Call for proposals
“Open Knowledge Technologies: Mapping and Validating Knowledge” - PAOKT-2017-AG
Objectives and description
The
Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and
Technology, of the European Commission has published a call for the
“Open Knowledge Technologies: Mapping and Validating Knowledge” -
PAOKT-2017-AG.
The Digital Single Market highlights the urgent need to fill missing key skills gaps and prepare the workforce for change.
The 4th industrial revolution, driven by extreme automation and extreme
connectivity, will have significant impact on both job creation and
displacement as highlighted by the Strategy of Digitisation of European
Industry.
The
new and emerging labour market will require skills to analyse and solve
complex problems through digitised communication structures, to the
extent unforeseen of today. Open knowledge technologies have the
potential to effectively support innovative learning and training
strategies for non-cognitive skills. However, in order to do so, they
must become more accurate in measuring, assessing and validating the
acquisition of such skills.
The overall objective of this preparatory action is to develop
and demonstrate a Europe wide learning and assessment technology. The
proposed solution should integrate and improve the development of
non-cognitive skills by testing and piloting them for effectiveness in
various learning and training contexts.
The action is expected to
develop a European-wide learning technology system to support, enhance
and facilitate the learning of non-cognitive skills of European citizens
at risk of exclusion, in particular unemployed youth.
Eligible activities
The preparatory action will consist of
the development and deployment of a technological platform integrating
online services, which will incorporate the following modules and
services:
· Competence mapping of non-cognitive skills;
· Tailored learning roadmaps
for enhancing the learners' non-cognitive skills via educational
services and/or solutions (including specific open educational
resources);
· Mechanisms for measurement/assessment/credentialisation (e.g. by certificate and/or badge) and recognition of the new learning and skills.
These
services should be accompanied by a thoughtful and comprehensive social
innovation process to engage citizens at risk of exclusion in Europe,
in particular unemployed youth. The different services will need to be
tested, including by users, and demonstrated.
Eligible participants - Minimum conditions
Only applications from legal entities established in the EU Member States are eligible.
Applications may be submitted:
· by a single legal entity;
· by a consortium made up of several legal entities; or
· by
one applicant, whether established specifically or not for the action,
which is formed of several legal entities complying with the
eligibility, non-exclusion and selection criteria set out in this call
for proposals, and implementing together the proposed action, provided
the application identifies the said entities.
Funding conditions and duration
The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects is estimated at EUR 1.000.000 (one million euros).
The Commission expects to fund 1 proposal.
The grant will be defined by applying a maximum co-financing rate of 80% to the eligible costs actually incurred and declared by the beneficiary and its affiliated entities.
The maximum duration of projects is expected to be 24 months
Deadline of proposals' submission
The deadline for the submission of application is 5 September 2017, 17:00 Brussels time.
Applications must be submitted in the correct form, duly completed and dated. They must be submitted in 5 copies
(one original clearly identified as such, plus 4 copies) and signed by
the person authorised to enter into legally binding commitments on
behalf of the applicant organisation. Please include the following marking on the envelope: "OKT 2017".
Applications must be sent to the following address:
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European Commission
Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology
Directorate Data – Learning, Multilingualism and Accessibility (unit G.3)
For the attention of the Head of Unit (EUFO 2/274)
L-2920 Luxembourg
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Further information
For further assistance related to the call, topics and the content of proposals, please contact: CNECT-G3@EC.EUROPA.EU
Please find attached the documents of the call.
More information: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/pppa/topics/paokt-2017-ag.html
Kind regards,
Flora
Flora Stavropoulou
Intern
European Office of Cyprus
Rue du Luxembourg 3, 2nd floor
B-1000, Brussels
Tel/Fax: +32 (0) 2 280 22 85
E-mail: eoc.brussels2@ucy.ac.cy
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