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Mobility as a Service: registrations are open!

31 May, 2021 By Johanna Pacevicius

On 17 June 2021 the Chair of the AER Working Group on Transports and Mobility, Martin Tollén, Östergötland (SE) is organising a webinar on Mobility as a Service, also known as MaaS.

MaaS… I beg your pardon?

There is an increasing demand for innovative services supporting seamless mobility combining on-demand transport modes in conjunction with public transport, leading to the Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) concept:

MaaS is a user-centric, intelligent mobility distribution model, in which users’ needs are met via a single platform and are offered by a service provider, the mobility operator.

Source: http://www.maas4eu.eu/project/

This user-centricity shifts the focus from providers to users, which also means re-evaluating the role of the public sector, defining what matters, what stakeholders want to achieve, who needs to be involved and how. This is why the topic is relevant for all European regions: the issue indeed goes much farther than mobility only. It is linked to regional development, innovation, governance, access to services and territorial cohesion, to name a few.

Mobility & the digital transformation

The digital transformation is central in the concept of MaaS, it both pushes the demand and supports the offer. Users generally expect public services to be as easy to access as any service provided by the Five Tech Giants (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft) or Wallmart for instance. Which means the public sector is also re-inventing how it sees its role, and mobility is no exception to this general trend.

The webinar on MaaS organised on 17 June 2021 will strive to address questions such as:

  • What are the lessons learnt and success factors for MaaS?
  • What is the role of public organisations in the development of concepts and in terms of governance?
  • How should private and public stakeholders cooperate? Who should do what?
  • How to apply a city model of MaaS in rural areas?

Transport & the digital transformation at EU-level

For the 2021-2027 programming period, digital transformation is in focus and the European Commission has recently launched the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy.

The webinar will also provide an update on the European Commission’s New mobility strategy, the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) policy, and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF2) Digital programme. The information provided will be linked to the Green Deal and the wider topic of digital transformation.

For more information on the event and the draft agenda, please check the event webpage

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Mobility as a Service: low carbon mobility & improved accessibility

21 May, 2021 By Johanna Pacevicius

For the 2021-2027 programming period, digital transformation is in focus and the European Commission has recently launched the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy. The Chair of the AER Working Group on Transport & Mobility, Martin Tollén from Region Östergötland (SE) is pleased to invite AER members and partners to a webinar focusing on Mobility as a Service (MaaS).

Focus: Mobility as a Service (MaaS)

The aim of the webinar is to share experiences on the topic of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) from urban and rural perspectives, as well as from different geographical contexts.

The webinar will also provide an update on the European Commission’s New mobility strategy, the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) policy, and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF2) Digital programme. The information provided is linked to the Green Deal and the wider topic of digital transformation.

Draft Agenda & Presentations

10:00 Welcome words

Martin Tollén, Chair of the AER Working Group on Transports & Mobility

10:03 Update on transport & the digital transformation at EU-level

Ebba Bjerkander, EU Policy Advisor, Central Sweden European Office

Presentation

10:15 Examples of MaaS implementation in European regions

Moderation: Edwin Mermans, Senior advisor international affairs Province of Noord-Brabant

  • John Kuijs, Strategical advisor mobility Province of Noord-Brabant (NL) Presentation
  • Siri Vasshaug, Project Manager, Nordland (NO) Presentation
  • Jean Pascal Klipfel, Project Manager, Grand Est (FR) Presentation
  • Katarina Jonsson Bratu, Senior Adviser Sustainable Mobility, Östgötatrafiken, Östergötland (SE)
  • Sandra Viktor, Senior Environmental Officer, Linköping municipality (SE) Presentation
  • Eleonora Sottile, Senior Research Fellow presso CRiMM – Research Center On Mobility Models, Sardinia (IT) Presentation
  • Marko Javornik, Founder M8Lab, Ljubljana (SI) Presentation
11:15 Panel debate between regional representatives

  • MaaS, lessons learnt and success factors?
  • The role of public organisations in terms of development of concepts and governance?
  • How to apply a city model of MaaS in rural areas?
11:30  Conclusion

New mobility services: qualification profiles and skill needs

20 January, 2021 By Stanislava Milankov

On 11 December as part of the 2020 Skillman International Forum, the Assembly of European Regions hosted the webinar “New mobility services: Anticipating skills and job roles“. This webinar brought together experts working in the new mobility sector, who exchanged perspectives and examples of how emerging skill needs and professional profiles are being integrated into this growing sector by regions and private stakeholders.

The event was part of the series of webinars on EU funding opportunities organised by AER within the Erasmus+ project Skillnet. These webinars bring together experts in different fields linked to vocational education and training (VET) and aim to build partnerships for future EU project proposals. 

Transformation of mobility services and the need to embrace the change

New mobility services offer potential solutions to a wide range of growing challenges like congestion, lack of space, rising populations, air quality, noise pollution, social inclusion, health, economic development, and job creation. However, the sector must be fully prepared if we are to make the most of these opportunities. Edwin Mermans, Senior advisor at the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure of the Noord-Brabant Process (NL) and process manager of New Mobility Services, highlighted that there is a growing skills shortage in the mobility services sector which could seriously delay the development of the services and hurt customers’ expectations. To bridge this gap, it is vital to understand what skills the future workforce will need, and retrain workers so they can make the best of this emerging labour market.

Regional perspectives on re-skilling for new mobility services

Two examples from regions were presented during the webinar, which shed light on how regions are tackling the skills shortage within new mobility services.

Ms Federica Rossetti, Innovation Manager at Innovazione Automative e Metalmeccanica based in the Abruzzo region (IT), presented the Erasmus+ project ‘A.U.T.O 4‘. This project focused on meeting the skill needs within manufacturing companies in the area of smart technologies by developing tailored training and education programmes; supporting the transition towards new mobility services.

A.U.T.O 4 brought together partners from four countries (Italy, Spain, German, and the UK) who worked together in the identification of “qualification profiles” and/or “occupational profiles” for the workforce in the automobile production. Using a mutually developed methodology, they identified newly required skills that have been analysed to define existing job profiles to adapt, as well as new job profiles to be boosted. As a result of the analysis, a new job profile, “Automotive Digital Mechatronic X.0.”, has been identified at the European level.

As explained by Carlo Poledrini, Director at the Arst (Sardinian Regional Transport Entity), new mobility services also offer solutions for the creation of new jobs. Mr Poledrini provided a detailed overview of the how the transport sector has evolved in the Sardinian region, the new skills demanded by the sector, and how the region is assessing these needs. He underlined that a greater emphasis on soft skills, digital skills, and enhanced specific managerial competences are fundamental and urgent for the development of the sector. Actions must be supported with innovative and up-to-date education and training schemes, as well as the establishment of specific career paths from secondary school onwards (as for the electrical transition of buses and rolling stocks).

Both speakers concluded that the mismatch between the current skills and the new mobility services sector’s needs can only be tackled through joint action, and underlined the importance of EU funding opportunities in bridging this gap.

Currently open EU funded opportunities and activities:

  • Update on EACEA’s new generation of funding programmes 8 January 2021 EACEA’s new generation of funding programmes for the period 2021-2027 has now been politically agreed. EACEA’s funding programmes for this period will be Erasmus+ Creative Europe the European Solidary Corps the Citizenship, Equality, Rights and Values programme (CERV).
  • Selection Results: European Policy Experimentations EACEA/38/2019 8 January 2021 Selection results for the call European Policy Experimentations EACEA/38/2019 have been published. Go to the selection results.
  • Selection Results: Civil Society Projects – 2020 8 January 2021 Selection results for the call Civil Society Projects – 2020 have been published.
  • Selection results: Town Twinning 2020 – Round 2 6 January 2021Selection results for the call Town Twinning 2020 – Round 2 have been published.
  • Selection results: Networks of Towns 2020 – Round 2 4 January 2021Selection results for the call Networks of Towns 2020 – Round 2 have been published.
  • Partner Search: Develop innovative land-based and offshore renewable energy technologies with the team from Umbria
  • Partner Search: New project proposal to boost the circular economy!
  • Are you developing a project in the tourism sector? Umbria is keen to join!
  • Horizon 2020-funded European Green Deal Calls for Proposals
  • National Student Fee and Support Systems in European Higher Education – 2020/21  It provides the reader with insights on whether any fees are charged to students in higher education, which students may have to pay such fees and how much.
  • Third European Education Summit – 10 December 2020: save the date! 1 December 2020
  • Implementing Joint Degrees in the Erasmus Mundus action of the Erasmus+ programme 27 November 2020 The aim of this report is to present the state of play and the lessons learned from the delivery of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees (EMJMD) in the Erasmus+ Programme Countries.
  • Structural Indicators for Monitoring Education and Training Systems in Europe 2020: Overview of major reforms since 2015 26 November 2020
  • Jean Monnet Activities – Kick-off meeting 2020 25 November 2020 Information on the upcoming Jean Monnet Activities – Kick-off meeting 2020 is now available
  • The European Higher Education Area in 2020 – Bologna Process Implementation Report 13 November 2020 The new edition of the Bologna Process Implementation Report shows all the progress made over two decades on mobility, quality assurance and recognition, but also points to the work we need for the future on some areas such as the social dimensions and the inclusion of under-represented groups.
  • Selection results: Support for Development of Audiovisual Content – Single Project 2020 – deadline 2 11 November 2020Selection results for the call Support for Development of Audiovisual Content – Single Project 2020 – deadline 2 have been published. Go to the selection results
  • The Structure of the European Education Systems – 2020/21 and Compulsory Education in Europe – 2020/21 30 October 2020 This report illustrates schematic information on the structure of mainstream educational systems in European countries, from pre-primary to tertiary level. It includes national schematic diagrams, a guide to reading the diagrams and a map showing the main organisational models of primary and lower secondary education.
  • New interactive maps related to Youth Work are now online 29 October 2020
  • Selection results: The Distribution “Selective Scheme” – Support for the Distribution of non-National Films 2020 – EACEA/21/2019 – deadline 16/06/2020 22 October 2020
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What is the future of mobility?

1 December, 2020 By Valeria Simonte

New mobilities is a topic regularly discussed at AER to help better integrate and manage urban transport. We have exchanged experiences of mobility solutions during Nancy plenaries and discussed new initiatives through the leadership of Östergötland in the AER Working Group on Transports and Mobility.

The AER is now pleased to invite you to share your opinion and knowledge in the discussions on future opportunities for urban areas’ space for mobility.

Share your views

ALICE, EPA, and POLIS are launching a large-scale survey at the European level on curbside management, and your contribution can make the difference. Through this short questionnaire, we would like to collect some information that could help steer the discussion on curb management and define the main opportunities and challenges to be addressed in the near future.

The focus of this survey is then on urban areas.
The results will be presented and discussed at the joint POLIS-ALICE-EPA working session on Flexible access & space management to discuss experiences with the management of public space, and assess what needs to be done to achieve integrated mobility in the years to come.

This survey will take only 5 minutes of your time and will not ask for any personal data. Your participation in this research is voluntary and you have the right to withdraw at any point. By clicking the button below, you acknowledge that your participation in this study is voluntary, you are 18 years of age or older, and that you are aware of your right to terminate your participation at any time.

Have your say!

What skills are needed in the future of mobility?

The evolution in the mobility sector requires the development of new skills and competencies, thus opportunities for the future workforce.
Therefore, the Assembly of European Regions is pleased to invite you to the webinar “New mobility services: Anticipating skills and job roles” that aims to bridge the gap between the skills and job roles needed for the New Mobility services sector and the workforce to come, organised within the Skillnet project co-funded by Erasmus+ Programme. The webinar will take place online on the 11th of December, 11:15 – 12:15 CET. 

This webinar is organised as part of the SKILLNET series of webinar on EU funding opportunities. SKILLNET is a project funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission aiming to strengthen the Vocational Education and Training (VET) system’s role and capacity to design high-quality VET programmes tailored to current societal needs through enhanced transnational and cross-sectoral partnerships.

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