3. Smart Indicators 3.2 Smart People Life‐long training
Life‐long training
Life‐long education is becoming an increasingly important element in the new labour market and in redefining the relations based on the skills required for a global economy.
In that sense, of the 10 cities (2 in Africa, 2 in Latin America, 1 in Asia and 5 in Europe) that answered the question, 60% of them have implemented measures to promote lifelong learning in their cities. Regarding the analysis of the information by region, it is noteworthy that none of the 2 African cities that responded to the question has implemented any measure.
The percentage increases in the case of Latin America, a region in which 1 city (Guatemala) has implemented measures to promote lifelong learning. In the case of Europe, the percentage rises considerably, since 80% of the cities (Helsinki, Roeselare, Barcelona, and Malmö) have implemented some measure in this field. In the case of Asia, Taipei has also implemented measures to promote lifelong learning.
Below are some of the initiatives implemented by the cities to promote lifelong learning.
% of cities that have implemented measures to promote lifelong learning by regions Has your city implemented measures to promote lifelong learning? 100%
No 4 cities 40%
100%
90% 80%
80%
70% 60% 50% 50%
40%
Yes 6 cities 60%
30% 20% 10%
0%
0% Africa
Latin America
Asia
Europe
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