<< Background >>Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to play a major role in shaping global competitiveness and productivity over the next couple of decades, granting early adopters significant societal, economic, and strategic advantages. As the pace of AI innovation and development picks up—underpinned by advancements in big data and high-performance computing—the United States and China are both in the driver’s seat. Europe, meanwhile, despite having certain advantages such as a strong industrial base and leading AI research and talent, is punching far below its weight. This state of affairs is especially due to the fragmentation of the EU’s digital market, difficulties in attracting human capital and external investment, and the lack of commercial competitiveness.<< Objectives >>#NEXT aims:- To promote AI through the most simple ways to build trust in AI (why and how to trust AI),- To raise awareness of the importance of AI in social, political, and working life in the EU society,, - To raise awareness in society, train and act as a bridge amongst research, government, and citizens for trustworthy use of AI,- To bring youth operators (youth-led NGOs), youth workers, young people, researchers, policy-makers, and universities to improve young people’ critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills and give them a chance to improve AI’s norms (legal infrastructure of artificial intelligence); policies, ethics, law, and practice, - To produce value-oriented, human-centric, and specific skills-focus development-related academic studies in the field of AI, - To give a voice to young people on how to shape AI’s norms in developing better AI regulations, policies, rules, and legislation in the EU,- To contribute the EU's AI research policy, and innovation area in developing better, digital, resilient, innovative and trustworthy growth of AI ecosystem,- To increase the critical thinking, creativity, and decision-making skills of young people (18-30) and youth workers and increase their active participation in civic life ​​on how to shape and or build AI norms for leading society to trust AI and AI-related ecosystem.- To try to lead the societies in having necessary key competencies; to trust AI and build a trustworthy AI ecosystem.- To build different skills and competencies on why and how to trust AI and how to build a trustworthy AI-related ecosystem, - To strengthen young people and youth worker's soft skills and digital experiences by applying dedicated tools within the project,- To lead young people to have research, discussion, critical thinking, creative problem solving and analytical thinking skills,- To raise awareness of the importance of AI in social, political, and working life. - To bring youth operators (youth-led NGOs), youth workers, young people, researchers, policy-makers, and universities to improve young people’ critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills and give them a chance to improve AI’s norms (legal infrastructure of AI); policies, ethics, law, and practice. For this to happen,- To produce a e-learning course on improving young people's critical thinking, decision making and problem-solving skills, and will produce value-oriented, human-centric, and specific skills-focus development-related academic studies in the field of AI. -To give a voice to young people to shape AI’s trustworthy norms in developing better AI norms, policies, and practices in the EU.<< Implementation >>During the #NEXT cooperation, the following activities (A) will be implemented: A1. 5 face-to-face transnational project meetings and 10 online meetings will be implemented to cooperate and communicate about the proejct activities.A2. Local LTTAs: Each partner will implement three local-level LTTAs for young people to increase their soft skills . Each LTTAs will be participated by 20 young people. These LTTAs will be local-level training and will take 2-day-long. In here, each partner will train 60 young people. A total of 360 young people are empowered. During the Local LTTAs, the followings will be covered:- How and why to trust AI, - How to build trustworthy AI ecosystems,- What norms should the AI have?- What should the governments do in terms of AI norms?A3. '''#NEXT AI norm shaping camp''. The camp will be organized for youth workers (youth operators; youth NGOs, youth informal groups). Each camp will be participated by 20 youth workers. A total of 360 youth workers will participate in the '''#NEXT AI norm shaping camp'''. The camps will take 5-day-long. After each camp, a report will be written. During the '''#NEXT AI norm shaping camp'', the following topic will be covered:- What should be the roles of youth associations in decision making process in shaping AI's romps?- What should youth associations do in the process of arranging AI's norms?- How can the youth associations be included in the process? A4. During #NEXT cooperation an staff LTTA will be organized. The LTTA will aim to train our staff. The trained staff will train the young people within the scope of the local LTTAs. Again, the trained staff will organize '''#NEXT AI norm shaping camp''.A5. A project logo will be created. It means that #NEXT partners will create the project's branding value.A6. During the #NEXT cooperation, #NEXT ease AI Documentary'' will be produced in promoting AI though the most simple is a motivational video for leading the society in understanding what AI is, what AI can do now, and what AI will do in the future. The goal of this PR is to demonstrate AI through the most simple and lead the society understand the AI technologyA7. PR 2 #NEXT Curriculum on teaching soft skills.The curriculum will be a material for youth workers to teach young people soft skills on why and how to trust AI.A8. PR3. ''#NEXT Toolkit for trainers'' will be improved. The tool-kit will be a complimentary material for PR1. The tool-kit will include case studies, NFE tools methods and learning/teaching and training materials. A8. PR4. ''#NEXT eLearning platform'' will be created. The web-platform will be for young people and youth workers. The platform will include PR1 and PR2 e-Leaning version. The platform will oleo be used for PR5 ''#NEXT Outreach campaign''.A9. PR5 #NEXT Outreach campaign will be run. The campaign will aim to inform the public; what is AI? What can now and will do in the future? What future does AI provide? Why is it important for society? What norms should it have? Who should be included in shaping the AI's norms? A10. PR6. ''#NEXT Policy Recommendation''will be created. To collect all of our experience, understanding, and knowledge that we gathered during this project, sit down with YOUTH leaders, governors, policy-makers, researchers, politicians, end-users, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders; and come up with a policy proposal for government and quality agencies to assist them finding the answers to the following questions:- How and why to trust AI, - How to build trustworthy AI ecosystems,- What norms should the AI have?- What should the governments do in terms of AI norms?- What should youth associations do in the process of arranging AI's norms?- How can the youth associations be included in the process?A11. 6 National Multiplier events will be implemented.A12. Various dissemination activities will be implemented; stakeholders visits, e-newsletters, virtual conferences. (Not limited to<< Results >>PROJECT RESULTS (PR):PR1. #NEXT DocumentaryPR 2 #NEXT Curriculum on teaching soft skillsPR3. #NEXT Toolkit for trainers. PR4. #NEXT eLearning platform.PR5 #NEXT Outreach campaign PR6. #NEXT Policy Recommendation. Local LTTAs: Each partner will implement three local-level LTTAs for young people to increase their soft skills . Each LTTAs will be participated by 20 young people. These LTTAs will be local-level training and will take 2-day-long. In here, each partner will train 60 young people. A total of 360 young people are empowered.During the Local LTTAs, the followings will be covered:- How and why to trust AI, - How to build trustworthy AI ecosystems,- What norms should the AI have?- What should the governments do in terms of AI norms? '''#NEXT AI norm shaping camp''. The camp will be organized for youth workers (youth operators; youth NGOs, youth informal groups). During the project, #NEXT will organize 3 '''#NEXT AI norm shaping camp'''. Each camp will be participated by 20 youth workers. A total of 360 youth workers will participate in the '''#NEXT AI norm shaping camp''' totally. During the '''#NEXT AI norm shaping camp'', the following topic will be covered:- What should be the roles of youth associations in decision making process in shaping AI's romps?- What should youth associations do in the process of arranging AI's norms?- How can the youth associations be included in the process? OTHER TANGIBLE RESULTS:- 15 newsletters (5 per partner) will be produced during the project,- A Facebook, an Instagram, account, and a YouTube channel will be created to promote the project on social media, - 5 face to face transnational project meetings,- 10 online transnational meetings,- 1 staff LTTA,- 6 local multiplier events,- A proejct logo, EXPECTED OUTCOMES:Young people (aged 18-30) will be able to:- trust what AI can now and will offer in the future, and will engage in AI's trustworthy development,- improve their soft skills; critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, - be part of AI's trustworthy development,- lead the society in trusting AI,- be part of changes in research area of the AI, - be decision makers in forming AI's norms, - increase the use of learning outcomes when describing and defining qualifications, parts of qualifications and curricula, in support to teaching and learning,The participant associations will be able to:- increase capacities for blended teaching and assessment,- modernized curricula in the areas of AI,- lead the society in trusting the AI, - increased knowledge of educators and students in the areas of AI development,- increase more inclusive and student-centered IT education,- improved connectivity amongst higher education institutions, youth-led NGOs, research associations and policy-makers across Europe,- improved the management, research reporting and management capacities,- reinforce interaction between practice, research and policy in AI field,- improve more strategic and integrated use of ICTs and open educational resources (OER) in youth education and training,- develop new and increased inter-regional and transnational cooperation of public authorities in the field AI of education, training and youth,