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Our recent meeting in Santiago de Compostela was marked by an inspiring exchange of knowledge, ideas, and experiences, enriched by the presence of our Project advisors and dedicated professionals in the field of Adult Learning (AL) and Vocational Education and Training (VET).

We were honored to welcome Zoltán Várkonyi, Secretary General of the European Basic Skills Network (Hungary); João Queirós, Subcoordinator of PIAAC at OECD (Portugal); Ulises Cortés, Professor in Artificial Intelligence and scientific coordinator of the High-Performance Artificial Intelligence group, and former external ethics advisor in the NL4XAI EU network (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya/Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain); and Dagmar Monett Díaz, Professor in AI and Software Engineering and Head of the Computer Science Department at Berlin School of Economics and Law (Germany).

Their insights, ranging from the strategic direction of basic skills policies to the ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence in education, greatly enriched our discussions and laid a strong foundation for the next steps of our project.

We were equally thrilled to host professionals from a wide network of AL and VET schools, including: AE Alvalade, ES Baixa da Banheira, AE Moita, AE José Saramago, AE Amadora Oeste, AE Adelaide Cabette, AE Paço de Arcos and ES Peniche.

Their active participation culminated in a dedicated session focused on iRead4Skills. The session allowed educators to share feedback, and explore its potential in addressing skills development needs.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to all contributors for making this meeting a meaningful milestone in our journey.