The AI-Lead kick-off meeting took place in Pesaro, Italy, on December 11-12, 2024, with participation from Mindleap (Spain), ECECE (Austria), the Polytechnic University of Ancona (Italy), and Confindustria Pesaro-Urbino as the coordinator and hosting partner.
The main goal of the project is to support SMEs in implementing AI tools in their daily practices, thus enhancing their efficiency and
performance.
To do this, the project wants to achieve the following specific objectives:
- To improve awareness of SMEs on the benefits of integrating AI tools in their daily practices
- To improve knowledge, skills and competencies of SMEs managers and workers on how to implement and leverage AI technologies in their daily practices
- To improve knowledge, skills and competencies of VET trainers as key actors to develop training initiatives on AI for SMEs
During the meeting, the partners had the opportunity to present their organisations and define the work plan for the coming months.
The topics discussed were as follows:
- Project Overview and Results, with a focus on the first project activity, namely the production of the MOOC that will provide SMEs’ managers and workers with content, materials and tools on how to properly access, use and integrate AI tools in their working practices.
- Project Dissemination and Expected Outcomes.
- Administrative and supporting documents that are required for successful project management and reporting.
The partnership will now be engaged in conducting a local focus group aimed at local experts in AI and company management that will highlight the most relevant and common topics, contents and tools on how to implement AI tools in the partner countries.
To stay up-to-date on project developments, soon will be available the project website and the Social media pages (Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin Pages).