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The European Competence Framework for Quantum Technologies is now available in French
The European Competence Framework for Quantum Technologies is now available translated into French,facilitating its accessibility to Francophones and encouraging greater participation by the Francophone community in the field of quantum technologies. In May 2021, the QTEdu consortium published the first version of the European Competence Framework for Quantum Technologies. This framework aims to map competences …
Europe must modernise digital skills education, integrate private providers, and strengthen pan-European coordination
The digital transformation, accelerated by the COVID-19 induced a digital surge, and calls for a skills revolution in Europe. It is a challenge and opportunity, where matters of inclusion and growth converge. Europe needs education systems fit for the digital age, alongside supplementary programs to train and retrain the adult population. This two-sided challenge concerns …
Winning the “Race for Talent” for our Smart Cities
Smart cities are complex ecosystems that use information and communication technologies to help their citizens and organisations deal with the challenges of urbanisation, safety, greening, resilience, and sustainability. Building smart cities is a process of a long and laborious transformation. But this should not be viewed only as a technical challenge – but rather as …
Women in ICT: Busting Myths & Getting More Young People to Consider Digital Careers
Men dominate the field of information and communication technologies (ICTs): not only in Slovenia and Europe, but in most of the developed world. And while the share of women in ICT in Slovenia is lower than that of men, data shows that the number of educated women (i.e. holding a university degree) in the country is …
The VI edition of the Social Hackathon Umbria (#SHU2022) took place from 30 June to 3 July 2022 in Montefalco, Italy. The event took place for the very first time in 2016. Organised by the European Grants International Academy (EGInA) in collaboration with the Crowddreaming Hackadmy Lab Foligno 4D (CRHACK LAB F4D), the event aimed …
A Coalition of Organisations to Tackle the Digital Skills Gap
Boosting digital literacy is a challenge faced across Europe, as well as worldwide. In Ireland, 42%of people currently describe themselves as having ‘below average’ digital skills, which is unsustainable as we steer towards a fully digitalised economy, depending on the basic digital skills and knowledge of all citizens to thrive. What are the ways in …
Kohesio platform launched! More than 1.5 million EU-funded projects accessible in new public platform
On 17 March 2022, at the start of the 8th Cohesion Forum, the European Commission launched ‘Kohesio’, an online platform which gathers all the information on over 1.5 million projects in the 27 member states, which have been financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Cohesion Fund, and the European Social Fund (ESF) …
The next edition of the Researchers’ Days is coming up!The purpose of the Researcher’s Days is to promote direct exchange between researchers and the public by providing scientists with multiple ways to present their research areas in an interactive and fun way. The event will host a whole lot of workshops and shows, offered by …
The error of the ‘Digital Native’: Why young people need to develop their digital skills
The 2015 paper "The Fallacy of the Digital Native" examines the misconception that young people, often referred to as "digital natives," naturally possess strong digital skills simply because of their early exposure to technology. This concept, popularised by Marc Prensky in 2001, implies that these young people do not need additional training in digital skills, …
Bill Gates in Luxembourg to visit the European Investment Bank (EIB)
Bill Gates, along with representatives from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Breakthrough Energy, convened at the European Investment Bank (EIB) headquarters in Luxembourg to bolster collaboration on sustainable human development, innovation, health, and clean energy. Werner Hoyer, President of the EIB, emphasized the significance of such partnerships in advancing global health, food security, …
Call for experts – DSJC workshop during the Luxembourg Internet Days
Dear members and partners, As part of the Luxembourg Internet Days event, the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition Luxembourg and Digital Luxembourg invite companies and professionals to meet and exchange with BTS students during a workshop on connectivity. We need your participation! 16 November 2022 from 2 pm to 4 pm at the Chamber of Commerce During …
This 26 October has been the kick-off of the Digital Challenge 2022!Today, groups of young high school students are going to spend a special day of immersion in organisations (companies, NGOs). They will work in teams, with classmates or with young people from other high schools to solve a problem in their host structure, related …
