Research

This brief from CEDEFOP argues that persistent VET labour shortages in the EU, driven by demographic, structural, and institutional factors, require coordinated reforms to improve attractiveness, training capacity, and alignment with evolving green and digital skill demands.

This paper shows that the age-related digital divide in the EU persists despite improved access, highlighting the need for targeted policies to strengthen older adults’ digital skills, participation in lifelong learning, and overall inclusion.

This paper from the OECD argues that effective digital tool use in schools relies on clear, multi-dimensional ICT co-ordination that connects pedagogy, infrastructure, and strategy in a fast-changing technological landscape.

This CEDEFOP report finds that in Industry 5.0, effective skills development depends on the interaction between individual motivation and supportive workplace environments that foster continuous, often informal, learning.

This OECD report outlines how to scale AI in healthcare responsibly through better governance, coordination, and digital skills.

This EPRS briefing examines the persistent under-representation of women in STEM in the EU, its underlying causes, and the policy measures needed to address it in order to enhance both gender equality and economic competitiveness.

The article analyses the role of digital skills in enabling the digital transformation of agriculture in the European Union, showing that limited digital competencies among farmers remain a key barrier despite improvements in Internet access.

This OECD report examines how generative artificial intelligence can improve learning, teaching, and education system management while highlighting the risks and governance challenges associated with its adoption.

The State of AI in the Enterprise 2026 report by Deloitte shows how organisations worldwide are scaling AI and what this means for workforce skills and business transformation. The report is based on a survey of more than 3,200 business and IT leaders across 24 countries who are directly involved in AI initiatives.

With its Gender Gap Report, the WEF assesses global progress towards gender parity, highlighting slow but uneven gains across economies and sectors, and underlining the urgent need for more effective economic, political and institutional action to accelerate change.