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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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.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.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.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.GEIGER - Cybersecurity Solution for Micro- and Small Enterprises
An EU-funded project helping Europe's MSE's protect themselves against cyber incidents.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.How IoT World contributes to economic, ecological and social sustainable development – Sweden
Background to the project The project, led by Linköping Science Park in collaboration with RISE and Region Östergötland, aimed to further develop the existing IoT hub and to accelerate the use of IoT solutions. The goal was to contribute to economicProject: IoT-lab for SMEs – Sweden
The Internet and Things (IoT) are the phenomenon that is expected to grow and affect even more industries in the future. At the University of Linné, a project has been under way since 2021 with the aim of raising awareness of the potential of IoTHow 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