achieve the FitFor55 and REPowerEU targets.

23 April 2023

ETIP-SNET

EDDIE PROJECT PARTICIPATED AT the 16TH ETIP SNET REGIONAL WORKSHOP

Representatives of EDDIE Project participated at the ”16th ETIP SNET Regional Workshop Western Region” which was held on 28th of February 2023, in Bilbao and online. European Technology & Innovation Platforms (ETIPs) have been created by the European Commission in the framework of the new Integrated Roadmap Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) by bringing together a multitude of stakeholders and experts from the energy sector.

10 April 2023

CEDEFOP

EDDIE PROJECT WAS INCLUDED IN THE CEDEFOP SKILLS INTELLIGENCE WEBPORTAL

Recently EDDIE Project has been included in the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) Skills Intelligence Platform.

2022

29 Nov - 01 Dec 2022

ENLIT Europe 2022

EDDIE PROJECT PARTICIPATION AT ENLIT EUROPE 2022

EDDIE Project participated in this year’s ENLIT Europe event held between the 29th of November and the 1st of December in Frankfurt, Germany. Enlit is a constantly growing, inclusive and end-to-end forum that addresses every aspect of the energy agenda.

24 November 2022

#5 IAB for EDDIE

5th INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD OF EDDIE PROJECT

2 November 2022

DIGITALISING THE ENERGY SYSTEM - EU ACTION PLAN

EDDIE PROJECT WAS REFERENCED IN THE DIGITALISING THE ENERGY SYSTEM - EU ACTION PLAN

EDDIE Project – ”EDucation for Digitalization of Energy" was referenced in the framework of the ”Digitalising the Energy System - EU Action Plan” which was released on 18th of October 2022 by the European Commission (EC). The Action Plan is very important and relevant for the EDDIE project for the development of the long-driven sector skills strategy and the creation of a large-scale partnership on digitalization of the energy value chain strongly linked with the future entity, proposed by the Blueprint Erasmus+ project.

29 September 2022

EUSEW 2022 Extended Programme

Skills for the twin green and digital transition.

The session ”Skills for the twin green and digital transition” was part of the European Sustainable Energy Week 2022 Extended Programme, jointly organized by the EDDIE Project – Education for Digitalisation of Energy, EdgeFLEX Project – Providing flexibility to the grid by enabling VPPs to offer fast dynamics control services, IEEE PES Task Force on Innovative Teaching Methods for Modern Power and Energy Systems, DG EMPL.B2, and DG ENER.

12 September 2022

EUSEW 2022 Extended Programme

EDDIE at EUSEW 2022 Extended Programme

EDDIE Project is pleased to invite its stakeholders to a policy session within European Sustainable Energy Week – EUSEW 2022, on 22 September 2022, 13:30 – 15:00 CET, hosted Online. The session ”Skills for the twin green and digital transition” is part of the European Sustainable Energy Week 2022 Extended Programme, jointly organized by the EDDIE Project – Education for Digitalisation of Energy, EdgeFLEX Project – Providing flexibility to the grid by enabling VPPs to offer fast dynamics control services, IEEE PES Task Force on Innovative Teaching Methods for Modern Power and Energy Systems, DG EMPL.B2, and DG ENER.

10 August 2022

Policy Brief

European Skills Agenda Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

The European Skills Agenda is a five-year program to support individuals and businesses in learning and using more but also improved skills. The program started 2020 to drive the twin green and digital transition and to ensure recovery from the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

03 August 2022

CEDEFOP

EDDIE PROJECT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE CEDEFOP SKILLS INTELLIGENCE WEBPORTAL

EDDIE Project participated at the first meeting with CEDEFOP representatives, organized online, on the 21st of July 2022. The interesting and important meeting underlined the participation of blueprint projects in the CEDEFOP Skills Intelligence Web portal.

25 July 2022

Policy Brief

BIM-based EU-wide Standardized Qualification Framework for achieving Energy Efficiency Training

Funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, the BIMEET project addresses the challenges faced by the European construction sector in an increasingly digitized environment. The objectives of the project were to identify skills and training needs, as well as provide training to construction professionals and workers in order to prepare the market to adopt Building Information Modeling (BIM).

11 June 2022

Policy Brief

Education close to zero energy constructions: “Energy lift” (“Energilyftet”)

The Education close to zero energy constructions: Energy Lift, is an effort, taking the form of webinars, seminars and courses from the Swedish Energy Agency to prepare the construction sector for future requirements for near-zero energy buildings.

09 June 2022

#4 IAB for EDDIE

4th INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD OF EDDIE PROJECT

31 May 2022

Pact for Skills

EDDIE AT THE PACT FOR SKILLS NETWORKING EVENT

The representatives of EDDIE Project – „EDucation for Digitalization of Energy" participated at the ”Networking Event for Pact for Skills Members”, organized online by the European Commission (EC), on Tuesday, 31th of May 2022. The Pact for Skills was launched in November 2020 by the European Commission as a shared engagement model for skills development in Europe aiming to maximise the impact of investing in upskilling and reskilling.

25 May 2022

COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

In November 2020, the Council of the European Union published a Council Recommendation comprehensively setting out how vocational education and training (VET) can ensure sustainable competitiveness, social equity and resilience by proposing a recommendation for a specific VET policy.

11 May 2022

European Energy Research Alliance

The European Energy Research Alliance is the largest energy research community in Europe, which brings together 250 universities and public research centres in 30 countries. EERA's joint research programmes cover the whole range of low-carbon technologies as well as systemic and cross-cutting topics.

02 May 2022

Press release

Assessment meeting progress report - EDDIE Project

On our press release, we are summarizing the very productive and important discussions during the midterm assessment meeting with the representatives of EACEA DGENER and DGEMPL. EDDIE project is moving towards the implementation of the #Sector #skills #strategy with field trial demonstrations.

27 April 2022

Near Zero-Energy Buildings (NZEB) Training in the Southern EU Countries (EL)

The most Southern European countries still lag behind the advances made in the northern European countries in the retrofitting and construction of Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB), this due to the knowledge gap that encompasses various sectors of society on energy efficiency.

13 April 2022

The European Union´s Digital Single Market Strategy

As a digitally empowered European Union is one of the European Commission´s six political priorities, the European Union´s Digital Single Market Strategy focuses on meeting the requirements of the digital age and removing unnecessary regulatory barriers.

06 April 2022

EDDIE project at the digital education stakeholder forum

EDDIE PROJECT AT THE DIGITAL EDUCATION STAKEHOLDER FORUM

The representatives of EDDIE Project at the ”Digital Education Stakeholder Forum - Making education and training fit for the digital age”, organized online by the European Commission (EC), on Tuesday, 22nd of March 2022. The Digital Education Stakeholder Forum was the first major European Event on the digital education subject organised by the European Commission since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

29 March 2022

Assessment meeting progress report - Year 2

Assessment meeting progress report - EDDIE Project

Very productive and important discussions during the midterm assessment meeting with the representatives of EACEA DGENER and DGEMPL. EDDIE project is moving towards the implementation of the #Sector #skills #strategy with field trial demonstrations.

28 March 2022

The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan includes Education, training and life-long learning

The European Commission launched in 2021 The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan with the intension to repeat the successful strong national and EU-level policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic in limiting its employment and social consequences.

22 March 2022

The Strategic Energy Technology Plan

The SET (Strategic Energy Technology) Plan was launched in January 2007 after acknowledging the need to reshape the European energy sector in order to make it possible to face the important challenges that come with the climate change. Its main objectives are to lower the cost of clean energy and to allow Europe to play a key role in the low-carbon technology scenario.

14 March 2022

A Project for the Education Of the century: ACM 3.0

The Padre Piquer Training Center is one of the pioneering centers in educational innovation in the classroom in Spain. To combat some of the problems of today's education such as school absenteeism or early school leaving, the school has embarked for some years on a deep process of digitalization of its classrooms. In the training center, 100% of the students from secondary, high and Vocational Educational Training Programmes have an electronic device (iPAD or Hp) to work in the classroom.

01 March 2022

A European Strategy for Universities

In October 2019, the European Commission (EC) published a report on a comprehensive assessment of digital transformation in the energy sector, focusing on an overview of the EC's digitalisation policies. The study aims to first analyse whether digitisation is necessary by examining the extent to which digital solutions impact the energy system, whether it is worth paying for, and who should pay for it.

25 February 2022

A European Strategy for Universities

EDDIE at "Promoting cooperation between digitalisation of energy centres of expertise and digital innovation hubs"

The representatives of EDDIE Project – „EDucation for Digitalization of Energy" participated and contributed at the Online Workshop „PROMOTING COOPERATION BETWEEN DIGITALISATION OF ENERGY CENTRES OF EXPERTISE AND DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBS”, organized by the European Commission, on Friday, 25th of February 2022.

2021

December 17, 2021

ROADMAP FOR THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE ENERGY SECTOR

November 25, 2021

#3 International Advisory Board

The Partners involved in the strategic implementation of EDDIE project and the external experts, participated and actively contributed at the 3rd International Advisory Board (IAB) of EDDIE Project hosted Online.

November 10, 2021

EDDIE Project - VET providers Survey

The survey aims to identify the main challenges the VET systems face in the scope of the digitalization of the energy system and the new skills needed. The purpose of this questionnaire is to disseminate and expand the scope of our partial results about VET systems in Europe.

November 8, 2021

EDDIE Project - Skill Gaps dissemination and validation Survey

The survey aims to identify the main challenges the industry faces in the scope of the digitalization of the energy system and the new skills needed. Relevant skills will be identified and classified in accordance with their impact and importance to improve education and training in this field. The purpose of this questionnaire is to disseminate and expand the scope of our partial results about skill gaps in the energy sector.

August 9, 2021

THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY’S REPORT ON “DIGITALIZATION & ENERGY”

On November 2017, International Energy Agency (IEA) published a Technology Report , which was a comprehensive effort to depict how digitalisation could transform the world’s energy systems with expertise from across the agency and the aim to provide an accurate and balanced view of what is happening using analytical tools, to paint a picture of what could happen next.

August 2, 2021

CENTRAL ROLE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THE GREEN ECONOMY, WITHIN THE EC COMMUNICATION ON THE “FIT FOR 55”

On July 14tth, 2021, European Commission (EC) published a Communication to reach climate neutrality by 2050, well known as “FIT FOR 55”, by reducing net emissions by 55% on 2030 (compared with the ones on 1990).

July 1, 2021

The new Digital Education Action Plan

The European Union (EU) has launched a new Action Plan focusing on the longer-term digital change in education and training: the new Digital Education Action Plan (DEAP) is a key enabler to achieving a European Education Area (EEA) by 2025.

June 10, 2021

#2 International Advisory Board

The Partners involved in the strategic implementation of EDDIE project and the external experts, participated and actively contributed at the 2nd International Advisory Board (IAB) of EDDIE Project hosted Online.

March 1, 2021

EUROPEAN COMMISSION PACT FOR SKILLS IN THE CONTEXT OF EDDIE PROJECT

The European Commission (EC) launched the Pact for Skills, as a leading action for the European Skills Agenda (ESA), where national, regional, and local authorities, social partners, cross-industry and sectoral organizations, education and training providers and, employment services have a key role to play.

January 12, 2021

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ROADMAP FOR THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE ENERGY SECTOR

#3 International Advisory Board

EDDIE Project - VET providers Survey

EDDIE Project - Skill Gaps dissemination and validation Survey

THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY’S REPORT ON “DIGITALIZATION & ENERGY”

CENTRAL ROLE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THE GREEN ECONOMY, WITHIN THE EC COMMUNICATION ON THE “FIT FOR 55”

The new Digital Education Action Plan

#2 International Advisory Board

EUROPEAN COMMISSION PACT FOR SKILLS IN THE CONTEXT OF EDDIE PROJECT

Project Technical Committee Meeting - January 2021

First International Advisory Board

EDDIE kick-off meeting