EADIS Objectives

A European Challenge

Promoting the development of cars that are smarter, safer and cleaner is a priority of many of the EU’s strategies e.g., the 'European Information Society 2010' (i2010) strategy to boost growth and jobs. The 'intelligent car' an i2010 'flagship initiative' to show how ICT can improve public services and quality of life ( "i2010–European Information Society for growth & employment" {SEC 2005 717 ) . EADIS will aim to develop the skills and infrastructure for the European automotive industry to be at the forefront of development of the ‘intelligent car’ and the flexible/virtual work environment.

The emergence of new technologies, in particular telematics applicable to transport such as GPS, satellite navigation, 3g etc. offers huge potential to solve a number of societal issues such as congestion, climate change and work life balance however, it is not sufficient in itself to create successful products. Moreover, evidence suggests that the public has been slower to adapt to the development and availability of telematic services than expected.

To solve this problem and take advantage of these new technologies the telematics and design industry need to work together to produce products that assist, interest and excite people. This is not currently feasible for most companies, as the expertise to design and develop these products is becoming more and more distributed and disperse.

Aims of the EADIS project

To provide professionals within the automotive industry with the skills and infrastructure they need to understand and exploit the opportunities presented by ICT so that they may assist, excite and capture the imagination of consumers and respond to societal issues.

The objective of EADIS is to transfer existing innovation in education in new technologies and technology application within the work environment so that professionals from all over the world can be easily integrated and employed within design teams in the European automotive industry

Drivers for the Leonardo Da Vinci programme

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1. Objectives of the Programme that the programme aims to address:

(a) to support participants in training and further training activities, in the acquisition and the use of knowledge, skills and qualifications to facilitate personal development, employability and participation in the European Labour Market

(b) to support improvements in quality and innovation in vocational education and training systems, institutions and practices

(c) to enhance the attractiveness of vocational education and training and mobility for employers and individuals and to facilitate the mobility of working trainees

2. The proposal targets directly the following operational objectives:

(a) to improve the quality and to increase the volume of co-operation between institutions or organisations providing learning opportunities, enterprises, social partners and other relevant bodies throughout Europe

(b) to facilitate the development of innovative practices in the field of vocational education and training other than at tertiary level, and their transfer, including from one participating country to others

(c) to support the development of innovative ICT-based content, services, pedagogies, and practice for lifelong learning