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Digital Decade Country Report 2023: Luxembourg recognised as a significant contributor in the collective efforts to meet the EU’s Digital Decade objectives
Luxembourg is recognized as a significant contributor to the collective endeavors aimed at meeting the EU’s Digital Decade objectives. On September 27, 2023, the European Commission released the first report on the State of the Digital Decade. This comprehensive report examines the combined progress made by the European Union towards realizing Europe’s digital transformation goals …
What will be the impact of AI on the labour market?
It is estimated that with the increasing roll-out of automation, between 75 and 375 million employees will change jobs by 2030, but they will have to acquire new skills with certainty. Current genetic AI has the potential to automate functions that today account for 60-70 per cent of employees’ time (McKinsey, 2023). These projections are …
The University of Luxembourg is celebrating its 20th anniversary
This year signifies the University’s 20th anniversary, a moment to commemorate achievements and, most importantly, recognize the individuals who have played a vital role in the University’s success: Two decades committed to students, research, and society. In August 2003, the Higher Education Act was passed in Parliament, marking the commencement of an exciting journey to …
Discover the new Country Pages and Interactive Map updates
Do you want to know more about each European country’s latest strategies and initiatives to enhance digital skills? From The European Interactive Map on the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform, you can now access the new Country pages: 27 new thematic landing pages for each member state where you can access all the most relevant …
The labour market in Luxembourg, shaped by its distinctive feature of 45% cross-border workers, mainly from France, Belgium, and Germany, poses challenges for skills anticipation. The country relies on limited studies focusing on sectoral skill needs. Skills anticipation activities in Luxembourg aim to provide insights into the medium and long-term skills requirements. Aligned with the …
“Deliver today, prepare for tomorrow”: our key takeaways on skills from the State of the Union 2023
Yes, it’s that time of the year again: time for SOTEU, the 2023 State of the European Union flagship speech. Each year, SOTEU is an opportunity to take stock of what’s happened in the EU Member States over the last year. The annual address is a forward-looking vision (a blueprint, if you wish) – to …
Digital Learning Hub Partners With Q-leap For Software Testing Courses
Q-leap has partnered with The Digital Learning Hub (DLH), which is introducing two new courses aimed at individuals and professionals seeking to enhance their software testing skills. Launched in May 2022, DLH represents Luxembourg’s inaugural public training center dedicated exclusively to professional IT training. This initiative, backed by the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth, …
Luxembourg implements the European digitalisation directive
On July 28, 2023, Luxembourg officially implemented the European digitalization directive through the enactment of the Digitalisation Law. This legislation, published on July 18, 2023, in the Luxembourg official gazette (Mémorial A), serves to transpose Directive (EU) 2019/1151 of the European Parliament and the Council, dated June 20, 2019. This directive modifies Directive (EU) 2017/1132, …
Commission presents new EU strategy on Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds
Things have not stood still ever since Facebook’s prodigy child, Mark Zuckerberg, started talking about the ‘Metaverse’. But what exactly is it? The word is used to describe a fully realised digital world, which exists beyond the one we live in. Think of a new, more interactive and even real, internet if you wish – an …
38 partnerships signed during the Digital Skills Matchmaking
The 3rd edition of the Digital Skills Matchmaking, organised by IMS – Inspiring more Sustainability took place during ICT Spring! Aiming to facilitate exchanges and create win-win digital partnerships through speed meetings, the event resulted in 38 partnerships signed between companies and digital project holders! We were also delighted to welcome speakers Laurence Roquelaure from …
Introduction In the Human capital dimension, Luxembourg ranks 6th in the 2022 edition of the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI). The country ranks above the EU average on the three digital-literacy indicators. The country’s share of ICT specialists and graduates is higher than the EU average, but there is still a shortage of ICT …
Background information Funding opportunities for upskilling and reskilling to support the digital competences of individuals and organizations are available in form of loans, grants and financial instruments. For the period 2021 – 2026 most of the activities in digital transformation are financed through Recovery and Resilience facility but also as activities in Horizon, Erasmus+, ESIF …
