Digital Arrow - Slovakia

The Slovak 'Digital Arrow' project aims to empower girls throughout Slovakia be confident and educated users of technology. 

The project is placed well within core EU ambitions for the next decade (the EU Digital Decade targets) - seeing 80% of EU citizens be digitally-literate, and reaching 20 million ICT experts in employment in Europe by 2030. 

About this initiative 

The focus of the 'Digital arrow' project in Slovakia is to bring digital skills closer to girls - and the IT sphere and digital careers too. With this aim, the project addresses several challenges present in the Slovak digital skills and jobs landscape, but specifically the shortage of girls going into STEM and ICT education, and subsequently - in the job market. 

Why is this a good practice? 

The initiative has succeeded in bringing about concrete results since its kick-off. Its focus on empowering girls to discover their potential in IT and in digital careers makes it relevant, transparent, and up-to-date with the latest trends and challenges in the field of digital skills and jobs. Within the scope of the initiative, 2 innovative tests have been developed - a testament also to its accessibility and ambition to engage parents and teachers too. 

'Digital Arrow' is also scalable: as an initiative, it is designed to remain accessible for all. It scores high in accessibility also due to its user-friendly design and alignment with students', parents' and teachers' needs alike. Finally, it has the potential to be replicated as a good practice in other contexts, regions and for other target groups, or even Member States.