Boosting digital technology skills and the role of the eCF

EXIN congress 16 October 2014 – Utrecht, NL

alexander.riedl@ec.europa.euEuropean Commission Directorate-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology

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Digital skills of the workforce remain a challenge

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But: ICT Workforce Growth in Europe

• Multi-stakeholder partnership to increase supply of qualified ICT experts and reduce labour market mismatches

• Concrete actions by stakeholders: 57 « pledges »

• 5 focus areas: awareness-raising, new approaches to learning, ICT training, certification, mobility

The Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs

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Grand Coalition «pledges» 

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Certification: the eCF is the solution, llet’s use it!

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• New Commission: digital skills remain high on agenda

• Focus on action and delivery – use existing frameworks and tools

• Subsidiarity: implementation through national and regional initiatives

What next?

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Thank you!

• All images in this presentation used only for illustrative purposes, subject to agreement of the respective copyright owners.

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