AI ABEL 2026 AI Applications in Business and Everyday Life (Virtual edition)
INAIR - "How Artificial Intelligence will change retail sector?
Prof. UW, Managing Director of DELab UW Katarzyna Śledziewska,
Prof. UW, Scientific Director of DELab UW Renata Włoch
INcreasing the uptake of AI in Retail
An innovative project aimed at bridging the AI skills gap among micro, small, and medium-sized retailers across Europe.
The INAIR project stands as a crucial step towards equipping the European retail sector with the necessary AI skills, fostering sustainable business practices, and enhancing overall competitiveness in the digital age. This aligns with the European Digital Decade's target of having over 75% of European companies adopt AI technologies by 2030.
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The INAIR ecosystem**
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Owners and employees of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises** in Retail in Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Poland and Romania.
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Relevant industry experts** (e.g., specialized retail consultants and technology experts, retail business owners and academics, trade unions, chambers of commerce)
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Relevant education and training providers** (Initial and Continuing VET and Higher Education) and research community.
Representatives of other relevant national and EU-funded projects and initiatives , incl. the Bridges 5.0 and AI4Europe consortia, and members of the Pact for Skills’ Large-scale Partnerships in Digital and Retail.
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Policymakers at the EU level** (e.g., DG CONNECT, DG EMPL, DG EAC and DG GROW) and at the national level (e.g., ministries of Economics, Education, Employment).
**Deliverables
Research on multi-level AI skills** needs and gaps for MSMEs in Retail, in relation to transversal, information, digital and technical skills need for retailers to adopt AI.
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AI Core Curriculum**, covering the fundamentals of AI and its applications for greening retailers and optimizing resources and processes.
AI Skills Assessment Tool to assess knowledge and skills linked to the domain defined in the needs analysis.
A Collection of integrable OERs (e.g., learning modules, tools, simulations and games).
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An E-Learning Environment** delivered as learning paths tailored around the results of the AI Skills Assessment.
A Practical Guide for Facilitators as a step-by-step guide for integrating the project AI skills development solutions into VET.
The results of the INAIR project
RESEARCH REPORT
Research to identify multi-level AI skills needs and gaps for MSMEs working in the Retail sector. The research report will collect both the findings and conclusions of the transnational research work, and recommendations and guidelines for designing an AI Core curriculum for MSMEs in Retail. Particularly, through desk research and co-creation workshops with relevant industry experts, the consortium will analyse in the countries involved the gaps in two key areas, such as ESCO’s transversal, information and digital skills needed to adopt AI, and sector-specific technical
Download report: https://zenodo.org/records/127...
More results: https://www.ai4retail.eu/en/re...
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