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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PwC’s Hackschool: a Safer Digital Society in Denmark
If the idea of helping to shape a safe and inclusive digital society sparks your interest, then PwC’s Hackschool may be the answer. This unique learning course is aimed at Danish students interested in IT, digital transformation, data analytics, cybersecurity, data protection law, organisation and business.Digital Practice and Equal Opportunities in Denmark: Microsoft Initiative
Microsoft has committed to play a key role in upskilling Danish citizens in digital skills by the end of 2024. With the objective of strengthening the Danish economy through inclusive and sustainable recovery, Microsoft focuses on increasing access to digital skills that are essential for the future job market in Denmark.Coding Café at the IT University of Copenhagen
One Monday evening in October, well after the end of school, the concentration remains intense on the second floor of the ITU. There are over 20 engaged female secondary school students, deeply encoding a small programme to book air tickets. This is only part of Coding Café, an initiative at the IT University that not only introduces young women into the world of programming, but also creates an inspiring and inclusive study environment.Coding Pirates Denmark: promoting digital creativity amongst children
In an increasingly digital world, the need to educate and inspire children to understand and participate in the world of technology has become crucial. Coding Pirates Denmark is a non-profit organisation that promotes coding skills and digital creativity for children and young people via initiatives like club nights, events, and fun activities.HackerStop: a Danish IT security tool
Make IT security a common concern, and not something employees are reminded about with HackerStop, the Danish initiative that kicked off in 2022 but has already reached more than 400 companies throughout the country.EPICO NextGen - Denmark
An initiative that connects recent graduates in IT in Denmark with companies struggling to recruit the right talents. NextGen aims to bridge the digital divide by acting as an intermediary between top graduates and companies in the field.Accessia - Belgium
Accessia is an innovative springboard that aims to getting people with disabilities who have difficulty accessing employment into work and improving the digital accessibility of online services.Supermums
Since 2016, Supermum has helped over 700 mums and dads, across 10+ different countries, to start out on their Salesforce careers or looking for their next step in journey by learning, upskilling or retraining in Salesforce Admin, Marketing Cloud and Consultancy Skills.eSquirrel – Digital Basic Education
ESquirrel’s Digital Basic Education course supports the promotion of digital skills. It makes it possible to search for knowledge acquired and to consolidate learning in a playful way, using squeezes and gaps in the relevant subject areas. The courseCitizen Project Denmark - towards a future we can understand
At a time of technological progress and complex societal challenges, Citizen Project is emerging as a remarkable forum where our common future is negotiated through creative visions and popular design narratives. This project, which combines a creative workshop with a digital platform, seeks to gather and provide an overview of a plurality of values-based views on possible and impossible future scenarios.