Council of European Professional Informatics Societies
Highlights of our work
Through its member societies, CEPIS is active in various topical fields of the digital world. Find out about the most important initiatives on this page.
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Gender equality in the IT workplace: breaking down the barriers – 26 November
On 26 November 2021 we held a webinar on "Gender equality in the IT workplace: breaking down the barriers". This event was a part of CEPIS work on the DiversIT Charter, the programme for companies and organisations to recognise and further their efforts in increasing gender equality in their tech teams.
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Awareness of the DigComp framework among the CEPIS community
CEPIS carried out a survey among its network about the awareness of the European Digital Competence Framework for Citizens (DigComp) framework. The goal of this survey was to find out how aware the CEPIS community is about the use of the DigComp framework in their countries, especially by the national governments, education sector and industry.
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IT Professionalism Europe
Advocating for IT professionalism - the maturing of the ICT profession - has always been one of CEPIS's top priorities. To take its commitment to the next level, CEPIS, together with ICDL Foundation, launched a flagship initiative - IT Professionalism Europe (ITPE).
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Featured News
Register to ‘Professionalism in cybersecurity – current practice & outlook’
10 November 2021
ITPE will hold a webinar on ‘Professionalism in cybersecurity – current practice & outlook’ on 17 November, 10:00-12:00 CET. Carlos Esteban Budde, Assistant Professor at University of Trento and Leader for Cybersecurity Skills and Capability Building with Security Coordinator at Handelsbanken, Vili Harju will discuss the status of cybersecurity in businesses and what initiatives are being developed on a European level to promote best practice.
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Register for the webinar on Gender equality in the IT workplace – 26 November
15 November 2021
Join us on 26 November 2021 online from 10:00 to 12:30 CET at our event entitled "Gender equality in the IT workplace: breaking down the barriers". The event will focus on the practical aspects of reducing the gender gap in IT professions, such as the benefits of diverse teams for businesses, improving company culture, (the importance of) unconscious bias training, and best practices in recruitment to increase the rate of female applicants for tech roles.
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Cypriot Hackers’ success at the European Cybersecurity Competition
9 November 2021
The Cyprus Cybersecurity Team ranked 6th at the European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC) held in Prague, from September 28 to October 1, 2021. The result is considered very encouraging for the "Cypriot hackers" since Cyprus counts only its fourth participation in the event.
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Annual Privacy Forum calls for papers on data protection and privacy
10 November 2021
On the occasion of the Annual Privacy Forum (APF) 2022 a Call for Papers has been launched. The event organisers are inviting stakeholders to submit papers on data protection and privacy and their repercussions on technology, business, government, law, society, policy and law enforcement.
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