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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DigiLernSicher: Digital acquisition of security know-how
More than learning The main focus of the project is the provision of basic digital skills for apprentices in electrical engineering through a specially developed VR app. During design fiction workshops involving trainers and apprentices, VR learningDigital 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, innovationDigiLernSicher: Digital learning of safety-related knowledge and associated behaviours
DigiLernsicher is a nationally funded project in Austria aiming at introducing extended reality technologies, particularly virtual reality (VR), into vocational education and training. The project's primary focus lies in empowering electrician apprentices with essential digital skills using a specially developed VR apps. By conducting design fiction workshops involving trainers and trainees, VR learning scenarios were identified.SparkDigiGirls - Lithuania
SparkDigiGirls aims to encourage girls to explore digital technologies such as AR (Augmented Reality), AI (Artificial Intelligence) and other technologies to come up with new and interesting ideas.How 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. ObjectiveBe 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.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 countryConnected Lithuania Hackathons for transforming society: from idea to start-up
The hackathons in Lithuania brought together almost 200 young people from all over the country to develop and implement creative ideas on key societal challenges.Digital 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.