UAM4Gov - Closing the AAM/UAM skills gap for members of city and local government

**地方当局在英国城市空中机动性/高级空中机动性(UAM/AAM)和市政无人机服务的发展中**发挥着关键作用。**世界上大约100个城市**已经开始规划电动空中出租车服务，行业协会CIVATAglobal在2022年进行的研究确定了地方当局直接负责与监管机构和运营商合作的15个地区，以确保无人机和载客电动垂直起降飞机(EVTOL)在其社区的安全和对环境负责的操作。这些措施包括：保护公民免受笨拙、粗心和犯罪的无人机操作员的伤害；确定适当的起降地点；保护环境关切的地区；智能地使用无人机来拯救生命，减少地方当局衍生的碳排放，并改善服务提供。**然而，大多数英国地方政府**没有意识到这个快速发展的行业带来的挑战和机遇。**UAM4Gov将开发一个基于互联网的教育平台**，其中包括为专业人士设计的六门初始课程，以及一个资源库和一系列询问专家的互动研讨会，这些研讨会将为地方当局提供关键资源，以了解他们在开发无人机和UAM/AAM生态系统中所扮演的角色。这些资源将帮助改变本国公民的生活，并加速英国在这个具有战略重要性的全球行业的工业潜力。**未来飞行拨款**将为互动教育平台的开发提供资金；为地方政府决策者提供六门初步专业课程；一个联系人、专家和白皮书素材资源库；以及一系列季度询问专家互动研讨会的第一个。

**Local authorities have a critical role** to play in the development of urban air mobility/advanced air mobility (UAM/AAM) and municipal drone services in the UK.**Around 100 cities in the world** have started planning for electric air taxi services and research by the trade association CIVATAglobal in 2022 identified 15 areas where local authorities have a direct responsibility for engaging with regulators and operators to ensure the safe and environmentally responsible operation of drones and passenger carrying electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOLs) in their community. These include: protecting citizens from the clueless, careless and the criminal drone operators; identifying appropriate take-off and landing sites; protecting areas of environmental concern; and using drones intelligently to save lives, reduce local authority-derived carbon emissions and improve service delivery.**Yet most UK local governments** are unaware of the challenges and the opportunities presented by this fast-developing sector.**UAM4Gov will develop an internet-based educational platform** with six initial courses designed for the professional, complemented by a resource library and a series of ask-the-expert interactive seminars which will provide local authorities with a vital resource to understand their role in developing drone and UAM/AAM eco-systems. These resources will help transform the lives of their citizens and accelerate the UK's industrial potential in this strategically important global industry.**The Future Flight grant** will fund the development of the interactive educational platform; six initial professional courses for local government decision makers; a resource library of contacts, experts and white-paper source material; and the first of a series of quarterly ask-the-expert interactive seminars.