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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SecurePractice4EU - Norway
Secure Practice offers interactive cyber exercises, where people with a responsibility for IT, security and preparedness (including management) will handle a simulated crisis in teams. 2500 participants during one year in Norway leads to scaling the initiative to ten European countries within 2026.ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity
ISC2's EU-based initiative provided more than 20,000 individuals with free access to its cybersecurity certification and training program. Targeted at career changers and graduates, the program is building a diverse and skilled European workforce and strengthening the region’s cyber resilience.Cyber Skills - Ireland
Cyber Skills offers online, part-time courses co-designed by industry and academia for working professionals, providing immediate, practical cybersecurity knowledge to enhance skills and meet sector demands.Digital education and inclusion: the SAID project
The Erasmus+ project SAID (School Assistance – Inclusive & Digital School Assistance for Digital Education) aims to promote the digital skills of people with disabilities and learning difficulties.Digital Care I Claim II: Actions to acquire technological equipment in the educational community
Digital skills are a valuable asset of life for all, in the era of the global knowledge society. On the other hand, faced with the need for social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools have taken the lessons through distance learningWomen in Tech: An education programme for 500 unemployed women aged 25-45
Women in Tech reached five hundred (500) unemployed women aged 25-45, registered with the Public Employment Service (DYPA), with secondary, post-secondary and tertiary education. It was implemented by the DYPA and Huawei under the Memorandum ofHackerStop: 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.Digital Governance Awards Competition - Greece
The Digital Governance Awards Competition highlights innovative ideas to digitalise public administration, improve the digital skills of Greek public servants, and ensure citizens can reap the benefits of the digital transition.Latvia - Riga TechGirls
Riga TechGirls is a community created by women in the IT sector with the goal of educating and inspiring girls and women to pursue careers in IT.Social Warning - Italy
Social Warning is a project that brings the topic of digital awareness to schools through a network of young volunteer trainers, all professionals who work with digital technologies on a daily basis. The aim is not to alarm or reassure, but to inform.