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2023 Report on the State of the Digital Decade
On 27 September 2023, the European Commission published the first report on the State of the Digital Decade. The new report is a call to Member States for collective actions to advance digital transformation in Europe.Don't forget to apply for the 2023 Latvian ICT Award!
For 16 years now, the Latvian ICT Awards have highlighted remarkable individuals & organisations that have contributed to bridging the digital skills gap with concrete initiatives and actions. Send your application for this year's edition by 23 October 2023!Girls build innovative robots for business & care sectors in Microsoft's DigiGirlz AI Challenge
The competition, running in Hungary since 2019, targets girls between the ages of 8-18,European Year of Skills: Survey highlights skills shortages in SMEs
SMEs are currently grappling with a major challenge – finding the right talent with the right skills. It is urgent now to revamp the education and training efforts to match the skills demand, especially in the face of the digital and green revolutions.What skills may workers in an AI-dominated time need?
A new project, ARISA, aiming to assess workers' up- and re-skilling needs has kicked off in Hungary with a survey of more than 400 companies in 12 EU contries.Meet Merlyn, a digital assistant helping teachers around the clock
Meet Merlyn. Merlyn is not only a big language model similar to ChatGBT - it is also a great tool for teachers and students and represents a simple solution. Merlyn is the first digital assistant specifically developed for educational purposes.Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia and Google agree on cooperation in teacher education in digital pedagogy
On 20 September, the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia signed a Memorandum with the Baltic Information Technology (Google's partner) on cooperation and knowledge transfer for the use of the “Google for Education” environment in education."Deliver today, prepare for tomorrow": our key takeaways on skills from the State of the Union 2023
On 13 September, Ursula Von der Leyen, European Commission President, addressed members of the European Parliament with her 2023 State of the Union speech. See what flagship initiatives the Commission has coming up, and let's take stock of what this means for digital skills.Discover the new Country Pages and Interactive Map updates
The European Interactive Map on the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform is now updated with the latest score in the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) Report Human Capital.Slovak Digital Coalition @ the 3 Seas Business Summit in 2023: our best bits
Members of the Slovak Digital Coalition visited Bucharest to take part into a roundtable dedicated to measures to drive forward the digital transformation of the economy and society. and boost digital skills for a sustainable digital transition.