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Leif Kalev Talinna Ülikool Our ref. 14.09.2023 No 12.4-7/5856-1 [email protected] Letter of endorsement To whom it may concern, We hereby confirm that Ministry of Finance is interested to cooperate with the Centre of Future Competences TOGETHER led by the Principal Investigator Kai Pata. We fully share the understanding that to advance future competences for digitalized labour and promote sustainable and democratic behaviours, values and core human rights for learners in the transition to digital and sustainable Estonia, it is crucial to validate how emerging data- informed socio-technical lifelong learning ecosystems can adapt to individuals’ flexible lifelong learning paths and self-development needs without decreasing human autonomy and agency. TOGETHER intends to make a radical breakthrough by demonstrating through novel practices and lifelong learning labs how wellbeing, sustainability, agency, democracy, human rights, inclusiveness and trust can be sustained when developing future competences in the lifelong learning ecosystem. The goals and expected research results of the Center of Excellence will be of great value for achieving the development goals set forth in the „Estonia 2035“ development plan and will enable to adapt novel solutions for the lifelong learning ecosystem in Estonia. The Ministry of Finance appreciates the interest of researchers in the topics falling into our organisation’s field of interest. People, their educational trajectories, and transitions to and from labour market are an extremely important part of the learning ecosystem. Therefore, we are very interested in the information gathered and new knowledge acquired and shared within this project. We are also pleased to offer our expertise and support to the project if it gets funded. This would be an excellent opportunity to extend the knowledge transfer and build a solid cooperation platform between the Ministry of Finance and the Center of Excellence. Yours sincerely, (signed digitally) Kaur Kajak Deputy Secretary General Suur-Ameerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / Estonia / +372 611 3558 / [email protected] www.rahandusministeerium.ee / Reg. code: 70000272 Gerly Elbrecht +372 58851344 [email protected] 2 3