Designing a New Education Ecosystem Model for Sustainable Regional Development Using Additive Technologies

Abstract

The ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) agenda is complex and requires the formation of a new multi-knowledge core through a consistent and phased formation of professional competencies (ESG competencies). There is currently no established academic education in the field of sustainable development. The proposed model of the new education ecosystem for sustainable development of the region using additive technologies will provide external interoperability to the organisations participating in the ecosystem. Building a transparent relationship between the industrial and production sector of the region and educational organisations in the information environment will ensure the continuity of competencies at all levels of education and allow a rapid response to external and internal challenges of climate change and sustainable development of the region. The primary purpose of our research is to model the processes of the education ecosystem of the region, considering the needs of the labour market in a global transformation of key industries in the implementation of ESG principles using additive technologies. To achieve the research goal, the authors apply general scientific approaches, including logical, statistical, analytical, and economic-mathematical modelling and process approach. The developed process model reflects the leading role of the university in the management system of sustainable development of the region and is the basis for the formation of the managed information environment. It is proposed to integrate the industrial and production sector with educational organisations through a geoinformation system, which will ensure flexibility and continuity of training in relevant market-demanded ESG competencies and provide an opportunity to use the scientific potential of students and graduate students to form sustainable development of the region. Information and educational environment will unite all stakeholders in a single system to achieve sustainable development goals.

Citation

Troshkova, E.V., Bezrukikh, J.A., Safronov, M.V. and Luk'ianova, A.A. (2023), "Designing a New Education Ecosystem Model for Sustainable Regional Development Using Additive Technologies", Popkova, E.G. (Ed.) Game Strategies for Business Integration in the Digital Economy (Advances in Business Marketing and Purchasing, Vol. 27), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1069-096420230000027011