ITPE holds e-CF User Group meeting focusing on companies
On Wednesday 1 July ITPE held the e-CF User Group’s meeting focusing on application of the European e-Competence Framework (e-CF) in companies.
New ITPE e-CF user tool coming soon
ITPE is developing an interactive tool to explore the e-Competence Framework and the ICT Role Profiles. The tool will allow the user to browse the framework diagram and read the descriptors of each competency, select roles to view the competency/levels that define them, as well as the role and competency descriptions and create his/her own custom profile (a set of competencies/levels).
Women4IT project finalises job profiles and employability profiling tool
Six job profiles have been selected and trainings for those positions will start in September 2020. An online employability profiling tool has been designed in order to help the women involved in the project to be directed towards the best digital job matching their personality and skills.
Slovak project Ay ty v IT nominated for UNESCO Girls and Women Education prize
Ay Ty v IT (“You, too, in IT”) has been nominated for the UNESCO Girls and Women Education prize on behalf of Slovakia.
“Women in Tech 2020” report by Perspektywy Women in Tech published
On 28 May there was a presentation of the newest report by the Perspektywy Education Foundation and the Citi Foundation “Women in Tech 2020. Revolution is speeding up”.
Commission releases New Skills Agenda
On 1 July, the European Commission published the The New Skills Agenda, which contains a list of objectives for upskilling and reskilling Europe’s workforce by 2025.
Commission calls for opinions on updated Digital Education Action Plan
The European Commission has updated its Digital Education Action Plan proposal from earlier this year to better reflect the new circumstances created by the crisis. The action plan’s aim is to increase digital literacy, help EU countries work together to adapt their education and training systems to the digital age and harness the internet’s potential to make online learning available to all.
ALL DIGITAL Summit 2020 to be held on 6-8 October in Berlin
The ALL DIGITAL Summit 2020 will take place on 6-8 October 2020 in Berlin, Germany. The theme of the Summit is “Competences for the future”.
European Parliament publishes study on ‘Opportunities in AI’
The European Parliament has published a study on ‘the Opportunities of AI’, which focuses on presenting the technological impact and regulatory state of play in the EU.
Internet industry calls for more European tech sovereignty
The Internet industry organisation ‘ECO’ has called for more European sovereignty over developments in technology, which is causing disruption across the region and the world.
