Title: E-learning sustainability: creation of a new platform for designing new community identity through lifelong learning
Authors: Dalia Gallico
Addresses: Università S. Raffaele Roma, Via Daverio 7 – 20121 Milano, Italy
Abstract: Creating a new e-learning platform is an important way of building a new design community identity through lifelong learning, a significant meeting space for not only professionals, but also for people working outside established enterprises to assess and make improvements in sustainable supply chain management. The e-learning platform launched by University S. Raffaele Roma (Italy) is now raising awareness and opening new markets for the green economy by spreading a positive vision, bringing effective tools to people's attention, putting players in touch, creating systems, highlighting good practices, and improving good models. The objective is to create a permanent place for meetings and exchanging knowledge, for spreading throughout the world of design and business the idea that sustainable development is an opportunity not to be missed (Italian Design as a value, innovation and strategy - not only for product but also process!). Focus on what role design should play in innovation in the future.
Keywords: e-learning; lifelong learning; collaborative innovation; sustainable design; design communities; specialisation; ethical education; ethics; networks; training professionals; design thinking; electronic learning; online learning; sustainability; community identity; sustainable development; sustainable SCM; supply chain management; green economy; knowledge exchange; innovation.
DOI: 10.1504/WRSTSD.2015.068192
World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 2015 Vol.12 No.1, pp.67 - 76
Received: 26 Mar 2014
Accepted: 24 Oct 2014
Published online: 23 Mar 2015 *