Commission presents a ‘Path to the Digital Decade’
At the annual State of the Union address on 15 September, the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, proposed a new Path to the Digital Decade, which will comprise a concrete plan to achieve the digital transformation of the European economy by 2030. The proposed ‘Path’ will set up a governance framework to reach the 2030 Digital Decade targets at EU level and identify and implement large-scale digital projects.
G20 releases Ministerial Declaration on digitalisation of education
The G20 countries have issued a Ministerial Declaration on digitalisation of education, which emphasises the importance of promoting human-centred technological development and addressing the digital divide in research and higher education as well as mitigating the security risks in digital environments.
Join IFIP 60th Anniversary Events
To celebrate its 60th anniversary, the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) is putting together a series of 10 panels on the Future of Information Processing. The events feature members and associates of IFIP and showcase the interesting and impressive work they do. Events in the series consist of four or five panelists and a moderator presenting for an hour and fifteen minutes, and will run until 6 December 2021.
New EU digital partnerships to boost region’s competitiveness
The European Commission has launched new European Partnerships together with industry and academia under the Horizon Europe programme. The aim of the initiative is to boost research and innovation investments in digital. The partnerships include European Partnership for Artificial Intelligence, Data and Robotics, European Partnership for Photonics (light-based technologies) and European Partnership for the European …
Have your say: public consultation on EU digital principles
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a set of new digital principles to “promote and uphold EU values in the digital space”. This consultation is open until 2 September 2021.
New actions on green digital transformation
During the Digital Day 2021, two important steps were taken to move towards Europe’s goals for green digital transformation.
European Commission publishes 2030 Digital Compass
The European Commission has published the “2030 Digital Compass: the European way for the Digital Decade”. This core strategy document outlines the European Union’s vision for achieving Europe’s digital objectives for 2030.
Talent-related issues still the biggest challenge for digital transformation
According to a McKinsey survey report, talent-related issues are the biggest challenge for companies’ digital transformation. 42% of companies have reported they cannot advance their digital transformation due to difficulty in finding employees with the relevant skills.
PWC publishes 24th CEO survey
PWC has recently published their 24th annual global CEO survey. This year’s findings show that almost half of respondents are planning to significantly increase investment in digital transformation, by 10% or more. Many companies have been forced to accelerate their digital transformation due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Future of work, employability and digital skills” project update published
Future Agenda, an open-source think tank and advisory firm, has published an update on their project “Future of work, employability and digital skills”. The update summarises the outcomes from 20 workshops and 150 interviews with over 400 experts from academia, business and government over the last 12 months.
