DesignSmart: Empowering VET and Women Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Fashion Innovation
▶Summary
Addressing the gap in AI-driven sustainability and digital transformation, Design Smart aims to strengthen VET provider's capacity to equip SMEs—especially women entrepreneurs—with essential digit...
▶Objectives
Addressing the gap in AI-driven sustainability and digital transformation, Design Smart aims to strengthen VET provider's capacity to equip SMEs—especially women entrepreneurs—with essential digital and green skills. Through a VET Curriculum, AI ChatBot, Eco-Fashion Simulator, OERs, mentorship programs, and micro-credentials, SMEs will improve their capacity to integrate AI and circular economy models, fostering long-term competitiveness and policy influence.
▶Activities
Design Smart will: • Conduct research and create a Sustainable Fashion and AI Curriculum • Build an e-learning platform with OERs and micro-credentials • Develop an Eco-Fashion Simulator and AI-powered ChatBot • Develop a Self-Assessment Tool for SMEs • Provide workshops for SMEs and VET educators on digital sustainability • Launch a Mentorship Program for Women Entrepreneurs • Facilitate peer mentoring for SMEs to drive innovation • Publish a Policy Paper and conduct Dissemination Activities
▶Impact
•Empower SMEs and women entrepreneurs through AI-driven sustainability training, mentorship, and innovation •Strengthen VET providers with OERs, digital toolkits, and AI-powered learning tools for sustainable fashion and business education •Enhance digital learning via an Eco-Fashion Simulator, AI ChatBot, and micro-credentials •Advocate for policy reforms to integrate AI sustainability into VET and SME training • Foster European collaboration on sustainability and digital transformation