NEXT ROUTES
NEXT ROUTES aims to upskill and reskill Cultural Routes Staff in all aspects related to digital and creative competencies to support Cultural Routes in the digital transition. The project will help Cultural Routes to manage and disseminate content in an engaging and effective way by promoting their cultural heritage through innovative gamification approaches.
Aims and objectives of the project
The aim of NEXT ROUTES is to strengthen the skills and knowledge of European Cultural Routes’ staff, through digital and creative transformation, using an innovative gamification approach, in order to promote cultural heritage at a local, national and transnational level, making Cultural Routes known to the wider audience to increase their attractiveness.
NEXT ROUTES intends to bridge the skills gap of the CR's staff for the effective improvement of the attractiveness of the routes. The elaboration of a dedicated training methodology, customized based on the CRs needs, will allow each of the Routes involved in the project to improve the digital and creative competencies of their staff.
The inclusion of digital and gaming elements in the framework of Cultural Routes and for the communication and valorisation of European Cultural Heritage aims to create synergies with education as well as with the youth sector. The project will create a new way of accessing CRs and opening up to more cooperation opportunities with educational institutes from other European countries.
Great added value
The relevance of NEXT ROUTES comes from the need of addressing the digital transformation through the development of an innovative toolkit based on gamification elements aimed at delivering tailored training opportunities to increase the knowledge, transversal competencies and the digital and creative skills of Cultural Route managers and staff.
The project will represent a great added value both at Cultural Routes level, through the improvement of skills and knowledge, and at EU level with the great impact that it will achieve among all the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, through the capitalisation of the toolkit and the NEXT ROUTES user manual.
What is the timeline of this project?
October 2023 - October 2025
Who are our main collaborating partners?
The NEXT ROUTES project involves 6 country partners, including 6 Cultural Routes, one research institute and one private company:
- The Phoenicians’ Route Association based in Italy
- European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage based in Luxemburg
- Iron Age Danube Route Association based in Croatia
- Association of the European Mozart Ways based in Austria
- ATRIUM Association – Architecture of Totalitarian Regimes in Europe’s Urban Memory based in Italy
- The Olive Tree Cultural Foundation based in Greece
- Mobile Idea Srl, Italy, private company specialising in technological innovation, based in Italy
- Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas), higher education and research institute, based in the Netherlands.
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