This list offers an overview of good practices in digital skills by regional, national and European stakeholders. Explore successful approaches, upskilling initiatives and projects with a proven impact on bridging the digital skills gap that have the potential to be replicated in other countries and different contexts.
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ICEedge: The Future Edge Computing Platform
The ICEedge project aims to strengthen the Swedish ICT industry by providing excellence and infrastructure in edge computing. By making these technologies available in different innovation environments, such as Swedish 5G testbeds, the project aims to increase innovation power and accelerate the uptake of AI and 5G in Sweden.Digital Centre of Slovenia- Slovenia
About the project The “Digital Centre of Slovenia”project, which took place during Slovenia’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2021, represents an excellent example of good practice in promoting digital transformation, innovationHow to make the process industry even more competitive with IT and automation – Sweden
In order to compete effectively in a global market, Sweden’s process industry has initiated the innovation programme Piia – Processindustri-IT and Automation, which drives the transition to a smarter and more competitive industry. Objective'Become a Maker' Project & MakerHUB Technobel - Belgium
The MakerHUB by Technobel & overall project support innovation and experimentation with state-of-the-art technologies and get guidance by experts.Katapult.eu - the Netherlands
An open-source toolbox for SMEs and VET providers, with guidance on a range of topics from tackling gender disparities within a company, to digitalising a product or service.Be Digital Together - Belgium
An initiative by the Belgian government to address the gender gap in the ICT sector and encourage women and girls to embark on careers in tech and STEM.Barcelona Digital Talent - Spain
Barcelona Digital Talent offers a range of free services to raise awareness, guide, train and connect emerging digital talents with businesses.Internship Programme for IT Students with Mentoring Scheme
On the one hand the Hungarian programme financially supports and ensures that students receive hands-on training from key market players and finish their IT studies, while hosts are trained to be good mentors.Code your future - Trainers' pool for HE programmes
“Code your future!” is a comprehensive programme consisting of several initiatives, contributing to support the labour market in the IT field in Hungary. The trainers' pool initiative focuses on providing state of art knowledge for university students, also related to the labor market needs in the countryDigital Economy and Society Index (DESI)
DESI is a composite index that summarises relevant indicators on Europe's digital performance and tracks EU Member States' progress.