Opinions24 February 2026Skills-Based Hiring: Europe’s Best Defence for Meeting Cybersecurity Skill Needs Europe’s cybersecurity teams face critical skills needs in AI, cloud security and risk management—challenges that hiring headcount alone can’t fix. Discover why a skills-first approach to hiring is essential to building a more resilient cybersecurity workforce.
Opinions14 January 2026Cybersecurity skills: from awareness to collaboration – lessons from CyberHubs EU Cybersecurity has become a critical area, shaping our lives - and demand for cybersecurity professionals continues to rise across Europe. See how the EU project CyberHubs strengthens skills in this area, promotes talent development, and supports a network of national hubs to connect the dots.
Opinions22 December 2025REBOOT Skills: building today the skills of tomorrow’s manufacturing Up-skilling and re-skilling as the engine of Europe’s new manufacturing.
Opinions30 October 2025Mastering E-Learning: a Decade of Insights & Best Practices from RIPE NCC Academy Over the past decade, the RIPE NCC Academy has provided free self-paced e-learning courses to thousands of learners. Evelien Evelien Schilder, senior learning experience designer at the RIPE NCC, shares her best practices for creating effective e-learning content in this opinion piece.
Opinions26 August 2025Bridging the Digital Skill Gaps in Europe: wake up call for a future-oriented approach to competence management As the world rushes towards an increasingly digital future, the disparity between the skills required by modern industries and those possessed by the workforce is widening. Philipp Ramin, CEO of the i40 Future Skills Company in Germany, looks at strategies to address this gap - now, and in a future that is increasingly digital.
Opinions26 August 2025Cybersecurity training courses for the manufacturing and transport industries: the building blocks of the CYRUS project Katharina Lange, Project Manager at EIT Digital, talks about the path to better cybersecurity with personalised, customised, work-based training courses for enhanced cybersecurity skills. Discover how the CYRUS projects is reshaping the manufacturing and transport industries.
Opinions25 March 2025Empowering children through technology: the vital role of Coding Pirates In an era where our children's lives are increasingly intertwined with the digital realm, it is imperative that we equip them with the necessary skills to navigate this landscape effectively. As the world becomes more reliant on technology, our failure to adequately prepare our children for the digital age would be a disservice to their future prospects. It is within this context that initiatives like Coding Pirates emerge as invaluable assets in bridging the gap between children and technology.
Opinions27 July 2024Digital skills and displacement: digital skills and access to digital work as a central part of European refugee policies Global population displacement is a key issue in our modern world with conflict and climate change forcing many people to leave their home regions or countries. Refugee populations are set to rise with the number of people in Europe who have been...
Opinions26 July 2024“Just getting started”: Slovenia celebrates the end of a national project that reached hundreds of thousands from all over Europe We spoke to Ana Pejic from DIH Slovenia, who gave us the run down of the most successful initiatives stemming out of the Slovenian project. See her vision of a Europe with the right skills for quality jobs.
Opinions24 July 2024Digital Story: when getting into tech is not a straight path Meet Savvina Papadaki, Senior Digital Policy Manager for Samsung, who found her way into tech a bit later in life. Explore the different ways to work in digital with her.