Digital Skills Talks series 9th episode on "DigComp's role in mapping and assessing Digital Skills: insights from Austria and Latvia"

The 9th episode of the Digital Skills Talks, an online series hosted by the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform, explored the Digital Competence Framework for Citizens (DigComp) and its application as a national reference framework for digital skills development in Austria and Latvia. Learn how these countries prepare their citizens for the digital future and contribute to the EU's Digital Decade goals.

About the 9th episode of the Digital Skills Talks

On 30 January at 9:30 (CET), the episode on DigComp's role in mapping and assessing Digital Skills: insights from Austria and Latvia, featuredAustrian and Latvian digital experts:

• Irene Besenbäck, Digital Skills Expert, OeAD – Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation

• Jeļena Muhina, Senior Expert (adult education policy), Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia, Department of Vocational and Adult Education

• Ulrike Domany-Funtan, Secretary General, fit4internet in Austria – Raising digital Competences 

In this 40-minute episode, we explored how Austria has adopted theDigComp 2.3 AT frameworkto map digital skills in education and guide digital learning programs, focusing on formal and non-formal education improvements. We alsoexplore Latvia's experience with DigComp and its role in helping the country achieve the EU's Digital Decade goal of ensuring 80% of citizens have basic digital skills by 2030. Alongside experts from both countries, we discussed the challenges of promoting DigComp tools to stakeholders and learners, emphasizing the importance of effective outreach.

Follow our discussion with experts from Austria and Latvia as they share their experiences and insights, providing a closer look at the strategies, successes, and challenges of advancing digital competencies across education sectors. 

The recording of the 9th episode is now available on YouTube!

While waiting for the next episode, why not check out some interesting content?

• Digital Competence Framework for Citizens (DigComp)

• A guide to digital excellence: the Austrian Framework of Reference for Digital Competence

• Adult educators discuss digital competencies and common understanding according to DigComp 2.2

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