Digital Skills and Jobs Platform

Microlearning was built to reach the workers traditional training couldn't. But the evidence shows it works best for those who are already motivated, supported, and digitally confident, not for the lower-qualified workers in smaller firms who need it most. This brief explores why microlearning is not closing the digital skills gap - and what might help.

This paper dives into deepfakes, altered information, and the media authentication and critical skills we need to tell what is real and what is not.

From earlier diagnosis to fairer access - a look at concrete AI use cases delivering tangible benefits in European healthcare today.

Building immersive environments well takes three interdependent skill pillars: XR development, 3D modelling, and the user-side skills, that turn immersive technology into immersive experience. Each makes the others work. This deep-dive by Susheel Nath digs into this dimension specifically.

Why do so few women progress into leadership roles, despite outperforming male counterparts? This brief dives into the structural barriers behind that gap and argues refined data is needed to assess why fewer women get promoted into first-line ICT management, and at what point do female careers start to stall.

A deep-dive overview of blockchain technology and its potential to transform financial markets, the banking sector, and government processes.

This brief takes a historical perspective on the shift from of the Fourth Estate in centralised media to decentralised media. It critically examines notions of “gatekeepers” and “shared spaces” to identify how a crisis of critical thinking has emerged.

In this Digital Brief, Susanna Laurin explores strategies to facilitate user involvement in the design of services in a way that aligns fully with accessibility and inclusion aspects and legislation.

Providing inclusive, digitally mature education pathways to learners in a rapidly evolving digital world represents a true challenge for the education system. In need is an integrated, holistic approach to teaching and learning that supports inclusive education.

Basic digital skills, at their very essence, are a crucial step towards learning many other new things – and aiming higher, for new knowledge. They give confidence to use technology for work, learning and daily life. Let's dive into what this means.