Recent research/consultancy:
- TELS (Towards a European Learning Society) developing an Audit Tool for 80 Learning Cities
- LILLIPUT, development of 200 hours of learning materials in 14 modules
- PALLACE, Linking Learning Cities and Regions in 4 continents
- INDICATORS – developing Stakeholder Audits for Transforming Local Authorities, Schools, Universities, SMEs etc
- LILARA (Learning in Local and Regional Authorities), developing Audit Tools to find Learning Needs of local and regional authority personnel and their stakeholders.
- PENR3L (Pascal European Network) Workshops and Conference to establish European Network of Academics and Practitioners in Learning Cities/Regions
- EUROlocal - collecting all learning cities and regions tools, learning materials, knowledge, charters, strategies etc together into one interactive website and making available to all.
- UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities - advice to UNESCO on content, policy/strategies, key features and implementation.
- PASCAL Networks of Learning Cities - Inclusion and Entrepreneurialism
- Friuli Futures - regional future in Northern Italy - consultancy and advice
Recognitions, positions, memberships:
- Former President of European Lifelong Learning Initiative
- Vice-President of World Initiative on Lifelong Learning (presently inactive)
- Fellow of Royal Society of Arts and Manufactures
- Former holder of IBM/UNESCO chair in learning and education technology
- Former manager of IBM Europe, Middle East and Africa external educational programmes
- Consultancy work for OECD, European Commission, UNESCO etc
- PASCAL Associate