With a dynamic landscape of digital skills initiatives across Europe, the European Digital Skills Awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of projects and organisations dedicated to empowering individuals with essential digital competencies. From private-public partnerships to grassroots endeavours, each finalist and winning project will showcase innovative approaches to fostering digital literacy and inclusion.

Applications are open until 30 March 2026!

On 12 November 2025 in Brussels, during the EDSA25 ceremony, Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, and Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, presented the European Digital Skills Award to these inspiring initiatives, which are helping Europeans gain the fundamental and advanced digital skills they need. 

This year’s winners reflect the incredible diversity of digital skills efforts across Europe, from public-private partnerships and EU consortia of leading technical universities to local schools, citizen groups, and grassroots community projects. Their achievements show just how vibrant and innovative Europe’s digital skills landscape has become. 

“Putting Europe at the forefront of new technologies is one of my key missions. For this to happen, enhanced digital skills for our citizens are a crucial condition. We will only succeed if we also attract more women to ICT fields. That is why I am proud to be celebrating EU-wide efforts to enhance digital skills and boost women's involvement in digital.” 

- Henna Virkkunen

 “New technologies, automation, AI: they are already changing how we live, how we learn, how we work. Every European should be empowered to participate in this digital society, and it starts with education, and skills. Boosting our digital skills benefits us all. These awards celebrate the best efforts across Europe to ensure we are equipped for the future, and I wholeheartedly congratulate the winners.” 

- Roxana Mînzatu

The European Digital Skills Awards were organised for the first time in 2016 and were followed by two more editions, in 2017 and 2018. The National Coalition for Skills and Jobs has organised the prestigious event until this year's edition: in 2023 the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform is running the awards, always in collaboration with the European Commission and the National Coalitions for Skills and Jobs all around Europe. 

To find out more about the previous editions and the winning projects, we have compiled the list of projects and initiatives that have been awarded the prestigious Award. Some of the projects -most in fact- are still running and continue to produce an impact, empowering Europeans of all ages and walks of life to acquire digital skills, while some projects are not active anymore.