8 National coalitions for digital skills and jobs to receive EU funding
National Digital Skills and Jobs Coalitions from 8 European countries have been selected to receive funding from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding mechanism. The grant totals more than €900.000, which can be used to upgrade the Coalitions’ web presence and connect to the European Platform for Digital Skills and Jobs.
Commission releases guidelines for digital skills in post-COVID19 workplaces
The European Commission has launched new guidelines to help educators, employers and recruiters ensure that people are equipped with the digital skills to thrive in the post-COVID19 world of work.
Commission publishes study on AI uptake in European enterprises
The European Commission has published the first quantitative overview on the uptake of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies among European enterprises. The report shows that four in ten (42%) enterprises have adopted at least one AI technology, with a quarter of them having already adopted at least two.
‘Skills in AI the most important factor for an ecosystem of AI excellence in Europe’, consultation finds
The preliminary findings of the European Commission’s “White Paper on Artificial Intelligence: Public consultation towards a European approach for excellence and trust” are now available in a report.
Internet industry calls for more European tech sovereignty
The Internet industry organisation ‘ECO’ has called for more European sovereignty over developments in technology, which is causing disruption across the region and the world.
European Parliament publishes study on ‘Opportunities in AI’
The European Parliament has published a study on ‘the Opportunities of AI’, which focuses on presenting the technological impact and regulatory state of play in the EU.
Commission releases New Skills Agenda
On 1 July, the European Commission published the The New Skills Agenda, which contains a list of objectives for upskilling and reskilling Europe’s workforce by 2025.
New e-CF user tool coming soon
ITPE is developing an interactive tool to explore the e-Competence Framework (e-CF) and the ICT Role Profiles. The tool is based on the recently updated version of the framework, and will allow the user to browse the framework diagram and read the descriptors of each competency.
First version of ‘SkillsMatch’ project launched
The project ‘SkillsMatch’ for profiling and developing soft skills of candidates of all sectors has launched a prototype version with free access.
Analysis calls for practical approach to regulate ethical aspects of AI
Discussions about ethical principles for the development and use of AI have been at the forefront of topical issues for some time, and there is no shortage of guidelines, principles and recommendations.
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