Luxembourg - Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition
The Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition of Luxembourg was launched in 2017 by joint efforts of several national Ministries and in collaboration with the European Commission.
The Coalition currently encompasses more than 100 participants, who have joined the initiative. Amongst the members are government institutions, as well as information and communication technology (ICT) businesses, international consultancy companies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) involved in digitals skills training and employability activities. In 2019, WIDE, Women in Digital Initiatives Luxembourg. became the new coordinating partner of the Coalition. The Coalition is coordinated by Marina Andrieu, Executive director and co-founder of WIDE.
National coalition details
The main priorities of the Coalition are:
Training and retraining of digital skills.
Creating links between education and industry.
Attracting experts to the information and communication technology (ICT) sector.
Involving more women into ICT.
The Governing Board of the Coalition is a multi-stakeholder group representing the State and the private sector, including:
Other members throughout the national public and industry sector have also joined.
