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An opinion piece by Dr Panos Fitsilis on the importance of winning the race for talent and why this is essential when it comes to building smart cities.

There are over 200,000 SMEs in Ireland, ranging from owner-managed businesses in traditional sectors, to high-growth and technology start-ups, all of which ultimately account for approximately half of all employment in the country. At Skillnet...

Opening up digital jobs for women and young people is a key focus of the activities of the Greek National Coalition for Digital Skills and Jobs and its members. But how does this look in practice?

In today’s rapidly evolving job market, master’s students are often encouraged to do more than just attend lectures and write a thesis. They’re expected to bridge classroom theory with industry practice - and that’s precisely where the real challenge...

As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms Europe’s labour market, aligning policy with practice has become a strategic imperative. In the latest Digital Skills Talks Series hosted by the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform, the session “From Policy to Practice: AI Literacy and the Future Workforce” brought together two key voices: Giulia Carsaniga, Policy Officer at the European Commission’s EU AI Office, and Konstantinos Pouliakas, Skills and Work Expert at Cedefop.

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.

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.

Up-skilling and re-skilling as the engine of Europe’s new manufacturing.

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.

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.