#EDSA23 Awards category: Digital Upskilling @ Work

The European Digital Skills Awards 2023 aims to recognise and promote projects and initiatives that are supporting Europeans in all areas related to digital skills. From 20 February to 8 April 2023, applications are open for projects and initiatives across 5 categories.

The "Digital Upskilling @ Work" category aims to highlight and reward projects for digital upskilling and reskilling initiatives for the workforce in various professional sectors and skills level, facilitation of job placement of ICT professionals of all levels, training of unemployed citizens and/or job matching initiatives in digital professions.

And the winner is...

The Master in Artificial Intelligence for Public Services (AI4Gov) is a higher education programme funded by the European Union and developed by four leading European universities in the fields of digital, technology, and engineering science (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany and the Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia).  Participants acquire the expertise to revolutionize public service delivery through ethical and impactful AI implementation. 

The project has been selected as winner of the Awards for representing innovative approach to higher education, combining the fields of AI, public services, and digital transformation. The project pioneers a unique educational pathway that addresses the growing demand for AI skills in government and administration.

How are European countries at national and local level dealing with the urgent need to digitally upskill the workforce - at all levels? Lack of digital skills can lead to difficulties in finding employment, or can be a limiting factor in a person's career path. Discover projects that are helping solve the digital skills gap in the workplace.