Human's ability is the main tool that allows the development of high-value-added industrial products. This research program is aimed at integrating the latest industrial automation systems for assembly operations with human capabilities, by defining new manufacturing paradigms and in particular Human Centered Manufacturing. The combination of strength, speed, repeatability, and precision of automation with the intelligence and abilities of human operators permits to obtain hybrid systems with the highest potential in terms of production process. The project aims to achieve highly innovative technical solutions that enable to perform high-complexity solutions through safe and effective interaction among human, machine and workstation. A radically new manufactoring paradigm will be created where the human operator will be at the center of the production system. The new production paradigm will be implemented through the following product/service development lines and related enabling technologies:
- Collaborative robots and mobile robots: study of systems for safe human-robot cooperation by using advanced control algorithms and strategies development to ensure operator safety in the various human-robot interaction configurations; introduction of mobile robots to expand the operational flexibility of production systems;
- Wearable Robots: development of advanced robotics solutions to support human workers in carrying out their activities while respecting the most advanced ergonomic requirements;
 - Self-adaptive workstations: study of design tools for the realization of factory environments aimed at optimum human-machine interaction;
 - Internet of Things in the Industry, Automatic Learning Systems, new measuring sensors: study and application of advanced sensors for data collection and control of production processes; implementation of advanced learning methodologies at the level of machines and systems with the aim of increasing adaptability with respect to the human operator.      

The project will be validated using high-tech industrial applications, to ensure a high impact. In particular, audits and validations of project activities will be conducted in two successive phases. The first phase of verification involves the realization of laboratory demonstrators, while the next phase involves the implementation of project results on real case applications belonging to multiple industrial contexts.

Human's ability is the main tool that allows the development of high-value-added industrial products. This research program is aimed at integrating the latest industrial automation systems for assembly operations with human capabilities, by defining new manufacturing paradigms and in particular Human Centered Manufacturing. The combination of strength, speed, repeatability, and precision of automation with the ...

"EASE-R3 project aims at developing a novel Integrated framework for a cost-effective and easy Repair,Renovation and Re-use of machine tools within modern Factory (machining shop floor), oriented both to SME and large OEM/end-users, and covering the entire life cycle of the system (from design stage through operative life). The current maintenance policies, including e.g. RCM (Reliability Centred Maintenance) and TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), can be generally useful in answering questions such as ""how much maintenance should be done on this machine?"" ""How frequently should this part be replaced?"" ""How many spare parts should be kept in stock?"" ""How should the shutdown be scheduled?"" It is generally accepted that the vast majority of maintenance models are aimed at answering efficiency questions, i.e. questions of the form ""How can this particular machine be operated more efficiently?"" and NOT effectiveness questions (the top 5 ones!), like: - ""How can reliability, repair and EOL be included in a robust and integrated Life Cycle Cost (LCC) and LifeCycle Assessment (LCA) model of the factory (to be used for decision making along factory life cycle)?"" - ""Which are the most cost-effective and optimal Repair strategies we should tailor for sets of components/machines of the factory?"" - ""Which machine and/or components should we improve and how can we reduce repair time and cost?"" - ""Which are the most environmental-effective EOL strategies we should tailor for sets of components/machines of the factory?"" - ""How can we assess the remaining life of Re-usable components and which are most valuable Renovation technologies for the machine tools?"" The EASE-R3 project aims at developing a novel Integrated framework for a cost-effective and easy Repair, Renovation and Re-use of machine tools within modern Factory (machining shop floor), oriented both to SME and large OEM/end-users, and covering the entire life cycle of the system (from design stage throughout operative life)."

"EASE-R3 project aims at developing a novel Integrated framework for a cost-effective and easy Repair,Renovation and Re-use of machine tools within modern Factory (machining shop floor), oriented both to SME and large OEM/end-users, and covering the entire life cycle of the system (from design stage through operative life). The current maintenance policies, including e.g. RCM (Reliability Centred Maintenance) ...

The project aims to create a Cloud Computing infrastructure for interactive 3D applications that will become usable in SaaS (Software as a Service) mode. Among the applications affected, there are instruments for visualising scientific data, CAD software, 3D modelling systems used in medical, artistic and technical fields and so forth. The project's work focuses on the development of a group of technologies that, opportunely integrated together, will allow the creation of a new type of Cloud - 3D Cloud - capable of hosting interactive 3D applications. The technologies used will then be integrated in a prototype that will allow us to evaluate the quality and performance of the results obtained, involving real users. The project focuses on three main technological issues: solutions for the remote visualisation of 3D applications, optimising their performance even on networks with limited broadband and high latency; technology for visualising and sharing the graphics processing unit (GPU) which will permit the execution of accelerated 3D applications in virtual machines; and systems for managing interactive 3D sessions within Cloud Computing infrastructures. The results anticipated contain unique elements of total innovation and could prove to be of enormous interest to companies. SMEs could have access to expensive 3D graphics applications in a pay-per-use mode, cutting the costs of acquiring software licences and hardware, while large corporations could consolidate 3D applications at company data centres, obtaining significant benefits from the reduction in CAPEX and operating costs (lowering maintenance costs, optimising the use of licences, lowering energy consumption, etc.).

The project aims to create a Cloud Computing infrastructure for interactive 3D applications that will become usable in SaaS (Software as a Service) mode. Among the applications affected, there are instruments for visualising scientific data, CAD software, 3D modelling systems used in medical, artistic and technical fields and so forth. The project's work focuses on the development of a group of technologies ...

The project aims at building a platform of interactive services thanks to data sharing, for citizens, associations, local authorities and companies. For local authorities and institutions, this is a new way of offering public services and favouring the citizen participation. This is also the opportunity of guaranteeing a public set of co-built data confirming their accessibility for all on the same conditions, favouring innovation and the sustainable economic development within their territories. OASIS constitutes the technical, legal and economic basis allowing the creation and animation of this ""common good of data"". The objectives of the platform are: - Favouring the citizen participation for the co-creation of data of general interest, allowing an easier access and the sharing of multiple data for any players (whether public, private or individual). - Favouring the co-construction of services associating public and private bodies, citizens, associations, laboratories. - Guaranteeing a neutrality of access to services and a transparency in their pricing. - Organizing a governance around shareable data so as to guarantee its access to future generations.

The project aims at building a platform of interactive services thanks to data sharing, for citizens, associations, local authorities and companies. For local authorities and institutions, this is a new way of offering public services and favouring the citizen participation. This is also the opportunity of guaranteeing a public set of co-built data confirming their accessibility for all on the same conditions, ...

The project is a feasibility study, which aims to make some preliminary checks to the creation of a system for collecting statistical data related to the interests of users and web browsing habits on the pages of a site.

The project is a feasibility study, which aims to make some preliminary checks to the creation of a system for collecting statistical data related to the interests of users and web browsing habits on the pages of a site.

The project identifies specific objectives and aims at enabling the young people to receive a training which comes through the local barriers, for example a virtual, geographical and sectoral mobility; but also they will allow to develop a real mutual trust among the workers/operators of the different contexts. The objectives are as follows: _ Representing a EQF level 5 qualification for each chosen sector according to a shared standard divided into two parts: common (described in terms of activities, tasks, performances and learning outcomes referred to competences) and subsidiary (through the national curriculum structured in terms of units and ECVET credit points allocated to them). ECVET tools for mobility are used for establishing links between HPE and VET qualifications. _ Uploading tasks and activities in the platform and capitalise the available data to carry out a benchmarking process on the standard effectiveness if compared with the labour market needs.

The project identifies specific objectives and aims at enabling the young people to receive a training which comes through the local barriers, for example a virtual, geographical and sectoral mobility; but also they will allow to develop a real mutual trust among the workers/operators of the different contexts. The objectives are as follows: _ Representing a EQF level 5 qualification for each chosen sector ...

The core overall objective of the project is the development of a web-based functional tool (from test version to the dynamic working system) connecting the migrants' competences acquired in formal, non-formal and informal contexts to occupational profiles and to companies' labour demand. The system will be adopted by the Chambers of Commerce/training organizations involved in the present proposal as they are in a valuable position to serve as intermediaries in the local workforce development system, aggregating the labour needs of employers and effectively linking them with job seekers. The project is also aimed to: - to evaluate the existing tools and practices for validating informal non-formal learning and to offer the most practical and relevant ones based on the experience of the partners countries thus facilitating the process of validating non-formal and informal learning, with a focus on the needs of migrants; - to create, develop and propose the principles, methods and necessary conditions for the implementation of an experimental, integrated set of services, to be mainly addressed to migrants, for the recognition and validation of different forms of knowledge and skills, at all levels, whatever their source and whatever way they have been acquired; - to test the adapted web-tool on a representative sample of beneficiaries - end-users; - to offer integrated information, advice and assistance service to the beneficiaries (migrants as selected direct target group) by setting up "one-stop shops" in each Chamber of Commerce/training organisation involved; - to foster transnational and trans-sectoral collaboration building understanding and confidence in the tested practices and procedures.

The core overall objective of the project is the development of a web-based functional tool (from test version to the dynamic working system) connecting the migrants' competences acquired in formal, non-formal and informal contexts to occupational profiles and to companies' labour demand. The system will be adopted by the Chambers of Commerce/training organizations involved in the present proposal as they are ...

"The overall aim of the project NQF-SQF is to create common grounds for referencing national qualifications frameworks and sectoral qualifications frameworks to the EQF (European Qualifications Frameworks), thereby providing for comparability of qualifications on the basis of learning outcomes defined in terms of abilities required by work processes. This shall be enabled by the use of an instrument to be developed within the project: the employability grid. This grid shall be applicable for the assessment of qualifications as well as for the evaluation of frameworks qualifications refer to. It shall test how far descriptions of frameworks and qualifications make visible what the learning outcomes of qualification processes are in terms of work process requirements, thus supporting employment at the European labour market. The instrument shall be used in order to draft typologies of national and sectoral frameworks, leading to recommendations for enhancing referenceability of frameworks, encompassing also a work process relationship criterion which can be added to the catalogue of referencing criteria already defined by the EQF Advisory Group. On the basis of this work, a model of future collaboration between private/public stakeholders at European level shall be drafted. The structure of collaboration shall be arranged around a nucleus of already collaborating stakeholders: the EQF Advisory Group and EQF national contact points."

"The overall aim of the project NQF-SQF is to create common grounds for referencing national qualifications frameworks and sectoral qualifications frameworks to the EQF (European Qualifications Frameworks), thereby providing for comparability of qualifications on the basis of learning outcomes defined in terms of abilities required by work processes. This shall be enabled by the use of an instrument to be ...

The project solution delivers an intelligent public street lighting service using solid-state lights LED in order to reduce energy consumption. Manufacturing the LED technology and the embedded intelligence, it is significant energy saving potential up to 70 %. The core element of the solution is the dimming of the lamp depending on the environment; a set of embedded sensors measures ambient light, temperature, current, and detect motion. Output data of sensors is then processed by the embedded intelligence allowing optimum regulation of light levels. The true innovation of the project is the embedded intelligent control of the dimming of light to ensure a significant drop down of the energy consumption while fully respecting the European standards of security ruling the category of public places that we will light. There will be 4 piloted sites implemented with street lighting using energy efficient Light Emitting Diodes (LED) and optimizing all efficiency factors to generate a significant energy saving. The efficient energy saving solution will be tested in real life and validated during one year. A network with a number of luminaires between 30 and 50 would be installed for each pilot. The project aims at the implementation of piloted sites of street lighting using energy efficient Light Emitting Diodes (LED) and optimizing all efficiency factors to see more with less light and thus generating a significant energy saving. This project and its objectives are fully compliant with the Action Plan adopted by the Commission in 2006 as a reference for Community policy in energy consumption and aiming at achieving a 20% reduction in energy consumption by 2020. Basically, this project aims at delivering a street lighting service compliant with road classes CE2- CE5, S- and A- according to the standard of EN13201. That means that our devices can be installed in secondary street, access road, commercial access, allotment, pedestrian way, cycle track, residential areas. It is compliant with EN 60598-1 and EN 60598-3 electric standards for luminaries general requirements and tests as well. Power LEDs will be used as sources of light. Traditionally, discharge or fluorescent lamps are used for this lighting. Solid State Lighting (SSL) technology is now getting competitive compared to other sources. If they are still less powerful compared to the other sources, they have several advantages, among others the quality of light, the durability, the hardiness. In the existing technologies of street lighting, the LEDs are limited to the lighting called residential where it requires less power. Even in this type of application, LEDs can be one of the best solutions if their use is optimized to reduce energy consumption.

The project solution delivers an intelligent public street lighting service using solid-state lights LED in order to reduce energy consumption. Manufacturing the LED technology and the embedded intelligence, it is significant energy saving potential up to 70 %. The core element of the solution is the dimming of the lamp depending on the environment; a set of embedded sensors measures ambient light, ...

The objective of the project is to design, implement and validate an innovative technological platform for the Internet of Things (IoT) capable to overcome the limitations of current market solutions and presenting, as main features, pervasiveness, transparency, portability, flexibility, context sensitivity, auto-adaptiveness and auto-configurability. The development of IoT solutions can bring significant improvements in many different application scenarios, by also contributing to the achievement of regional policies in the areas of environment, energy efficiency, process automation and quality of life.

The objective of the project is to design, implement and validate an innovative technological platform for the Internet of Things (IoT) capable to overcome the limitations of current market solutions and presenting, as main features, pervasiveness, transparency, portability, flexibility, context sensitivity, auto-adaptiveness and auto-configurability. The development of IoT solutions can bring significant ...

The TIPTOE project proposes to tackle the problem of interpretation and application of EQF- and ECVET-principles within one sector: the trade sector. Moreover, TIPTOE proposes to overcome not only the gap between the different European VET- and qualification systems, but also the (cultural) differences in the meaning, content and interpretation of tasks and functions on the European labour market in the trade sector. The main aim is to contribute to the establishment of a European lifelong learning space, by providing tools and guidelines by which mutual trust between countries and between labour market and educational field is achieved more easily.

The TIPTOE project proposes to tackle the problem of interpretation and application of EQF- and ECVET-principles within one sector: the trade sector. Moreover, TIPTOE proposes to overcome not only the gap between the different European VET- and qualification systems, but also the (cultural) differences in the meaning, content and interpretation of tasks and functions on the European labour market in the trade ...

The project aims at answering the following questions: Is there a need, triggered by the development of qualifications outside the domain of national systems or frameworks, to turn the EQF into a common reference point also for independent qualifications awarded by sectors and companies? What is required, in terms of mechanisms generating/enhansing mutual trust, to develop the EQF into a common meta-framework for all the qualifications, including those awarded outside national systems and frameworks?

The project aims at answering the following questions: Is there a need, triggered by the development of qualifications outside the domain of national systems or frameworks, to turn the EQF into a common reference point also for independent qualifications awarded by sectors and companies? What is required, in terms of mechanisms generating/enhansing mutual trust, to develop the EQF into a common meta-framework ...

Today's automotive sector is characterized by steadily ongoing work process innovations, by the development of global delivery networks, and by increasing competition. This yields a lot of requirements for the employees in terms of flexibility to cover the needs of this ever-changing world of work, or, in other words, the ability to cope with complex work requirements which can only be determined properly on the basis of a collaboration of all players in the field, as enterprises and employees, social partners, providers of training and education, public authorities. This situation delivers good arguments for setting up a framework of VET stakeholders in the automotive sector. There is no doubt that at the very end success in this field is only possible if stakeholders of various kind collaborate on the basis of the conviction that competition in the sector must not prevent benefits which can be gained by mutual exploitation of resources which have not to be considered as critical for achieving advantages over competitors. But this idea will only have an impact on behaviour if it can be shown practically at work level that cooperation in training, education, and human resources development enhances chances in global competition. Therefore the proposal aims to set up a network of practitioners and researchers which ensures the quality of training in a way that requirements of work processes are to a maximum degree matched by the abilities of employees to carry out their work. The major activities associated with this network to be initiated by the project at hand are: - The creation of a knowledge database with data on the situation of education and training in the automotive sector, provided for use by all stakeholders in the field- - Delivering an overview of methods of setting up occupational profiles and designing qualification processes. - Monitoring and evaluation of training approaches in the automotive sector at the national and European levels. - The identification of best practice models- - The creation of a forum of mutual exchange. - Preparation of policy recommendations. It is expected that these activities will contribute to the emergence of generally accepted training standards, which will both enhance the mobility of employees, who can work in various domains of various enterprises of various countries, and increase the flexibility of enterprises, who will have better opportunities to recruit properly trained staff in time.

Today's automotive sector is characterized by steadily ongoing work process innovations, by the development of global delivery networks, and by increasing competition. This yields a lot of requirements for the employees in terms of flexibility to cover the needs of this ever-changing world of work, or, in other words, the ability to cope with complex work requirements which can only be determined properly on ...

The views of a big number of stakeholders on the EQF differ considerably in terms of understanding and focus of interest. But on the other hand the introduction of qualification frameworks at different levels (national, sectoral) require a good sustainable collaboration. It is suggested to describe ways how these problems can be solved by evaluating material already available for this purpose (statements, studies, projects, discussion platforms). In order to avoid a too generic approach (which could deliver only theoretical or abstract answers), the project shall follow a bottom-up approach which means that possible EQF/NQF/SQF application scenarios in a sector will be confronted with situations in relevant fields of educational policy at national, sectoral, and European level as far as they can be identified by using the above mentioned material, thus describing obstacles as well as favourable conditions of realizing the application of the above mentioned frameworks. Based on these enquiries, recommendations will be developed.

The views of a big number of stakeholders on the EQF differ considerably in terms of understanding and focus of interest. But on the other hand the introduction of qualification frameworks at different levels (national, sectoral) require a good sustainable collaboration. It is suggested to describe ways how these problems can be solved by evaluating material already available for this purpose (statements, ...

Since the establishment of the European Union, students' mobility has become a relevant topic in European legislation, but, while in Higher Education (HE) student transfers between Universities are a praxis, often in Vocational Education and Training (VET) they are still a declaration of intents: for instance, nowadays, for a VET student who wants to continue his/her study career abroad it is difficult to find, within courses descriptions, competences he/she need to achieve in order to obtain a given qualification. This difficulty arises from the heterogeneity of qualifications structure: in fact, two countries may show qualifications articulated in different ways, in which "contents" (learning outcomes) could be described heterogeneously. S.E.S.A.M.O. project was created to overcome this gap in qualification readability by developing a software platform exploiting a semantic engine, able to compare both the structure and the contents of national VET qualifications. Results achieved through such a platform could be possibly exploited to validate/integrate referencing mechanisms implemented by national actors, as well as a valuable means for supporting comparison of national qualifications in mobility scenarios.

Since the establishment of the European Union, students' mobility has become a relevant topic in European legislation, but, while in Higher Education (HE) student transfers between Universities are a praxis, often in Vocational Education and Training (VET) they are still a declaration of intents: for instance, nowadays, for a VET student who wants to continue his/her study career abroad it is difficult to find, ...

The overall objective of the EASCMF project is to create conditions for setting up a sectoral competence framework for the European automotive sector. This European Automotive Sector Competence Meta-Framework can in turn serve as the starting point from which the proposed EQF can be applied to, and evaluated from, skilled work in the automotive sector, both by employers and by practitioners planning their career.

The overall objective of the EASCMF project is to create conditions for setting up a sectoral competence framework for the European automotive sector. This European Automotive Sector Competence Meta-Framework can in turn serve as the starting point from which the proposed EQF can be applied to, and evaluated from, skilled work in the automotive sector, both by employers and by practitioners planning their ...

The project refers to the availability of a satellite system (Galileo) which enables the localization and the possibility to introduce and use various services for mobility of people and vehicles, taking into account environmental, energy and transport problems.

The project refers to the availability of a satellite system (Galileo) which enables the localization and the possibility to introduce and use various services for mobility of people and vehicles, taking into account environmental, energy and transport problems.

The area of ??intervention of the project is 'New trades of the sea and maritime transport'. The goals of the project are divided into three areas: promoting teh integration of young people in the labor market, support mobility in the fields of training and work) and inform the users (on employment opportunities and by publicizing and exploiting project results).

The area of ??intervention of the project is 'New trades of the sea and maritime transport'. The goals of the project are divided into three areas: promoting teh integration of young people in the labor market, support mobility in the fields of training and work) and inform the users (on employment opportunities and by publicizing and exploiting project results).

The project identifies three specific components: 1) analysis of the obstacles related to transnational mobility; 2) assessing the implementation of ECVET related to already existing certification systems; 3) feasibility of implementing an operational point of view.

The project identifies three specific components: 1) analysis of the obstacles related to transnational mobility; 2) assessing the implementation of ECVET related to already existing certification systems; 3) feasibility of implementing an operational point of view.

As it is necessary to increase adequateness of the VET to the demand of the territory, this project aims to create a model of analysis and comparison between expectations and perception of the received service. The model ServQual (Parasuraman, Berry and Zeithaml, 1988) is considered a basic theoretical approach to the model, intensively adopted by Public Administration (from health service to public services) in order to measure significant pointers for the received quality service. The ServQual model has been the first to establish a base for measurement of the service quality correlated not only to the perception itself, but to the customer expectations. The main limit is an higher displacement of the scale of the expectations. It could appear obvious that the evaluation of the received service is subjective (for instance queuing five minutes for a service could appear both a huge amount of time or a quick answer to somebody that according to previous expectations longed for few minutes).

As it is necessary to increase adequateness of the VET to the demand of the territory, this project aims to create a model of analysis and comparison between expectations and perception of the received service. The model ServQual (Parasuraman, Berry and Zeithaml, 1988) is considered a basic theoretical approach to the model, intensively adopted by Public Administration (from health service to public services) ...

The project V.E.T. Prof.e.s.s.ion.a.l was born directly from the partners’ experiences in the chosen target sector that is the post-secondary non-university education and training system which is acquiring an ever increasing importance in the near future. The V.E.T. Prof.e.s.s.ion.a.l partners identified as the target group the education and training professionals who are directly or indirectly involved in the promotion and development of the target sector and who, beyond their primary function, education and training, contribute in the integration activity. The direct addressees of this proposal are the professionals with a significant experience in coordinating and tutoring training projects or possessing a set of competences functional to the development of this activity in the partners’ countries in the near future. The indirect addressees are represented by the group of stakeholders, who can mostly take advantage of the abovementioned activities of mediation and integration. We refer to the many and numerous categories of: learners, education and training bodies, enterprises, social partners and political decision makers.

The project V.E.T. Prof.e.s.s.ion.a.l was born directly from the partners’ experiences in the chosen target sector that is the post-secondary non-university education and training system which is acquiring an ever increasing importance in the near future. The V.E.T. Prof.e.s.s.ion.a.l partners identified as the target group the education and training professionals who are directly or indirectly involved in ...

The HELEN-project has been established with the general aim to build a transnational network to develop instruments to make transparency between the VET-systems of different countries within reach of those who need it, e.g. students, workers and VET-teachers. Specifically, HELENs objectives are: 1. to favour mobility of workers and students, by comparing qualifications and qualification systems at the conceptual level and by developing instrumental solutions for creating transparency; 2. to implement a transnational network; 3. to promote social dialogue among policy makers and partners, among partners and their networks at local level and/or at transnational level.

The HELEN-project has been established with the general aim to build a transnational network to develop instruments to make transparency between the VET-systems of different countries within reach of those who need it, e.g. students, workers and VET-teachers. Specifically, HELENs objectives are: 1. to favour mobility of workers and students, by comparing qualifications and qualification systems at the ...

The project aims to create a transnational network in the domain of virtual & remote experiments for e-learning based on integration and optimization of existing products (some of them created in the framework of the pilot project “Virtual-Electro-Lab” RO/01/B/F/PP141024), with the multilateral use of the transnational network capabilities. The network is aimed to: – Expand and valorise the existing remotely accessed experiment-based VET system; – Create the appropriate tools for multiple-ways communication among different actors (project partnership, potential users and potential authors); – Develop the frame for the evaluation of knowledge and skills acquired during the training, involving remote experiments methodology. The project will promote the collaborative work and the integration of the partners’ and other actors’ laboratories by: – Thematic workshops on development of criteria and methods for further training needs identification and analysis; – Pilot testing activities & training sequences, and experience exchange, for teachers and trainers, in the use of the expanded and optimized existent e-Learning platform, in order to integrate their multi-media courses and laboratories, their assessment schemes and evaluation systems.

The project aims to create a transnational network in the domain of virtual & remote experiments for e-learning based on integration and optimization of existing products (some of them created in the framework of the pilot project “Virtual-Electro-Lab” RO/01/B/F/PP141024), with the multilateral use of the transnational network capabilities. The network is aimed to: – Expand and valorise the existing ...