European Court of Auditors publishes review on EU actions to address low digital skills
An increasing number of European institutions are concerned about the digital skills gap, particularly in workforce. One of these is the European Court of Auditors, who has published a review of EU actions to address low digital skills, as well as the plans for the future.
Cedefop summary overview of digital skills during the Covid-19 pandemic
The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) has published an article summarising the current needs and trends of digital skills in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Save the date: webinar on Pact for Skills funding: 24 March
In the framework of Pact for Skills, the European Commission is organising a webinar on relevant EU funding opportunities. The webinar will take place on 24 March 2021 from 10:00 till 11:00 CET.
CEPIS releases statement on the European Digital Skills Certificate
CEPIS has released a statement calling for clarification of the proposed action of creating a European Digital Skills Certificate in the Digital Education Action Plan.
Enough capacity, not enough skills: Capgemini on digital transformation
According to the recent survey by Capgemini, the share of organisations that confirm they have digital and leadership capabilities to drive a successful transformation has doubled since 2018. This is largely due to the risen requirements of digitalisation caused by the pandemic.
Join DigComp Community of Practice
Stakeholders are invited to join the DigComp ‘Community of Practice’ (CoP) which promotes the development and adoption of DigComp, the Digital Competence Framework for Citizens.
Talent and skills: BCS activities
BCS has developed a web resource in relation to the UK Government’s Plan for Jobs. It has been clear that at least part of the BCS’s response to the challenges posed by Covid-19 is in reskilling the UK workforce towards digital technologies.
I-DESI: EU-27 both outperform and lag behind in the digital economy
EU countries both outperform and lag behind in the I-DESI digital economy comparison report, recently released. In basic Internet User Skills, the EU-27 outperform their global counterparts, while in Advanced Skills Development the EU’s performance is more mixed. EU Member States had on average 4.3 percent of graduates in ICT in 2018, while the average …
JRC launches a DigComp Self-reflection tool
The report ‘DigCompSAT. A Self-reflection Tool for the European Digital Competence Framework for Citizens’ has been published by the Joint Research Centre (JRC). DigCompSAT is meant for testing empirically the set of DigComp 2.1 competences corresponding to levels 1 to 6 (foundation, intermediate and advanced), through a set of prepared questions covering all 21 competences …
New Erasmus+ project by Austrian Computer Society and German Informatics Society
The CEPIS member societies, the Austrian Computer Society and the German Informatics Society, together with academic and public authority partners from Austria, Germany and Lithuania have been selected to conduct a policy experimentation project starting in early spring 2021. Competences in computational thinking, data and technology have become a deciding factor for every citizen when …
