ALL-SUSTAINABLE held its 2nd Transnational Meeting in Bologna
The Consortium of the Erasmus+ project ALL SUSTAINABLE held its 2nd Transnational Meeting in Bologna, Italy, this past June.
Since its launch in November 2022, ALL SUSTAINABLE has made significant progress — from unveiling the project logos and establishing its website to scheduling co-design sessions. A total of 25 co-design sessions were conducted from March to April 2023 across Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Romania, involving nearly 150 participants. The participation of INESC-ID in ALL SUSTAINABLE is led by Rui Prada, Artificial Intelligence for People and Society researcher and Associate Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico. ALL SUSTAINABLE is led by CERCIOEIRAS (Cooperativa de Educação e Reabilitação de Cidadãos com Incapacidade, CRL).
During the second in-person meeting held in Bologna, the partnering organizations — Cercioeiras and INESC-ID from Portugal, Amica and Copava from Spain, and Aldo-Cet from Romania — were welcomed by the host association AIAS. Over the course of two days, they shared the outcomes of the co-design sessions and defined the framework for the development of the Digital Serious Game. The INESC-ID team, the project’s technological partner, is planning on developing an initial version for testing in October.
Digital Serious Games are interactive digital experiences designed with a specific purpose beyond entertainment, often for educational, training, or informational purposes. These games utilize game mechanics, engaging narratives, and interactive elements to create an immersive and engaging learning environment. They leverage the power of technology to provide a dynamic and interactive way of acquiring knowledge, developing skills, and promoting behavioral change. Digital Serious Games combine the elements of play and learning, offering an effective and engaging approach to deliver educational content and facilitate experiential learning.
Meanwhile, the other participating entities will focus on creating accessible training materials. These materials will be available to individuals with intellectual disabilities, their families, and professionals in the field. They will cover sustainability topics, provide training through digital serious games, and offer guidance on applying the learned concepts for an active and independent life, fostering dynamic community participation aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations.
After a comprehensive review of the completed tasks, the partners established a timeline for the upcoming months, allocated responsibilities among the various teams, and confirmed that the next transnational meeting will be held in Spain following the summer. The meeting will be organized by the AMICA association of Cantabria.
ALL SUSTAINABLE, an Erasmus+ project co-funded by the European Union, is making significant strides with the enthusiastic participation of its partners, who are eagerly anticipating the opportunity to engage with the Digital Serious Game.
Upcoming Events
NII International Internship Programme Presentation and Q&A by Emmanuel Planas
On April 30, Emmanuel Planas, the acting director of the Global Liaison Office (GLO) and responsible for the internationalisation program at the National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Tokyo, Japan, will give a presentation to introduce the NII and its internship program to INESC-ID students and IST’s Master’s in Computer Science students.
Date & Time: April 30, 14h00
Where: Sala Polivalente, Técnico – Taguspark
“The NII International Internship Program is an exchange activity with students from institutions with which NII has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement. This incentive program aims at giving interns the opportunity for professional and personal development by engaging in research activities under the guidance and supervision of NII researchers.
The NII Internship Program is open to Research Master’s and PhD students who are currently enrolled at one of the partner institutions that have signed an MOU agreement with NII.”
Educational Workshop on Responsible AI for Peace and Security (UNODA)
On June 6 and 7, The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) are offering a selected group of technical students the opportunity to join a 2-day educational workshop on Responsible AI for peace and security.
The third workshop in the series will be held in Porto Salvo, Portugal, in collaboration with GAIPS, INESC-ID, and Instituto Superior Técnico. The workshop is open to students affiliated with universities in Europe, Central and South America, the Middle East and Africa, Oceania, and Asia.
Date & Time: June 6 a 7
Where: IST – Tagus Park, Porto Salvo
Registration deadline: April 8
Summary: “As with the impacts of Artificial intelligence (AI) on people’s day-to-day lives, the impacts for international peace and security include wide-ranging and significant opportunities and challenges. AI can help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, but its dual-use nature means that peaceful applications can also be misused for harmful purposes such as political disinformation, cyberattacks, terrorism, or military operations. Meanwhile, those researching and developing AI in the civilian sector remain too often unaware of the risks that the misuse of civilian AI technology may pose to international peace and security and unsure about the role they can play in addressing them. Against this background, UNODA and SIPRI launched, in 2023, a three-year educational initiative on Promoting Responsible Innovation in AI for Peace and Security. The initiative, which is supported by the Council of the European Union, aims to support greater engagement of the civilian AI community in mitigating the unintended consequences of civilian AI research and innovation for peace and security. As part of that initiative, SIPRI and UNODA are organising a series of capacity building workshops for STEM students (at PhD and Master levels). These workshops aim to provide the opportunity for up-and-coming AI practitioners to work together and with experts to learn about a) how peaceful AI research and innovation may generate risks for international peace and security; b) how they could help prevent or mitigate those risks through responsible research and innovation; c) how they could support the promotion of responsible AI for peace and security.”