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.A1 Senior Academy - Austria
An Austrian initiative for those over 60, who want to learn to navigate the digital world.3rd e-age: Digital Empowerment of the Elderly
The initiative of National Academy for Digital Skills in Greece “Third e-age: Digital Empowerment of the Elderly", aims to tailor individual training and customized support to the elderly provided by Digital Assistants-Trainers, in order to perform basic digital tasks. The elderly get the opportunity to habituate to the use of their personal ICT equipment, to create and exchange information and data, to build capability to request and receive digital services and to enjoy communication and sharing with their loved ones at a basic level of security and a fair amount of digital citizenship. This action is aligned with national strategy of digital transformation of the country (Digital Transformation Bible 2020-2025) and EU policy (Digital Decade 2030 for reducing the digital divide in digital basic skill of citizens.Women in IT Career Day - Poland
Women in IT Career Day is a free online conference for women who are interested in new technologies and want to develop in this direction. The event is attended by leaders of the Polish IT industry and experts in motivation and development.'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.Girls Code it Better - Italy
The Italian initiative aims to tackle gender disparities and encourage more girls to go into ICT and STEM careers.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.'Digital Skills for Bulgarian SMEs' Programme
In 2018, Bulgaria successfully replicated a good practice implemented in Latvia, in which libraries lend a hand to private businesses, taking on the role of educational centres for modern digital knowledge and skills for employees in SMEs.