The European Union has launched the European Digital Skills Awards. These applications are open from 20 February to 8 April and aim to reward projects and initiatives promoting digital skills in 5 categories, namely:
• Empowering Youth in Digital: i.e. projects to attract the younger public to ICT professions, media literacy initiatives for the younger public, emerging technologies courses for the younger public, hackathons etc
• Digital Upskilling @ Work: i.e digital upskilling and reskilling initiatives in various sectors, facilitation of job placement of ICT professionals of all levels
• Digital Skills for Education: i.e projects specifically aimed at digital upskilling for teachers and/or students and school administrations
• Inclusion in the Digital World: i.e digital training and media literacy initiatives for the elderly, unemployed, vulnerable groups, accessibility
• Women in ICT Careers: i.e projects specifically aimed at increasing the number of women ICT professionals or for the digital upskilling of women in the workforce or younger women in ICT
For more information about who can apply and how, visit the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform website. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform team at info@digitalskillsjobs.eu. Please put in cc the email address empregabilidadedigital@incode2030.pt.
A Press Kit related to the launch of the European Digital Skills Awards 2023 is also available.