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The ‘Digital Decade National Strategic Roadmap for Luxembourg’ aims to align Luxembourg with the EU’s digital targets by 2030. This strategic document, drawn up by the Luxembourg Government, focuses on four main areas: digital skills, digital infrastructure, digital transformation of businesses and digitalisation of public services. Digital skills: Luxembourg aims for 80% of the population to have …
Luxembourg ranks 11th out of 174 economies in the IMF’s new AI Readiness Index, which assesses four areas: digital infrastructure, human capital and labour market policies, innovation and economic integration, and regulation. Just before Nexus2050 in Luxembourg, this index shows that the country is well positioned in the field of artificial intelligence, ranking second for …
On 22 October 2021 the European Commission published a press release summarising the outcomes of the pledges made to the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition, an EU-wide community supported by the Commission that works to close the digital skills gap. With more than 200 pledges already committed since the first pledge in 2016, the Digital Skills and …
The High Level Government Meeting (HLGM), organised as part of the ICANN80 conference, brought together ministers, deputy ministers and senior officials from 81 countries in Kigali, Rwanda, on 9 June. This event was marked by the participation of the Luxembourg Department of Media, Connectivity and Digital Policy. These meetings, organised by theInternet Corporation for Assigned …
We are pleased to announce that DigiComp 2.2 has been translated into French and is now available for French speakers! This version of the European Digital Competence Framework is essential to improve citizens' digital skills, especially in a context of rapid digitalisation such as that of Luxembourg. DigiComp 2.2 provides a clear and structured reference …
On 24 June 2024, WIDE ANDCO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Diversity of Luxembourg, launched a survey to analyse women’s career paths in the information technology sector. This initiative is part of a wider effort to improve the understanding of women’s career aspirations and their perception of the IT sector in …
The pilot project “Girls in ICT Talks” has ended with exceptional success. At the beginning of the 2022/2023 academic year, the eSkills Malta Foundation joined the Career Guidance at the National School Support Services (NSSS) of the Ministry of Education and Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills of the Church Secretariat. Together, six talks on ICT …
The applications for the European Digital Skills Awards 2024 are now closed. Following the resounding success of last year’s edition, a total number of 267 applications were received, showcasing a great enthusiasm for advancing digital skills initiatives across Europe. Leading the category is Digital Skills for Education with 85 applications, followed by Inclusion in the …
On 16 May 2024, the Luxembourg Cloud Awards celebrated excellence and innovation in cloud services at the Golden-I gala, organised by ITnation at the PwC Luxembourg auditorium. These awards, organised by Cloud Community Europe – Luxembourg, aim to reward cloud service providers, start-ups, consultants and their customers for their creativity, originality and flexibility. The categories …
The Lycée des Arts et Métiers in Luxembourg is proud to announce the addition of a new BTS programme in Applied Artificial Intelligence (BTS-Applied Artificial Intelligence) to its nine existing BTS programmes, starting in September 2024. This initiative is part of the institution’s commitment to address a crucial and essential topic, as artificial intelligence (AI) …
Demand for digital skills has never been higher in Europe and particularly in Luxembourg. In 2023, a few weeks after the launch of the European Year of Skills 2023 by European Commissioner Nicolas Schmit, former Prime Minister and Minister of Communications and Media Xavier Bettel announced the launch of our new digitalskills.lu platform at a …
The Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), in collaboration with 15 European and Canadian institutions, has developed a machine learning model to predict hospital mortality after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Published in Nature Communications, this breakthrough could revolutionise personalised medicine and ease the burden on healthcare systems. In March 2020, the COVIRNA project was launched to create an …
