EP releases briefing on digital in education and skills
The European Parliament Research Service (EPRS) has released a pre-legislative synthesis of the positions of national, regional and local governmental organisations on the European Commission’s forthcoming initiative, ‘Digital in Education and Skills’. It examines how existing policy is working and identifies best practice.
CONNECT University session on Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030
The European Commission’s CONNECT University will hold an introductory session on 31 January on Digital Decade Policy Programme. This programme is the first digital strategy commonly agreed by EU institutions with a multilevel governance.
Sweden takes over EU presidency
Sweden has taken over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, as of 1 January 2023.
New social media accounts for DiversIT Charter
The DiversIT Charter has a new home on LinkedIn – please make sure you have followed the new channel to stay up to date with the DiversIT Charter activities and content!
Dansk IT launches new tool for security awareness
The Danish Computer Society Dansk IT has created the digital tool ‘HackerStop’, which is designed to ensure online safety at the digital workplace. HackerStop is a security monitoring platform, where organisations can register to measure the level of IT-security awareness of their staff.
Informatics Association of Türkiye receives DiversIT Charter Gold Certificate
On 24 November 2022, the Informatics Association of Türkiye (IAT) received the Gold level certificate of DiversIT Charter. The Gold level certificate recognises the recipient as being a leader in achieving gender equality in IT professions. IAT had obtained the Bronze level certificate in November 2019. Now, after 3 years, they have recertified for Gold.
ITPE holds webinar on sustainability in IT
On 5 December, ITPE held the webinar ‘The road to Smart Cities and Digital Sustainability’. Speakers included CEPIS President and associate professor at University of Alcala, Luis Fernandez-Sanz, Sofia Segkouli of the Greek Institute for Informatics and Telematics and Simon Sarfat of SoftwareONE.
CoEU adopts ‘Chips Act’
The Council of the EU has adopted its position on the proposed regulation to establish a framework of measures to strengthen Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem, commonly referred to as the ‘Chips Act’. The Chips Act addresses the current shortage of semiconductors in Europe, and the EU will aim to double its global market share in semiconductors …
CEPIS welcomes new affiliate member
At the Council meeting on 24 November 2022, CEPIS Council voted to accept the application of the Informatics Society of Kosovo (SHPIK) to join CEPIS as an affiliate member.
DiversIT Conference emphasises allyship for gender equality in tech
The 3rd annual DiversIT Charter event took place on 29 November 2022 online. This year, more than 70 participants gathered together to answer the question “Can we work together?” How can a multi-stakeholder approach help increase gender equality in tech?.
