Forging new pathways of research and innovation in open and distance learning

I-LINC
The stakeholders’ platform on digital inclusion and skills
opportunities to boost youth employment and entrepreneurship
in Europe
Website: http://www.i-linc.eu
Runtime: 01.2015 – 12.2017
Supported / co-funded by: Horizon2020 / Grant Agreement No. 645909
Partners: Telecentre Europe, Belgium; Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany; Telefónica Europe,
Spain; European Schoolnet, Belgium.
Project representative to be contacted for further info: Jens Maylandt, Technische Universität
Dortmund, Sozialforschungsstelle (maylandt@sfs-dortmund.de)
The aim of I-LINC project is to bring together European stakeholders in the fields of ICT for learning and
inclusion with regard to youth employability and entrepreneurship in order to support their impact and
reach. The project will create an overarching meta-platform thriving to attract stakeholders from the
named thematic fields. Therefore, the project identified existing communities, networks and platforms
addressing experts in those thematic fields.
Main target groups of the project:
Stakeholders and experts in the fields of ICT for learning and inclusion with regard to youth
employability and entrepreneurship
Significant public results:
Main result is the creation of a meta-community, based on an online platform: http://www.i-linc.eu
Further results comprise – among others:
1. a survey of existing platforms
2. several databases for best practices, policies, stakeholders, events and learning opportunities
3. Learning events (online and offline)
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