Key Competencies for Smart Villages:
- Futures Literacy: Understanding how to use the future to prepare, plan, and interact with the complexity and novelty of our societies.
- Organizational and managerial skills: Successfully managing projects.
- Community facilitation: Facilitating active participation and collaboration within the community.
- Technical knowledge: Knowledge about using and applying technology.
- Awareness about sustainability issues: Knowing and taking responsibility for developing local development.
The RURALED consortium analysed five competence frameworks, 30 best practices and implemented five focus group interviews to come to this result. It became also clear that competence development is rarely included in smart village projects. So, stay tuned to find out more about competences for smart villages, RURALED learning materials, and upcoming events!