ICODSIP 2025 Highlights Europe’s Digital Skills Priorities and the Future of IT Professionalism
The second edition of the International Conference on Digital Skills and IT Professionalism (ICODSIP) concluded after two days of intensive exchange on the future of digital competences, artificial intelligence, and the evolving landscape of IT professionalism in Europe.
Final Chance to Register for ICODSIP 2025
The registration to the International Conference on Digital Skills and IT Professionalism (ICODSIP) is closing on 31 October. The conference will take place at the University of Alcalá in Spain on 6-7 November.
Be Part of Europe’s AI Skills Standard: Join the Initiative
Europe is taking a decisive step toward building a strong and future-proof AI workforce. A new initiative, led by DIGITALEUROPE in collaboration with UNE – Asociación Española de Normalización and ARISA – AI Skills partners, is developing the first standardised set of AI role and educational profiles designed specifically for Europe’s needs.
ICODSIP 2024: Bridging Innovation and Digital Skills in Alcalá de Henares
The first International Conference on Digital Skills, Innovation, and Professionalism (ICODSIP) took place on November 14-15, 2024, at the Universidad de Alcalá in Spain. Organised by CEPIS together with the University of Alcalá and the Spanish Informatics Assocation (ATI), the conference served as a hub for researchers, educators, and industry leaders to discuss the evolving landscape of digital competencies and the future of professionalism in Europe.
IT Professionals Survey Launched
IT Professionalism Europe, an initiative of CEPIS, is undertaking a survey of IT professionals across the continent to better understand what the profession needs to develop. In a time of constant technological change, with massive upheavals caused by new technologies such as AI, it is more important than ever that the tech workforce in Europe is ready and able to meet the challenges of the digital transformation.
Join ITPE webinar on Community Smells on 25/10
Join the conversation with Dr Alexander Serebrenik from Eindhoven Technical University on 25 October from 14:00 to 15:00 CEST online to learn about community smells and what to do to ‘clear the air’ in your team (hint – making your SD team more diverse helps)!
CEPIS Will be at Web Summit 2023 in Lisbon
From 13 to 16 November, CEPIS will be present at Web Summit, one of the world’s premiere tech conferences. We invite anyone attending the conference to come and have a chat with us in Pavilion 3.
EU project for AI uptake towards 2030
The Artificial Intelligence Skills Alliance (ARISA) aims to support a better understanding and uptake of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in business and policy contexts in Europe. The project is supported by 16 full partner organisations as well as four associated partners, including ITPE, and will continue until 2025 and beyond.
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.
ITPE webinar on tech ethics – NEW DATE 15/11
On 15 November, 10:00 CET, ITPE will host a webinar to discuss the ethical aspects of IT and how professionals can help drive digital technology, not only by their technical expertise, but also with their ability to detect issues that could threaten a human-centric approach.
