The overall objective for the project is to achieve a successful demonstration of the novel designs and materials for an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) platform capable of converting solar heat energy stored in the oceans surrounding the Overseas Countries and Territories of the EU, Small Islands and Developing States, and the Asian and African continent into reliable, baseload power with an economical cost model. The following objectives have been identified: Technical Specification: Design prototype components using circular materials and computational Modelling tools (Predictive Modelling tools developed and/or refined) Research Material Properties Build and Installation of Demonstrator: Floating Platform & testing in controlled and real-worldsettings Econometric, Environmental and Social Impact Assessments This project marries both technical advancements in marine engineering and new materials and computational modelling enabling lower CAPEX expenditure for Marine Offshore OTEC. These engineering and materials gains are transferable to other renwable energies and their offshore installations, as well as more generally for marine engineering needs. Social, Environmental and Economic impacts are taken account of in this proposal and are the key mechanism for knowlegde creationa nd dissemination.

<< Background >>In recent years, the EU has made considerable efforts to shift toward a more sustainable agriculture. Both the European Green Deal and the new EU Common Agricultural Policy strive to achieve sustainability at social, environmental and economic level and set different goals, among which securing a fair income and a stable economic future for farmers, supporting rural communities and the essential role of agriculture in wider society, increasing competitiveness and supporting the digital transition in agriculture.In fact, also in the agricultural sector, as in many others, the EU is pushing for a digital revolution by supporting specific schemes and offering financial incentives to farms, through the CAP and funding programmes, such as H2020. Digital technologies can support European farmers in providing safe, sustainable and quality food. Digital technologies also bring opportunities to develop new business models and they are likely to increase rural attractiveness, in particular for younger generations (OECD, 2019). Although the prospects of eventually integrating the Industry 4.0 technologies, practices and mindset in the agricultural domain are good, adoption will take time (EC, 2017). The change, in fact, has been disruptive and, upstream, this digital revolution has impacted the very mechanisms of production and distribution, as well as marketing.Digital marketing has transformed how companies communicate with their customers around the world. The increase in the use of social networks and how users communicate with companies on the Internet has given rise to new business models based on the bidirectionality of communication between companies and Internet users. In the EU, half of the EU enterprises used social media for communication or recruiting purposes, with different shares in the Countries represented in SUST@GRI 4.0 Consortium (71% IE, 55% EL, 53% ES and 47% IT) . But while the big brands have large communication departments that are responsible for the design and implementation of large marketing campaigns that hit the mark and attract consumers of all kinds, from the most sustainable to those attracted just by the product packaging, local producers and sustainable business are struggling to keep up with the times and their market share is shrinking year by year. In 2019, in the EU, the share of large enterprises employing 250 or more people, which used any type of social media stood at 77% and was almost 30 percentage points higher than the figure recorded for small enterprises employing 10 to 49 people (48%). The 74% of EU large enterprises had an account and used some kind of social networks. By contrast, only the 46% of small enterprises used social networks. Multimedia content-sharing websites were used by 48% of the large enterprises compared with 18% of the small EU enterprises-businesses (Eurostat, 2020).The lack of communication skills is typical of rural areas, characterized by weak technological infrastructure, high costs of technology, and low levels of literacy, local producers face an increasing lack of ICT knowledge, preventing the transition of their business to Agriculture 4.0. They may have never studied farming in school or learned how to earn more money by marketing their produce in a better and sustainable way. New tools, approaches and technologies are thus necessary so that it is easier for them to connect with customers, create a sense of community and promote a more sustainable food culture, as well as sustainability in general, while at the same time promoting their own products and regaining access to a niche market that was closed to them.<< Objectives >>SUST@GRI 4.0 core aim is to promote a more sustainable agriculture and support sustainable agriculture businesses in their transition to Agriculture 4.0. Both the European Green Deal and the new EU Common Agricultural Policy strive to achieve sustainability at social, environmental and economic level and set different goals, among which supporting the digital transition in agriculture. In fact, digital technologies can support European farmers in providing safe, sustainable and quality food. But, although the prospects of eventually integrating the Industry 4.0 technologies, practices and mindset in the agricultural domain are good, adoption will take time and support to the involved stakeholders. For this reason, SUST@GRI 4.0 intends to provide local producers and sustainable agricultural business owners with digital marketing skills, to bring them closer to their local community in the digital era and allow them to promote their products as well as sustainable agriculture and a food culture that favours local products and reduces waste.SUST@GRI 4.0 aims at supporting local producers and sustainable agricultural business owners in the take-up of the twin transition (green and digital) for their business, through a tailored learning path combining digital skills, marketing skills and storytelling techniques. Hence, by developing the target groups' skills on digital marketing for sustainable agriculture, SUST@GRI 4.0 intends to strengthen key competences in initial and continuing VET, by creating future-oriented curricula that better meet the needs of individuals, enabling them to be true agent of positive change and creating a more favourable mindset towards digital tools and techniques as first step towards a more deep digitalisation of their businesses. In this frame, thanks to SUST@GRI 4-0 e-course, the Consortium aims at supporting the adaptation of the VET sector to the new needs of the labour market through the creation of learning programs that contribute to the expansion of the arsenal of technical and digital skills of learners. At the same time, through SUST@AGRI 4.0 e-commerce platform, learners will be involved in a co-creation process that allows them to test and practice their acquired skills in a more market-oriented learning environment. In addition, the Platform will serve as mean to bring local producers closer to their local community and promote their products as well as a sustainable agriculture and food culture that favours local products and reduces waste.<< Implementation >>In the 24 months of implementation, Partners will implement the following activities:- 2 Transnational Project meetings- 1 short-term Joint Staff training event involving VET professionals with aim of co-creating the modules of the e-course (R2) - 1 Blended Learning Mobility involving local producers and sustainable agriculture business owners (25+) to test the e-course in a real training condition and set the ground for the co-creation process of the contents for SUST@GRI 4.0 e-commerce platform (R2). As part of the BLM, participants will produce their first collective digital marketing campaign, making use of digital storytelling and digital communication techniques, as well as social media and blog posts, to launch the SUST@GRI 4.0 e-commerce platform.- local activities during which participants to the BLM will continue the development of the contents for R2 and for its launch strategy, with the support of partners organisations and experts identified at local level by Partners.- 4 SUST@GRI 4.0 multiplier events, organized as pop-up markets<< Results >>During the 24 months of the project, Partners will produce the following tangible results:1. SUST@GRI 4.0 e-course (R1) covering basic to intermediate digital skills (according to the thematic areas of the DigComp), with a focus on social media and blogging skills, basic concepts of digital marketing, copywriting and communication, as well as the implementation of these concepts in the digital marketing strategy of sustainable agriculture businesses. 2. SUST@GRI 4.0 e-commerce platform (R2), a web-platform allowing local producers and sustainable agricultural business owners to put into practice the acquired skills. Through R2, learners will be able to open an online shop and put in place digital marketing strategies to engage and attract customers in the local community. At the same time, the platform will strengthen the online presence of local producers and promote a more sustainable agriculture and food consumption, collecting and publicizing local sustainable agriculture business and products.3. Implementation of a short-term Joint Staff training event involving VET professionals with aim of co-creating the modules of the e-course based on the findings of the Nationals and Transnational Report on the needs and obstacles for the uptake of digital marketing strategies in sustainable agriculture businesses.4. Implementation of blended learning mobility on digital skills and digital marketing for sustainable agriculture, to test the e-course in a real training condition and set the ground for the co-creation process of the contents for SUST@GRI 4.0 e-commerce platform (R2). As part of the BLM, participants will produce their first collective digital marketing campaign to launch the SUST@GRI 4.0 e-commerce platform.5. Implementation of local activities during which participants to the BLM will continue the development of the contents for R2 and for its launch strategy, with the support of partners organisations and experts identified at local level by Partners.5. 4 SUST@GRI 4.0 multiplier events, one per Partner Country, which will be implemented in the final stages of the project to disclose and promote the results achieved by SUST@GRI 4.0.Through the production of tangible results and the implementation of training activities at transnational and local level, SUST@GRI 4.0 will also produce a set of intangible outcomes as follows:- Deepened Partners’ and stakeholders’ knowledge of the key characteristics and needs of local producers/sustainable agriculture business owners with regard to digital literacy, sustainable agriculture and digital marketing for sustainable agriculture. - Improved capacity and expertise of Partners and Trainers, resulting from the collaboration, the transnational LTTAs and interaction with other professionals during the implementation of the project.- Increased awareness among the various target groups of educators, learners, stakeholders, institutions, and the general public about the importance of a more sustainable agriculture and food culture. - Enhanced educators’ knowledge, skills and competences contributing to a more modern and professional environment inside the organisations participating project activities.- Use of a combination of digital storytelling and digital communication techniques, as well as marketing skills, to favour the target groups’ progress towards project’s goals, based on strategical planning and participated efforts among Consortium Partners- Increased level of awareness among the target groups’ members on different activities and information related to digital marketing for sustainable agriculture;- Empowered Learners in the blog creation;- Establishment of a network among the members of the target group- Consolidation of the project partnership and planning of further initiatives of follow-up to the project.

<< Background >>It has been over 13 years since more than half of the European Union’s population has stated that the EU conjures up a positive image in their minds.The feelings of Euroscepticism among individuals and on country level have grown significantly over time, with some going as far as decided to leave the EU. When consulting the appropriate, official info channels of the EU we can see that there are certain issues which seem to be driving Euroscepticism and driving the people towards having a more negative image of the EU. However, it is vital to take into account that misinformation has been on a rise in the past decade, with politicians and individuals spreading false information for personal gain. Taking into consideration, that not many people have been educated in what exactly the EU stands for and what it does, what being a EU citizen means, what are your rights and responsibilities, people have a tendency to automatically believe the majority of the information they are given, without questioning it or doing their own research to confirm whether what they have been told is true or not.<< Objectives >>The Europe Diverse and United Project - EDU - was developed to tackle these issues by reaching out to the most important group, the future generation. By educating young children aged between 10 and 14 about all the points mentioned above, EDU project will inspire a need for knowledge as well as fact-checking. The children will be made aware from an early age of what their rights a citizen of the EU are and how much power their voice can hold. They will be inspired to keep up to date with the developments of the EU and take a more active role in their civic participation.<< Implementation >>The project materials will be both educative and interactive and will cover two of the EU’s most important pillars: its culture and its history, as well as they will provide a wealth of additional general knowledge about the current EU. The developed materials will teach the children about the cultural diversity that can be found in Europe, acceptance and understanding of other cultures, as well as Europe’s history. They will cover the creation of the European Union, the drivers behind it, the changes it underwent in the past decades and the changes it made in the lives of its citizens.The games that will accompany each module will be useful for the children to practice what they have learned in an engaging and entertaining manner. The 'European Integration Resource Tool' will serve as a perfect source for all information about the EU and Europe so that the children do not have to go through numerous websites to find the information they need, instead, they will be able to easily access the EDU project website and they will find information of the European Union itself as well as all Member States. This resource tool will be truly innovative as it will be designed with children in mind and it will be user friendly and visually attractive. Additionally, it should be acknowledged that there is an existing EUROPA portal which is a very good point of information about the EU - however, it does not meet the needs of this project target group as it is not developed with children users in mind.<< Results >>The Europe Diverse and United Project aims to educate the children from and early age about the country they live in and what that means as part of the European Union. The produced project materials will inform them about their rights and responsibilities so that they will be able to understand what it truly means to be an EU citizen. The aim of the project is to highlight the importance of Europe's diversity and all the different cultures it contains whilst at the same time also appreciating how all the different people come together under the European Union umbrella and make decisions together which benefit the whole community. By achieving a better understanding of the different facets of Europe and how the European Union functions and the roles that citizens play in the decision-making process, the Europe Diverse and United projects aim to encourage the target group to become more active citizens in their civic duties by keeping up to date with the news, events, and changes and coming to action when the need calls during voting periods and other events in which EU citizens are called to participate in. The project will help the younger generations understand their rights, duties and responsibilities as EU citizens and also the power they hold to make a change by being a more active civic participants.

<< Objectives >>The members of the consortium are aware of the needs of target group,such as young migrants aged 20-30 with critical backgrounds.The partners acknowledged the lack of competences for the educators to transfer knowledge about the way to respond to the labor market needs.Aim of the project is to provide the target groups with the necessary skills and competences to fill their respective gaps,improving the educators’ skills in transferring particular competences through NFE methodologies.<< Implementation >>The partners will put in place two main activities in order to achieve the objectives.After a comparative research has been conducted,the members of the Main Target Group will be invited to participate to the Joint Staff Training Event with the aim of acquiring skills.Then,each partner of the consortium will hold local activities,during which the members of the Second Target Group will participate in order to acquire skills and competences useful to finance their social entrepreneurial ideas.<< Results >>We expect the following results:a digitalized portfolio;a new digitalized training format;an innovative digitized board game; an e-learning platform. The partners expect that young educators will be involved to upskill capabilities in transferring knowledge,mainly concerning crowd-funding methods.Finally, involved young migrants will acquire the competences to transform their social entrepreneurial ideas into reality, using crowd-funding as a tool to achieve their objectives.

<< Objectives >>The overall objective of the BEST project is to supporting young people and youth workers to gain a deeper understanding of the Head, Heart, Hands model for Transformative Education so that they can take action on climate change in their local areas. This project will support the horizontal priority: Environment - fight against climate change.<< Implementation >>Five main work packages with accompanying activities will be developed as part of the BEST project. WP1: BEST – Project Management WP2 - BEST - Eco-system mapping of the challenges faced by young people when taking action on climate changeWP3 - BEST - Transformative Education for Climate Change – An In-service training programme to support youth workersWP4 - BEST - Bank of Sustainable Ideas for Combatting Climate ChangeWP5 - BEST - Multimedia and Dissemination Campaign<< Results >>The BEST project envisages the following results: - 6 Experiential workshops across Europe; - 3 bite sized training courses for young people on climate change; - one 42-hour training course for youth workers; - one LTTA in Portugal; - one online Bank of Sustainable Ideas for Young People and Youth Workers to address the climate change challenges in local areas; - Multimedia and dissemination campaign with a project website, press releases, key note articles and final conference in Ireland