Deliverable D4.2 records the development and execution of a Phygital Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Social Inclusion for migrants, NEETs, women, and imprisoned people. Grounded in a thorough theoretical and empirical study, the research investigates how entrepreneurial education may solve important social issues and promote sustainable development by combining it with inclusive pedagogies and adopting digital technologies.
The first section of the paper offers a thorough literature study on entrepreneurial education, its interaction with artificial intelligence, and its function in urban area complexity management, sustainability, and well-being. Mapping the state of the art and finding underexplored research areas—especially regarding AI's integration into entrepreneurial education ecosystems and its capacity to foster inclusion—it combines several systematic literature reviews and sophisticated text-mining methods. Empirical design and execution of training programs aimed at underprivileged populations fill the second part.
The report describes various methods—from venture philanthropy to digital skill-building, social enterprise incubation, and circular use of confiscated assets—drawing on the input of 14 BACs carried out across Italian universities and partner institutions. These programs stress upskilling and reskilling, individualized learning paths, and the valorization of local socio-economic settings. Each project promotes inclusive growth and social empowerment by means of customized training techniques combining digital tools, community-based resources, and local policy proposals.
The following section presents the framework of the Phygital Hub, an inventive hybrid environment meant to promote inclusive entrepreneurship by combining physical and digital infrastructures. The Hub offers customized, adaptive, and context-sensitive learning experiences using Education 4.0 ideas and upcoming technologies, including artificial intelligence, augmented reality/virtual reality, and gamification.
The last parts describe the assessment of disadvantaged groups, educational program design, value creation KPIs, the infrastructure design and social and economic impact. To assist long-term institutional integration, scalability and policy consequences are also discussed, for expanding phygital, inclusive entrepreneurship education.
