This policy brief, created by CEDEFOP (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training), highlights the need to transform adult skills development by expanding beyond traditional continuing vocational education and training (CVET) to include workplaces and digital environments supported by frameworks that connect formal, non-formal and informal learning pathways. It stresses the importance of workplaces as lifelong learning spaces and argues that policies should enable learning through work. 

Conducted by the CNFPT on behalf of its European vice-presidency of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) and in conjunction with the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) and the OLA-network (europe Observatory on Local Autonomy), this study paints a picture of training for local authority civil servants and elected representatives in Europe.

This article is written by Lorenzo Adreani; Pierfrancesco Bellini; Marco Fanfani; Paolo Nesi; Gianni Pantaleo and published in IEEE. 

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The current global housing crisis is the outcome of decades of insufficient investment, rapid urbanization, economic instability, and displacement caused by conflict and disasters. Recent global estimates indicate that up to 3.4 billion people lack access to secure, safe, and adequate housing, including more than 1 billion people living in informal settlements and slums under conditions characterized by insecure tenure, overcrowding, exposure to environmental hazards, and limited access to basic services.

The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) has published a report on how cities can lead inclusive growth to ensure that everyone is represented while striving for economic growth.

This article by Hans Teuben et al for Capgemini discusses the five structural shifts observed on the global smart city landscape and the trends in smart cities for 2026.

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