- Tell us more about the very beginning of DIGIT – the proposal, setting up the team and your very first impressions.
I’d say that we are happy now but the very beginning was really hard. The pandemic situation and the lockdown changed what was going to be our first meeting to a virtual one. Behind a screen, boosting the team’s spirit seemed to be much more difficult. But all the partners were very motivated, that was the key to that stage. At the school, it was also difficult to encourage teachers to get involved. We didn’t know how this kind of project worked at that moment and what tasks we had to develop. But our teachers did like the project proposal and the idea of working to provide learners, teachers and companies with tools to digitise their jobs.
- The project is now ending! How do you feel about these three years?
We feel very happy. We have worked a lot and produced many open resources. We have involved our students, and shared knowledge and experiences with other European teachers and students.
- How do you think the DIGIT project made a difference in giving skills to help the internationalisation process of EU SMEs in the agri-food industry?
It made a difference because the team created very useful tools for SMEs, learners and teachers, but they were also easy to use.
- What was the main result of DIGIT?
I wouldn’t say there is only a main result. All the results that have been created and shared are important. But the main reason to develop this project, from the school part, was to involve students and teachers in an international project, to cooperate and share experiences and good practices, to provide students, teachers and companies with tools to get into the digital market, that means a new opportunity, a new distribution channel.