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 Council adopts conclusions on Shaping Europe’s Digital Future
In the summit meeting on 9 June, the Heads of the EU Member State governments adopted conclusions on the ‘Shaping Europe’s Digital Future’ strategy. A strong emphasis was placed on both basic and advanced digital skills, especially in light of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
First version of ‘SkillsMatch’ project launched
The project ‘SkillsMatch’ for profiling and developing soft skills of candidates of all sectors has launched a prototype version with free access. The tool presents a European-wide assessment and learning, guiding technology to help users to adapt their skill assets to the demands of the labour market.
Italy launches national digital skills coalition
Italy has recently joined those European countries that have developed their national digital skills coalitions. There are already more than 100 partners in the Coalition, including several ministries as well as other institutions, companies and NGOs.
Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition calls for pledges to address COVID-19
The Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition has called for pledges to address the surging need for digital skills and solutions during the COVID-19 crisis.
Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition relaunches Pledge Viewer and calls for new pledges
The Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition has relaunched their Pledge Viewer platform. The revamped tool improves the user experience and makes creation and management of new pledges easier.
Training local talent a better solution for digital skills gap
The President of Revolent Group argues that investing in up- and re-skilling of the local workforce would bring substantial benefits not only in terms of closing the digital skills gap, but in strengthening local economies.
Commission’s new Industrial and SME Strategies highlight importance of digital skills
The European Commission has brought out two Communications as part of a new Industrial Strategy for a globally competitive, green and digital Europe.
